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pulp

UK //pʌlp//US //pʌlp//

词源

源自拉丁语 'pulpa',意为果肉或柔软的部分,后进入古法语为 'poulpe',最终演变为英语 'pulp'。

noun

❶ 指水果或蔬菜被压碎后形成的柔软、湿润的物质,常用于制作果汁或果酱。

“She squeezed the orange to extract the pulp.”

(她挤压橙子以提取果肉。)

“The recipe calls for two cups of tomato pulp.”

(食谱需要两杯番茄泥。)

❶ 指木材或其他植物材料经过化学或机械处理后形成的纤维状物质,用于造纸。

“The factory produces paper from wood pulp.”

(这家工厂用木浆造纸。)

“Recycled paper is made from old pulp.”

(再生纸是用旧纸浆制成的。)

同义词:mush, flesh, fibre

verb

❶ 将某物压碎或磨碎成柔软、湿润的状态,常用于制作食物或纸浆。

“She pulped the tomatoes to make sauce.”

(她把番茄捣碎做酱。)

“The machine pulps the wood into fibers.”

(这台机器将木材磨成纤维。)

同义词:mash, crush, grind

常见短语

pulp fiction — 指低俗或廉价的通俗小说,通常以夸张的情节和暴力为特点。

“He loves reading pulp fiction from the 1950s.”

(他喜欢读20世纪50年代的通俗小说。)

beat to a pulp — 形容某人被严重殴打,以至于身体像浆糊一样软烂。

“The boxer was beaten to a pulp in the match.”

(这位拳击手在比赛中被打得不成人形。)