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This flashcard defines "nut" with multiple meanings. It can refer to the fruit of certain trees, a metal fastener for a bolt (nut/screw cap), a person who is very enthusiastic about something (fan/enthusiast), or someone who is crazy (madman/lunatic). It also includes idiomatic uses like "go nuts" (go crazy/foolish) and "nuts and bolts" (specifics/basics).

This flashcard defines "nut" with multiple meanings. It can refer to the fruit of certain trees, a metal fastener for a bolt(螺母/螺帽), a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something(对…着迷的人/…迷), or someone who is crazy(疯子/狂人). It also includes idiomatic uses like "go nuts"(发疯/愚蠢)and "nuts and bolts"(具体内容/基本内容).

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
groundnut
hazelnut
peanut
坚果;坚果仁 The firm shelled fruit of some trees and bushes are called nuts. Some nuts can be eaten.
  • Nuts and seeds are good sources of vitamin E.

    坚果和种子里含有丰富的维生素E。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]螺母;螺帽 A nut is a thick metal ring which you screw onto a metal rod called a bolt. Nuts and bolts are used to hold things such as pieces of machinery together.
  • If you want to repair the wheels you just undo the four nuts.

    如果你想修理轮子,只需拧开这4个螺母就行了。

  • ...nuts and bolts that haven't been tightened up.

    没有拧紧的螺母和螺栓

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]对…着迷的人;…迷 If you describe someone as, for example, a football nut or a health nut, you mean that they are extremely enthusiastic about the thing mentioned.
  [usu with supp]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • ...a football nut who spends thousands of pounds travelling to watch games.

    花上几千英镑四处去看比赛的足球迷

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[ADJ 形容词]狂热的;执著的 If you are nuts about something or someone, you like them very much.
  [v-link ADJ about n]
  [feelings]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • They're nuts about the car...

    他们对汽车非常痴迷。

  • She's nuts about you.

    她迷恋上你了。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]疯子;狂人 If you refer to someone as a nut, you mean that they are mad.
  [disapproval]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • There's some nut out there with a gun.

    外边有个拿着枪的疯子。

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[ADJ 形容词]发疯的;愚蠢的 If you say that someone goes nuts or is nuts, you mean that they go crazy or are very foolish.
  [v-link ADJ]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • You guys are nuts...

    你们这些人简直是有毛病。

  • A number of the French players went nuts, completely out of control.

    有几个法国运动员简直是疯了,完全失去了控制。

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[N-PLURAL 复数名词](一对)睾丸 A man's testicles can be referred to as his nuts .
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  [RUDE 无礼]
    8
    [N-COUNT 可数名词]脑袋 Your head can be referred to as your nut .
      [usu poss N]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
      9
      [PHRASE 短语]大发雷霆;极端恼火 If someone goes nuts, or in British English does their nut, they become extremely angry.
        [V inflects]
        [INFORMAL 非正式]
      • My father would go nuts if he saw bruises on me...

        如果我爸爸看到我脸上有伤痕,他会气疯的。

      • We heard your sister doing her nut.

        我们听到你妹妹在大发脾气。

      10
      [PHRASE 短语]具体内容;基本内容 If you talk about the nuts and bolts of a subject or an activity, you are referring to the detailed practical aspects of it rather than abstract ideas about it.
        [usu the PHR of n]
      • He's more concerned about the nuts and bolts of location work.

        他更为担忧的是外景拍摄的具体内容。

      11
      [PHRASE 短语]难对付的人 If you think someone is difficult to deal with, you can say they are a tough nut or a hard nut .
        [usu v-link PHR]
        [INFORMAL 非正式]
      • The Daily Express describes Dr Carey as a pretty tough nut.

        《每日快报》把凯里医生说成是特别难对付的家伙。

      12
      [PHRASE 短语]棘手的事;难以解决(或理解)的问题 If you say that something is a hard nut to crack or a tough nut to crack, you mean that it is difficult to do or to understand.
        [usu v-link PHR]
        [INFORMAL 非正式]
      • Getting out there is in many ways the hardest nut to crack.

        从很多方面来说,出去交际是最难以做到的事了。


      Oxford nut / nʌt ; NAmE nʌt /
      noun
      ,
      verb
      nut nuts nutted nutting
      noun _nuts_comp.jpg _hazelnut.jpg 1 ( often in compounds 常构成复合词 ) a small hard fruit with a very hard shell that grows on some trees 坚果 to crack a nut (= open it) 破开坚果 a Brazil nut 巴西果 a hazelnut 榛子 nuts and raisins 果仁和葡萄干 see also
      monkey nut
      2 a small piece of metal with a hole through the centre that is screwed onto a boltto hold pieces of wood, machinery, etc. together 螺母;螺帽 to tighten a nut 拧紧螺母 a wheel nut 车轮螺母 3 ( BrE) ( slang) a person's head or brain 人的头(或大脑) 4 ( BrE also nut·ter ) ( informal) a strange or crazy person 怪人;疯子 He's a complete nut, if you ask me. 要我说,他是个十足的疯子。 see also
      nuts
       (1 )
      ,
      nutty
       (2 )
      5 ( informal) ( in compounds 构成复合词 ) a person who is extremely interested in a particular subject, activity, etc. 着迷的人;专注于某事的人;…迷 a fitness/tennis/computer, etc. nut 健美迷、网球迷、电脑迷等 6 nuts [plural ] ( slang) a man's testicles 睾丸 IDIOMS do your ˈnut ( BrE) ( informal) to become very angry 暴跳如雷;气炸 a hard/tough ˈnut ( informal) a person who is difficult to deal with or to influence 难对付的人;难说服的人 a hard/tough ˈnut (to ˈcrack) a difficult problem or situation to deal with 棘手的问题;不好对付的情形 the ˌnuts and ˈbolts (of sth) ( informal) the basic practical details of a subject or an activity 基本要点 ˌoff your ˈnut ( BrE) ( informal) crazy 疯狂 more at
      sledgehammer
      verb ( -tt- ) nutsb ( BrE) ( informal) to deliberately hit sb hard with your head (故意)以头撞击 PHRASAL VERB ˌnut sth ˈout ( AustralE, NZE) ( informal) to calculate sth or find the answer to sth 计算;找…的答案 I'm going to have to nut it out on a piece of paper. 我得在纸上计算一下。 nut / nʌt ; NAmE nʌt /
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      nut1 noun
      nut2 verb
      nutnut1 /nʌt/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]
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      1nut_s2 (2)food a dry brown fruit inside a hard shell, that grows on a tree:  a pine nut roasted nuts We were sitting round the fire cracking nuts (=opening them).2tool a small piece of metal with a hole through the middle which is screwed onto a bolt to fasten things together:  Use a wrench to loosen the nut.3crazy person informal someone who is crazy or behaves strangely:  My dad is such a nut. What are you, some kind of nut?4golf/opera etc nut informal someone who is very interested in golf etcfanatic:  You don’t have to be a sports nut to enjoy skiing.5sex organ nuts [plural] informal a man’s testicles6the nuts and bolts of something informal the practical details of a subject or job:  the nuts and bolts of government7tough/hard nut informal someone who is difficult to deal with:  He may have softened a bit in his old age but he’s still a tough nut.8 a hard/tough nut to crack a difficult problem or situation:  Celtic have lost only once this season and will be a tough nut to crack.9be off your nut British English spoken informal to be crazy:  You must be off your nut!10do your nut British English spoken to become very angry or worried:  I didn’t get home till three – my mum did her nut!11head British English spoken old-fashioned your head or brainsomebody’s nut Oh come on, use your nut!
      nut1 noun
      nut2 verb
      nutnut2 verb (past tense and past participle nutted, present participle nutting) [transitive] British English spoken
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      to hit someone with your head SYN  headbutt:  He just turned round and nutted me!
      WDF

      nut

      [nʌt]nutted, nutting, nuts

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      nuts[26219]
      螺母(49%),坚果(28%),螺帽(16%),果仁(5%),采坚果(2%)
      n.螺母,螺帽;坚果;难对付的人,难解的问题
      vi.采坚果
      n.(Nut)人名;(阿拉伯)努特;(柬)努

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