pith

英 [pɪθ]

美 [pɪθ]

n.  (橙子等水果中的)髓; 精髓; 核心; 要点
vt.  杀死; 使瘫痪; 除去…中的髓

现在分词：pithing　过去式：pithed　第三人称单数：piths　过去分词：pithed　

GRE

BNC.25255 / COCA.23670

牛津词典

noun

• （橙子等水果中的）髓
  a soft dry white substance inside the skin of oranges and some other fruits
• 精髓；核心；要点
  the essential or most important part of sth
  1. the pith of her argument
     她论据的核心

柯林斯词典

• （柑橘类水果皮和瓤之间的）衬皮
  The pithof an orange, lemon, or similar fruit is the white substance between the skin and the inside of the fruit.

英英释义

noun

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  1. the gist of the prosecutor's argument
  2. the heart and soul of the Republican Party
  3. the nub of the story
  Synonym:kernelsubstancecorecentercentreessencegistheartheart and soulinwardnessmarrowmeatnubsumnitty-gritty
• soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants

verb

• remove the pith from (a plant)

双语例句

• Long sticks pith underdevelopment.
  长枝髓心不发达。
• The preparation process of new packaging material with bagasse pith as raw material and spent pulping liquor as adhesive was studied.
  研究了以蔗髓为原料，以酸法制浆废液为胶粘剂制备新型包装材料的工艺。
• A charged pith ball may be used as a test body to determine whether or not a second body is charged.
  一个带电的木髓球可当作一个检验物体，去确定另一个物体是否带电。
• It is found that the loading capability and pith angle increase significantly under influence of thermal effect, and roll angle changes little.
  热效应使气体黏度和承载能力增加，从而使磁头飞行高度和俯仰角增大，但对侧翻角没有明显影响。
• Using a sharp knife, cut away the pith and peel from both fruits
  用一把锋利的刀削去两种水果的外皮和中果皮。
• If the borer has been properly located and drilled into the pith, a record of growth and age is obtainable for that position on the tree.
  如果生长锥放的位置适当，钻入木髓即可得到树木那个部位的生长记录和年龄。
• The pith of this stemlike stele appears rather strongly like collenchyma tissue.
  茎状中柱的髓显得颇强健，像厚角组织。
• The pith of his speech was focused on the importance of education.
  他演讲的精髓在于着重阐述了教育的重要性。
• Refined tortoise and turtle tonic paste prepared from a-hundred-year-old pith and marrow is a superfine product promoting longevity.
  提炼百年精髓而制成的龟鳖精补膏，实为长寿精品。
• Use an advanced laser measuring system to inspect position accuracy, pith, and backlash compensation of machine body.
  运用先进的高科技雷射量测系统来检测机台的定位精度、螺距及背隙补偿。