n.

1. 髓，骨髓[U]
   bone marrow

   骨髓

2. 精華，精髓[the S]
   the pith and marrow of an argument

   論點的要旨

3. 活力[the S]
   Fear took the marrow out of him.

   恐懼使他失去了活力。

4. 【英】食用葫蘆[C]

n.

1. Brit. a long white-fleshed gourd with thin green skin, eaten as a vegetable.
2. the plant of the gourd family which produces this. [Cucurbita pepo.]
3. (also bone marrow) a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced.
4. the vital part:
   such men were the marrow of the organization.