pulp
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pulp1 /pʌlp/ noun 1 SUBSTANCEsoft substance 软的物质 [singular, uncountableU] a very soft substance that is almost liquid, made by crushing plants, wood, vegetables etc 浆状物 Mash the bananas to a pulp. 把香蕉捣成糊状。
timber grown for wood pulp (=used for making paper) 种植以制造纸浆的树木
a soft pulp of leaves and mud 树叶和泥巴混成的浆液
2 HBPfruit/vegetable 水果/蔬菜 [uncountableU] the soft inside part of a fruit or vegetable 果肉;菜心 Halve the melon and scoop out the pulp. 把瓜切成两半,挖出瓜瓤。
3 books/films etc 书籍/电影等 [uncountableU] American EnglishAmE books, magazines, films etc that are badly written and that contain lots of sex, violence etc 劣质书刊,低级书刊;庸俗电影 an ad in a pulp magazine 低俗杂志中的一则广告
4. beat somebody to a pulp informalHIT to seriously injure someone by hitting them many times 狠揍[痛打]某人,把某人打得血肉模糊beat somebody to a pulp• Attempting to beat some one to a pulp would be described in these terms.• But when Alvin came back I thought he was going to beat me to a pulp. 5. HBHtooth 牙齿 [uncountableU] part of the inside of a tooth 牙髓 —pulpy adjectiveadj Cook slowly until soft and pulpy. 慢慢地煮成软糊状。
pulp fiction• Perhaps pulp fiction is your métier rather than poetry?• He started reading pulp fiction in the year he lost his job and began producing mystery stories based on its formulas. pulp2 verb [transitiveT] 1 SQUASHto beat or crush something until it becomes very soft and almost liquid 把…捣成[压成]浆状 2 to beat or hit someone’s face or body very badly 把〔某人的脸或身体〕打得血肉模糊 His body was pulped by the impact of the train. 他的身体被火车撞得血肉模糊。
3 TIto make wood or old books and newspapers into paper 把〔木头或旧书报〕化成纸浆 Unsold novels are sent to be pulped. 未售出的小说被送去化成纸浆。
wood pulping techniques 木材制浆工艺
Origin pulp1 (1300-1400) Latin pulpa “flesh, pulp”