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cores

UK /kɔːz/US /kɔːrz/

词源

源自拉丁语 'cor',意为“心脏”或“中心”,后通过古法语进入英语。

noun

❶ 核心或中心部分,指物体最内部或最重要的部分,如水果的果核或问题的关键。

“She removed the cores from the apples before baking the pie.”

(她在烤馅饼前把苹果的核去掉了。)

“The Earth's core is extremely hot and dense.”

(地球的核心非常炽热且密度极高。)

同义词:center, heart, essence, nucleus, kernel

verb

❶ 去除某物的核心部分,通常指去掉水果的核或中心部分。

“She cored the pears before adding them to the salad.”

(她把梨去核后加入沙拉中。)

“He cored the apple with a sharp knife.”

(他用一把锋利的刀去掉了苹果的核。)

同义词:hollow out, remove, extract, pit, de-seed

常见短语

to the core — 完全地、彻底地,形容某种特质或状态深入到最根本的部分。

“She was shaken to the core by the unexpected news.”

(这个意外的消息让她彻底震惊了。)

hard core — 指某事物最坚定或最极端的部分,常用于形容人或群体的强烈信念或行为。

“The hard core fans waited in line for days to get tickets.”

(铁杆粉丝排队等了几天就为了买到票。)