pulp

noun

/pʌlp/

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[singular, uncountable] a soft wet substance that is made especially by pressing hard on something漿狀物
- Cook the fruit gently until it forms a pulp.用文火把水果煮爛。
- Mash the beans to a pulp.把豆子搗成糊狀。
- His face had been beaten to a pulp (= very badly beaten).他的臉被打得稀巴爛。
- Reduce the berries to a pulp.把漿果削成果肉。
[uncountable] a soft substance that is made by pressing hard on wood, cloth or other material that is mixed with water and chemicals, and that is then used to make paper紙漿
- paper/wood pulp紙漿；木漿
[uncountable] the soft part inside some fruit and vegetables（瓜果等的）肉質部分，髓 synonym flesh
- Scoop out the pulp and serve it with sugar.把果肉挖出來和糖一起食用。
(especially in noun compounds) writing that is of poor quality but popular and often sensational（常嘩衆取寵的）低俗流行作品
- a writer of pulp fiction低俗小說作家

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

verb

/pʌlp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they pulp	/pʌlp/ /pʌlp/
he / she / it pulps	/pʌlps/ /pʌlps/
past simple pulped	/pʌlpt/ /pʌlpt/
past participle pulped	/pʌlpt/ /pʌlpt/
-ing form pulping	/ˈpʌlpɪŋ/ /ˈpʌlpɪŋ/

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pulp something to press hard on or beat something so that it becomes soft and wet將…搗成漿
- Unsold copies of the novel had to be pulped.沒賣出去的小說只好化成紙漿。
- pulped fruit果泥
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the soft fleshy part of fruit): from Latin pulpa. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.

Pulp

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a British pop group formed in 1981 and led by the singer Jarvis Cocker. The group's songs are often about the experiences and problems of ordinary life, and they include Do You Remember the First Time? (1994) and Common People (1995).粗制濫造的；庸俗刺激的