| 单词 | pith |
| 释义 | pith n. & v. --n 1. spongy white tissue lining the rind of an orange, lemon, etc. 2. the essential part; the quintessence (came to the pith of his argument). 3. Bot. the spongy cellular tissue in the stems and branches of dicotyledonous plants. 4. a physical strength; vigour. b force; energy. 5. archaic spinal marrow. --vtr. 1. remove the pith or marrow from. 2. slaughter or immobilize (an animal) by severing the spinal cord. Phrases and idioms pith helmet a lightweight sun-helmet made from the dried pith of the sola etc. Derivatives pithless adj. Etymology: OE pitha f. WG |
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