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pith AHD[pĭth] D.J.[pɪθ]K.K.[pɪθ]n.(名词)- Botany The soft, spongelike, central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants, composed mainly of parenchyma.【植物学】 (木)髓:许多生花植物树干中心部位中的软似海绵的物质,主要由薄壁组织构成
- Zoology The soft inner substance of a feather or hair.【动物学】 髓质:羽毛或毛发中的软性物质
- The essential or central part; the heart or essence.See Synonyms at substance 精髓,要旨,核心:核心部分或中心部分;中心或精髓 参见 substance
- Strength; vigor; mettle.力量;精力;勇气
- Significance; importance.意义;重要性
- Archaic Spinal cord or bone marrow.【古语】 脊髓,骨髓
v.tr.(及物动词)pithed, pith.ing, piths - To remove the pith from (a plant stem).去髓:从(植物茎)中提取髓
- To sever or destroy the spinal cord of, usually by means of a needle inserted into the vertebral canal.破坏脊髓:刺或破坏其脊髓,通常用一根针扎进脊柱中
- To kill (cattle) by cutting the spinal cord.杀牛:用将脊柱砍断的方法杀(牛等)
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old English pitha 源自 古英语 pitha
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