nut
13 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural nuts
plural nuts
Learner's definition of NUT
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a : a small dry fruit with a hard shell that grows on trees, bushes, etc.坚果 — see picture on this page
- The squirrel cracked/opened the nut and ate the meat inside.松鼠破开/弄开坚果，吃里面的果仁。
- walnuts, almonds, peanuts, and other nuts核桃、扁桃仁、花生和其他坚果
b : the inside part of a nut that is used as food（坚果）果仁
- The squirrel sat and ate the nut.松鼠坐着吃果仁。
- Are you allergic to nuts?你对坚果过敏吗？
- a bowl of nuts and raisins一碗果仁和葡萄干
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[count] informal
a : a crazy or strange person怪人；疯子
- That guy is a real nut.那家伙是个怪人。
b : a person who is very interested in or enthusiastic about something着迷的人；入迷的人
- She's a real baseball/car/health/movie/travel nut.她是个真正的棒球/汽车/保健/电影/旅游迷。
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nuts [plural] informal + impolite : a man's testicles睾丸
- He got kicked in the nuts.他的睾丸被踢了。
a hard/tough nut (to crack)
: a person or thing that is difficult to deal with, understand, or influence难题；难事；难对付的人
- The team's defense is a tough nut to crack.这个队的防守不好对付。
- The problem is a hard nut to crack.这是个棘手的问题。
- He's a tough nut, but I think I can get him to agree to the contract.他是个难对付的人，不过我想我能说服他同意这份合同。
nuts and bolts
: the basic parts or details of an activity, job, etc.基本部分；基本要点
- She's still learning the nuts and bolts of the business.她还在学习经商的基础知识。
- Tell me what the nuts and bolts of the plan involve.请告诉我这个计划的基本要点。
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