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

• I think, the pith of Zhengzhou tourism resources is culture, how to tap the cultural features is very important for Zhengzhou to propagate its prestige.
  我认为，郑州旅游资源的精髓其实是文化，此如何深入挖掘文化特色对传播郑州文化美名非常重要。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• On medicine, according to the origin of haemal cell, haemal tumour cent is lymphatic sex tumour and pith sex tumour.
  在医学上，根据血液细胞的来源，将血液肿瘤分为淋巴性肿瘤和髓性肿瘤。
• Long sticks pith underdevelopment.
  长枝髓心不发达。
• Special subepidermal cells were found to exist beneath the epidermises of H. cordata stems and leaves and secretory cells were found to exist in the cortex and pith of the stems.
  鱼腥草茎和叶的表皮下有特殊的皮下层细胞，茎的皮层和髓中有分泌细胞存在。
• Both the rubber and the pith ball are negatively charged.
  这时，橡胶棒和木髓球两者都带负电荷。
• They are the pith and marrow of a language, from which they are abstracted by constant use and formed into fixed phrases and short sentences.
  习语是语言的浓缩和精华，是人们在长时间的使用中不断经过提炼而成的固定词组和短句。