marrow

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmæɹəʊ/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The substance inside bones which produces blood cells. uncountable
    — Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.
  2. A friend, pal, buddy, mate. Geordie,informal
    — Cheers marrow!
  3. A kind of vegetable similar to a large courgette, zucchini or squash; the mature fruit of certain Cucurbita pepo cultivars. countable,uncountable
    — The finest European vegetables, cabbages, cauliflowers, potatoes, vegetable marrow, were lying in the market-hall, awaiting purchasers.
  4. A miner's mate or assistant. obsolete,slang
    — A 'getter' or miner is paid 1½ to 2 cents per hundred weight of Coals excavated, […] but out of this sum, his "marrows" or assistants who do the business of 'putting' and 'hurrying' for him must be paid […]
  5. The pith of certain plants. countable,uncountable
  6. One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate. Scotland,archaic
    — The moon’s my constant Mistresse / & the lowlie owle my morrowe. / The flaming Drake and yͤ Nightcrowe make / mee musicke to my sorrowe.
    The most cheerless soul could see he had sunlight in his eye, / And there's none his equal left in the town.
  7. The essence; the best part. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — It takes from our achievements[…]/ The pith and marrow of our attribute.
  8. The inner meaning or purpose. countable,figuratively,uncountable
  9. Bone marrow biopsy. colloquial,countable
    — This patient will have a marrow today.
  10. Semen. obsolete,uncountable
    — Parolles: He wears his honour in a box, unseen / That hugs his kicky-wicky here at home, / Spending his manly marrow in her arms / Of Mars’s fiery steed.

词形变化

marrows plural marrows plural marra alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
bone marrow Boston marrow marrowbone marrowfat marrow gut marrowish marrowless marrowlike marrow smear marrow squash marrowy mountain marrow red marrow spinal marrow starvation marrow to the marrow vegetable marrow half-marrow
相关词
courgette cucumber gherkin gourd pickle squash zucchini

词源

词源 1
From Middle English mary, marow, marwe, marowȝ, from Old English mearg, from Proto-West Germanic *maʀg, from Proto-Germanic *mazgą, *mazgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰos. Compare West Frisian moarch, Dutch merg, German Mark, Swedish märg, Icelandic mergur, and also Russian мозг (mozg, “brain”), Polish mózg (“brain”), Ashkun amōźã, Kamkata-viri muč, muj, Waigali muj, Persian مغز (maġz, “brain”), Sanskrit मज्जन् (majján). Doublet of maghaz.
词源 2
From Old Norse margr.
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