pith
- IPA[pɪθ]
英式
- the spongy white tissue lining the rind of oranges, lemons, and other citrus fruits.；the spongy cellular tissue in the stems and branches of many higher plants.
- remove the pith from；pierce or sever the spinal cord of (an animal) so as to kill or immobilize it.
verb: pith, 3rd person present: piths, gerund or present participle: pithing, past tense: pithed, past participle: pithed
noun: pith
- 釋義
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. the spongy white tissue lining the rind of oranges, lemons, and other citrus fruits.
- ▪ the spongy cellular tissue in the stems and branches of many higher plants.
- ▪ archaic spinal marrow.
- 2. the essence of something a book that he believed contained the pith of all his work 同義詞
- 3. vigour and conciseness of expression he writes with a combination of pith and exactitude 同義詞
動詞
- 1. remove the pith from peel and pith the oranges
- 2. pierce or sever the spinal cord of (an animal) so as to kill or immobilize it.
- a lightweight sun helmet made from the dried pith of the sola or a similar tropical plant.
Oxford Dictionary
- a lightweight sun helmet made from the dried pith of the sola or a similar tropical plant.
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[piTH]
美式
- spongy white tissue lining the rind of an orange, lemon, and other citrus fruits.
- remove the pith from: peel and pith the oranges
Oxford American Dictionary
