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源自中古英语 'core'(果核或中心部分),可能受古法语 'cuer'(心)影响。动词用法始于16世纪。
❶ 指去除水果或蔬菜的中心部分,尤其是去除苹果、梨等水果的果核。
“She cored the apples before baking the pie.”
(她在烤馅饼之前把苹果的核去掉了。)
“The chef cored the peppers to stuff them with rice.”
(厨师把辣椒的芯去掉,以便填入米饭。)
❶ 在地质学或工程中,指通过钻取圆柱形样本(岩芯)来获取地下物质。
“The geologists cored the glacier to study its layers.”
(地质学家钻取冰川的岩芯以研究其分层。)
“They cored the seabed to analyze sediment composition.”
(他们钻取海底岩芯以分析沉积物成分。)
❶ 描述水果或蔬菜已被去除中心部分的状态。
“The cored apples were ready for the pie filling.”
(去核的苹果已准备好做馅饼馅料。)
“She bought pre-cored pineapples for convenience.”
(她为了方便买了预先去芯的菠萝。)
cored out — 指完全去除某物的内部部分,使其成为空心状态。
“The artist cored out the log to create a wooden sculpture.”
(艺术家把木头掏空以制作木雕。)