Word · Frequency #25255
piths
除去(植物)的髓;抽取(某人∕某物)的精华
piths is the third person singular of pith.
To remove or extract the pith from (a plant, or figuratively from something/someone).
- 1.
To render insensate or kill (an animal, especially cattle or a laboratory animal) by cutting, piercing, or otherwise destroying the spinal cord.
通过切割、刺穿或以其他方式破坏脊髓使(动物,尤其是牛或实验动物)失去知觉或杀死。
- 2.
To extract the pith from (something or (figurative) someone).
从(某物或(比喻)某人)中提取髓。
- 3.
remove the pith from (a plant)
去除(植物的)髓
刺毁(动物的)脊髓使其死亡或失去知觉;通过切割、刺穿或以其他方式破坏脊髓使(动物,尤其是牛或实验动物)失去知觉或杀死。;从(某物或(比喻)某人)中提取髓。;去除(植物的)髓;从(植物茎)中取髓
In use
I pith the oranges before juicing them.
She pithed the lemons for the marmalade.
He is pithing the grapefruit for the salad.
Verb forms
base pith · third person piths · -ing pithing · past pithed · past participle pithed
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- pith a frog
- 破坏青蛙的脊髓(使其失去知觉或死亡)
- In the lab, we had to pith a frog before dissecting it.在实验室里,我们必须在解剖前破坏青蛙的脊髓。
- pithing needle
- 破坏脊髓用的针
- The pithing needle is inserted through the foramen magnum of the animal.将破坏脊髓用的针从动物的枕骨大孔插入。
- pithed rat
- 破坏脊髓的大鼠(实验用)
- The pithed rat is used as a model to study cardiovascular reflexes.破坏脊髓的大鼠被用作研究心血管反射的模型。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想:pith 像 pit(坑/核)加 h,指果皮内那层白瓤;动词即‘去除白瓤’,也指刺毁脊髓使动物失去知觉。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:veterinary medicine、laboratory animal research 这个义项指通过破坏脊髓处死动物,通常出现在兽医或实验室等专业语境,属于正式用法,日常对话中较少使用。
Grammar Note
通常用于园艺语境,后面直接接植物名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的有 with /wɪθ/、myth /mɪθ/、smith /smɪθ/(with 也可能读 /wɪð/)。拼写相近但元音不同的有 path /pæθ/、bath /bæθ/、teeth /tiːθ/,它们只共享词尾 th 的 /θ/ 音,不押韵。
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