pulp

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Definitions

n.

A soft, moist mass; the soft inner part of a fruit; cheap fiction printed on rough paper

浆状物;果肉;低俗通俗读物

v.

To reduce to a soft, moist mass; to destroy printed material by converting it to pulp

把……制成纸浆;销毁(书刊)

adj.

Relating to cheap, sensational fiction or the magazines that published it

低俗通俗读物风格的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
pulpother
=pulp

Common Collocations

  • 1.wood pulp木浆
  • 2.pulp fiction低俗通俗小说
  • 3.tooth pulp牙髓
  • 4.beat to a pulp把……打得半死

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She squeezed the oranges until nothing remained but dry pulp.

  • 2.

    The detective novel was classic pulp, full of hard-boiled heroes and femmes fatales.

  • 3.

    Wood pulp is the primary raw material used in paper manufacturing worldwide.

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