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

• Until it's just a little nub.
  直到它只剩下一点点。
• Here we reach the nub of the argument.
  现在我们谈到了争论的核心部分。
• The nub of the matter is that business is declining.
  事情的实质是工商业在萎缩。
• 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***的人遗世独立的残余物。
• The track of boundary points of nub regions is a circularity and nub region can be divided with the model of breakpoints combined with exercising on map.
  结节区域之间的分界点轨迹从理论上说是一个圆，在现实中可以用断裂点模型和图上作业相结合的方法进行区划。
• That, I think, is the nub of the problem
  我想那才是问题的要害。
• 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 problem is our poor export performance.
  问题的关键是我们出口贸易方面太差。
• 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。
• You got a damn nub!
  你个该死的笨蛋！