| 释义 |
nut /nʌt/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 干果(如核桃、栗子、橡子、榛子、花生等)；果仁；【植】坚果
buy nuts and raisins 买些果仁和葡萄干
nurse a nut 含一颗果仁慢嚼
2. 核心，基本部分
the nut of an argument 论据的中心
3. 〈口〉难题，难事；难弄的人
the hard nut of unemployment 难以解决的失业问题
4. 〈口〉怪人；傻子；疯狂的人
If a guy always holds a book upside down to read it, he's considered some kind of nut. 要是谁老是把书倒拿着看，他准被认为是个怪人。
The president was wounded. It must have been one of the nuts. 总统被刺伤了。准是哪一个疯子干的。
5. 〈口〉狂热的人；入迷的人
a movie (camera) nut 电影(摄影)迷
a food (health) nut 美食(养身)迷
a word nut 词迷
turn sb. into a nut 使某人入迷
He's a Thomas Hardy nut; he has read all his novels. 他是个哈代迷；哈代的小说他都读过。
6. 〈俚〉人，家伙(尤指男子)；花花公子
He wanted to find out who was this nut who was singing. 他要弄清在唱歌的那个家伙是谁。
Only a big nut would have anything to do with it. 只有大人物才愿介入这事。
7. [the nuts] [用作单]呱呱叫的人(或事物)；乐事，开心事
He thinks golf is the nuts. 他认为打高尔夫球是一大乐事。
8. [nuts] 废话
9. 〈口〉脑袋，头
There was something wrong in his nut. 他脑子有点不正常。
The monkey took up perching on my nut. 那猴子爬到我头上蹲着。
10. [nuts] 〈俚〉〈粗〉一对睾丸
11. 小煤块；小块黄油；(带有姜味的)小圆饼
12. 〈美口〉(制作电视节目等的)经费
The producer has raised the nut to ＄400,000. 制片人已筹集了40万元的经费。
13. 〈美俚〉非法支付的钱(如给警察的贿赂等)
14. 螺母，螺帽
unscrew a nut 拧松螺帽
15. (弦乐器上的)琴马；(琴弓上的)松紧旋纽
16. 【印】对开
II (nut·ted;nut·ting)
❶ vi.
〈古〉采干果，采坚果
go nutting 采干果去
❷ vt.
〈口〉用头撞；撞击…的头部
nut sb. hard 用头猛撞某人
He nutted me in the head. 他撞击我的头部。
[<OE hnutu; 与 OHG nuz, L nux有关] phr. a hard (或 tough) nut (to crack) 〈口〉难题，难事；难弄的人 The question of world hunger is a hard nut to crack. 世界范围的饥荒是一个很难解决的问题。Don't annoy him; he's a real tough nut. 别惹他，他这个人实在不好弄。do one's (或 the) nut(s) 〈英口〉心烦意乱；发狂；大发雷霆 He'll do his nut when he sees the damage you've done to his new car. 他看见你把他的新车弄坏了会气得发疯的。The old man has nearly done his nut over his daughter. 这老头为了女儿的事几乎发疯了。for nuts 〈英口〉[尤用于can't后]一点也，根本 She can't cook for nuts. 她压根儿不会做饭。from soup to nuts 见 soup¹
get one's nut (cracked或off) 〈俚〉〈粗〉(男子)达到情欲高潮，射精
nut out 〈俚〉想，考虑
I've nutted out what I'm going to say about the matter. 我已经想好了对这件事我要说些什么。
I've been nutting the whole thing out. 这事儿我一直在全盘考虑。
nuts and bolts 〈口〉
1. 基本的东西，基本要点
learn the nuts and bolts of one's profession 学会所干这一行的基本知识
the nuts and bolts of the U.N. operations 联合国运作的基本内容
get sth. all in nuts and bolts 掌握某事的基本要点
2. 机械部分；(机器的)运转
know nothing about the nuts and bolts of a machine 对机器的机械构造和性能一无所知
3. (企业等的)活动
a wirepuller who is in charge of nuts and bolts 操纵各项活动的幕后人
nut up 1. 〈俚〉想出，考虑出
nut up an idea 想出一个主意
2. 〈学俚〉发狂
off one's nut〈口〉发呆的；发狂的
You must be off your nut! 你一定是昏了头了!
He's simply gone off his nut. 他简直发疯了。
screw the nut 使头脑清醒起来
use (或 take) a sledgehammer to crack a nut 杀鸡用牛刀 |