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

• You got a damn nub!
  你个该死的笨蛋！
• The real nub of the problem is public indifference.
  这个问题的真正要害是公众的漠不关心。
• 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。
• Until it's just a little nub.
  直到它只剩下一点点。
• 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 nub of the problem is that corruption has become legal in America, and perhaps in Europe too.
  问题的症结在于，腐败在美国已变得合法，在欧洲或许亦是如此。
• Results Transrectal color Doppler ultrasonography showed the change and size of minor lesions such as prostate hyperplasia nub and seminal vesiculitis.
  结果经直肠前列腺彩超检查能显示增生结节、精囊炎等细微局灶性改变和小。
• The nub of the matter is that business is declining.
  事情的实质是工商业在萎缩。
• That, I think, is the nub of the problem
  我想那才是问题的要害。
• Similarly, the point of an academic paper is made by eliminating the detritus of your research until the nub of your argument remains.
  同样的，学术论文的重点在于将研究过程中琐碎的资讯舍弃，去芜存菁直到留下唯一的重要论点。