nub

英 [nʌb]

美 [nʌb]

n.  中心; 要点; 实质

复数：nubs　

BNC.20916 / COCA.21059

牛津词典

noun

• 中心；要点；实质
  the central or essential point of a situation, problem, etc.
  1. The nub of the matter is that business is declining.
     事情的实质是工商业在萎缩。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING (局势、问题或争论的)要害，核心，要点
  The nubof a situation, problem, or argument is the central and most basic part of it.
  1. That, I think, is the nub of the problem...
     我想那才是问题的要害。
  2. Here we reach the nub of the argument.
     现在我们谈到了争论的核心部分。

英英释义

noun

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  1. the gist of the prosecutor's argument
  2. the heart and soul of the Republican Party
  3. the nub of the story
  Synonym:kernelsubstancecorecentercentreessencegistheartheart and soulinwardnessmarrowmeatpithsumnitty-gritty
• a small piece
  1. a nub of coal
  2. a stub of a pencil
  Synonym:stub
• a small lump or protuberance
  Synonym:nubble

双语例句

• Here we reach the nub of realism and its chief stumbling-point for prevailing opinion: its assertion of the innate defects of human beings.
  现在，我们点到了现实主义的要点，而对于这个观点的主要障碍是：关于人类天生缺陷的主张。
• We ought to get down to the nub of the matter.
  我们该着手研究问题的症结所在。
• Here we reach the nub of the argument.
  现在我们谈到了争论的核心部分。
• I watched the worm, a pinkish nub of flesh swirling in the alcohol, and thought of the bomber's remains.
  我看着那条虫子，好一个粉嫩色的肉瘤在酒精中徜徉，令我联想到安炸弹的人遗世独立的残余物。
• The indirect sign of PE were as follows: the abnormal signals and pour defects were found in the lung field of PE, the dilatation of the nub of obstructed pulmonary artery.
  间接征象为栓塞区肺野信号异常、灌注缺损、肺动脉截断残端血管增粗。
• This fundamental difference between males and females is the very nub of why sex is a battle, and results in promiscuous males and coy females with a critical gaze.
  这个两性间基本的分歧正是两性之战的郁结，亦导致雄性变得滥交，雌性羞怯。
• You got a damn nub!
  你个该死的笨蛋！
• The nub of it is the difficult, often dysfunctional, relationship between Baker, pastry chef and chef.
  关键是面包师、点心师和厨师之间难以处理、时而失调的关系。
• The the strain relief nub hangs away from the ear either way and is anchored pretty well from the inside.
  该应变救济要点远离耳挂两种方式，是由内而外的锚定得很好。
• The nub of the matter is that business is declining.
  事情的实质是工商业在萎缩。