Word · Frequency #11814
marrows
骨髓
marrows is the plural of marrow.
the soft fatty tissue inside bones
- 1.
The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
骨骼内产生血细胞的物质。
- 2.
A kind of vegetable similar to a large courgette, zucchini or squash; the mature fruit of certain Cucurbita pepo cultivars.
一种类似大型西葫芦或南瓜的蔬菜;某些南瓜栽培品种的成熟果实。
- 3.
The pith of certain plants.
某些植物的髓部。
- 4.
The essence; the best part.
精髓;最好的部分。
- 5.
The inner meaning or purpose.
内在含义或目的。
西葫芦;精华;骨骼内产生血细胞的物质。;一种类似大型西葫芦或南瓜的蔬菜;某些南瓜栽培品种的成熟果实。;某些植物的髓部。
In use
The doctor recommended a bone marrow transplant to treat the patient's leukemia.
Donating bone marrow can save the life of someone with a blood disorder.
Stem cells found in the marrow are essential for producing new blood cells.
bone marrow
骨髓通常用不可数名词,常与bone搭配。
The leukemia patient needed a bone marrow transplant.
白血病患者需要骨髓移植。
marrow (as a vegetable)
西葫芦是可数名词,复数形式为marrows。
She stuffed the marrow with rice and herbs.
她把西葫芦塞满了米饭和香草。
the marrow of sth
抽象用法,表示'精华、核心'。
Connections
Collocations
- bone marrow
- 骨髓
- The doctor needs a sample of bone marrow to run the test.医生需要一份骨髓样本进行检测。
- bone marrow transplant
- 骨髓移植
- A bone marrow transplant can save the life of a leukemia patient.骨髓移植可以挽救白血病患者的生命。
- marrow bone
- 髓骨
- The chef roasted marrow bones for the rich stock.厨师烤了髓骨来做浓汤。
- vegetable marrow
- 西葫芦
- They grew vegetable marrows in their garden last summer.去年夏天他们在菜园里种了西葫芦。
- to the marrow
- 彻骨
- The icy wind chilled us to the marrow.寒风让我们冷彻骨髓。
- the marrow of
Learner notes
Memory Tip
marrow 里有 arrow(箭),想象箭射穿骨头,露出里面的骨髓——骨髓即精华。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:medical contexts、health conversations marrow 作“骨髓”解时属于中性用词,不带明显正式或口语色彩,通常用于医学或健康话题。注:在英式英语中,marrow 也可指一种类似西葫芦的蔬菜,多出现于烹饪语境;本项重点放在“骨髓”义上。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 narrow、sparrow、barrow、harrow,它们都读 /ærəu/。拼写相近但不押韵的有 morrow(读 /ˈmɒrəu/,元音不同)和 mallow(读 /ˈmæləu/,辅音是 l 而非 r)。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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