pulp

pulp
noun
[mass noun]

a soft, wet, shapeless mass of material
浆，糊状物
boiling with soda will reduce your peas to pulp.
加苏打煮开，即可将豌豆煮成糊状。
■the soft fleshy part of a fruit
果肉，瓤
■a soft wet mass of fibres derived from rags or wood, used in papermaking
纸浆
■vascular tissue filling the interior cavity and root canals of a tooth
牙髓
■(Mining)pulverized ore mixed with water
(矿)矿浆
[usu. as modifier](figurative)popular or sensational writing that is generally regarded as being of poor quality
(喻)通俗（或耸人听闻）的劣质作品
the story is a mix of pulp fiction and Greek tragedy.
该故事由拙劣的虚构与希腊悲剧拼凑而成。

verb

[with obj.]crush into a soft, shapeless mass
把…碾成浆
■withdraw (a publication) from the market and recycle the paper
回收（出版物）再利用其纸张

常用词组
beat (或 smash) someone to a pulp

派生
pulper
noun
pulpiness
noun
pulpy
( pulpier, pulpiest)
adjective(pulpier, pulpiest)
语源

late Middle English (denoting the soft fleshy part of fruit): from Latin pulpa. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent

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