nutshell
US
UK nutshell n: (shell of a nut)
SC 坚果壳 jiān guǒ ké
TC 堅果殼
TC 堅果殼
Nutshells littered the ground where squirrels had left them under the trees.
松鼠把坚果壳扔在树脚下，满地都是。
in a nutshell expr: figurative (in summary)
SC 简言之，简单说来 jiǎn yán zhī，jiǎn dān shuō lái
TC 簡言之，簡單說來
TC 簡言之，簡單說來
In a nutshell, things are slightly better than they were before.