| 单词 | marrow |
| 释义 | marrow (once / 1643 pages) 1n 2n The soft stuff inside of a bone is called marrow. Many people cook with marrow from beef bones and consider it a delicacy. Dogs love to gnaw on bones, trying to get at the marrow inside, and many soups and other recipes call for marrow, which is tender and fatty. Human beings, of course, have marrow inside their bones as well, and certain diseases can be treated by marrow transplants. From this biological kind of marrow comes a figurative meaning of marrow — the essence of something. You might say, "This sentence represents the marrow of the novel." WORD FAMILYmarrow: marrows USAGE EXAMPLESThe drug, vadastuximab talirine, is being tested to treat acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) They are found in bone marrow, as well as other tissues such as cord blood, dental pulp and fat. Nature(Dec 20, 2016) A bone-marrow flan, meant to be spread on toasted brioche with a savory mushroom marmalade, was very delicate but didn’t taste much like marrow. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1 1n the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones Syn|Hypo|Hyper bone marrow red bone marrow, red marrow bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells yellow bone marrow, yellow marrowbone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults connective tissue tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments 2n very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones Syn|Hyper bone marrow dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat something considered choice to eat 3n the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum bare bones (plural) the most basic facts or elements hypostasis(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality haecceity, quidditythe essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other quintessencethe purest and most concentrated essence of something stuffa critically important or characteristic component cognitive content, content, mental object the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned 1n any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh Syn|Hypo|Hyper marrow squash, vegetable marrow courgette, zucchini marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small Italian vegetable marrow, cocozellesquash plant having dark green fruit with skin mottled with light green or yellow Cucurbita pepo melopepo, summer squash, summer squash vine any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden 2n large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins Syn|Hyper vegetable marrow summer squash any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。