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1. Oxford Dictionary

   pith

   • IPA[pɪθ]

   英式

   • n.
     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.
   • v.
     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

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   n.

   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 essence, essential part, main point, fundamental point, heart, ... 更多substance, heart of the matter, nub, core, quintessence, point, crux, gist, salient point, focal point, nucleus, meat, kernel, marrow, burden, informalnitty-gritty
   • 3. vigour and conciseness of expression he writes with a combination of pith and exactitude 同義詞 succinctness, conciseness, concision, pithiness, economy of language, ... 更多brevity, vigour, cogency, weight, depth, force, forcefulness, power, strength

   v.

   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.

   pith helmet

   • n.
     a lightweight sun helmet made from the dried pith of the sola or a similar tropical plant.

   Oxford Dictionary

   pith helmet

   • n.
     a lightweight sun helmet made from the dried pith of the sola or a similar tropical plant.

   Oxford American Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   pith

   • IPA[piTH]

   美式

   • n.
     spongy white tissue lining the rind of an orange, lemon, and other citrus fruits.
   • v.
     remove the pith from: peel and pith the oranges

   Oxford American Dictionary