marrow

英 [ˈmærəʊ]

美 [ˈmæroʊ]

n. 西葫芦

复数：marrows　

Collins.1 / BNC.11814 / COCA.9735

牛津词典

noun

西葫芦
a large vegetable that grows on the ground. Marrows are long and thick with dark green skin and white flesh.

食用葫芦;西葫芦
Amarrowis a long, thick, green vegetable with soft white flesh that is eaten cooked.

in AM, use 美国英语用 squash

N-UNCOUNT 同 bone marrow
Marrowis the same asbone marrow.
1. The marrow donor is her 14-month-old sister.
  骨髓捐献者是她14个月大的妹妹。
N-SING 精华;精髓;核心
The marrow ofsomething is the most important and basic part of it.
1. We're getting into the marrow of the film.
  我们就要进入这部电影最精彩的部分了。
PHRASE (寒冷)透骨地;(惊恐)万分地
If you say that you are chilledto the marrow, you are emphasizing that you are extremely cold or extremely frightened.
1. When I got back at about ten a.m. I was frozen to the marrow...
  我早上大约10点钟回来的时候感到寒气透骨。
2. The very thought of it chilled me to the marrow.
  一想到这个我就不寒而栗。

noun

the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
Synonym:bone marrow
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
1. the gist of the prosecutor's argument
2. the heart and soul of the Republican Party
3. the nub of the story
Synonym:kernelsubstancecorecentercentreessencegistheartheart and soulinwardnessmeatnubpithsumnitty-gritty
large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins
Synonym:vegetable marrow
very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
Synonym:bone marrow
any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
Synonym:marrow squashvegetable marrow

Ask the butcher for soup bones ( marrow bones are best).
跟肉铺老板要煲汤用的骨头（最好是髓骨）。
In animals, this consists of 2 principal components-thymic and bone marrow system.
动物的免疫系统由两个主要部分组成，即胸腺和骨髓系统。
We all store a special type of cell in our bone marrow called stem cells.
人类在自己的骨髓中储存了一种叫作干细胞的特殊类型的细胞。
The cold wind cuts one to the marrow.
冷风砭骨。
The researchers gave 10 mutant mice bone marrow from healthy mice.
研究人员给10只基因突变小鼠植入了健康小鼠的骨髓。
We donate blood and bone marrow, then why can't we donate sperm.
既然我们可以捐献血液和骨髓，那为什么就不能捐献精子呢？
The cells migrate to the bone marrow and start producing blood cells and immune system components.
干细胞迁移入骨髓，开始生成血细胞和免疫系统组分。
Some films chill you to the marrow of your bones.
有些电影让人毛骨悚然。
Currently, EPCs have been identified in adult peripheral blood, bone marrow, and human umbilical cord blood.
目前，内皮祖细胞已被证实存在于成年人外周血，骨髓和人脐带血中。
The splenectomy also removes a suppressant of bone marrow platelet production or release.
脾切除术还消除了抑制骨髓生产或释放血小板的作用。