Pore



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.毛孔, 气孔;v.仔细地阅读
• ［英］ n.毛孔, 气孔 ( a very small opening) ; v.仔细地阅读 ( study industriously)
• ［类］ pore : membrane / door : room ( 细胞膜有孔可以出入 / 房间有门可以出入)

Webster Collegiate

I. intransitive verb (pored; poring)

• Etymology: Middle English pouren
• Date: 13th century
• 1. to gaze intently
• 2. to read or study attentively — usually used with over
• 3. to reflect or meditate steadily

II. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin porus, from Greek poros passage, pore — more at fare
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a minute opening especially in an animal or plant; especially one by which matter passes through a membrane
• 2. a small interstice (as in soil) admitting absorption or passage of liquid
• ? pored adjective

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