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nut n.坚果；果仁n.螺母；螺帽；难对付的人(事)vi.采坚果 (1) 他仔细敲开一颗坚果,然后递给了我。(2) 我们一转动螺母，就会升高或降低摆锤。(3) 一会儿他来了，拿着一颗脱落下来的螺帽。(4) 她这个人不好说话，我想她不会答应我们的。(5) 孩子们像小松鼠一样在森林里采集坚果。 It might seem strange that a nut is a fruit, since until they've been cracked open, most nuts are as hard and inedible as rocks. Think of the meat of a walnut or almond that hides inside — this is the edible seed within the fruit. If someone calls you a nut, or describes you as nuts or nutty, they think you're crazy or wacky, and when you refer to "a tough nut to crack," you're talking about a tricky problem.

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英 [nʌt] 美 [nʌt] (1) He carefully cracked a nut and then give it to me.(2) When we turn the nut, we raise or lower the bob.(3) He soon came up with a nut which had fallen off.(4) She's a tough nut to crack; I don't think she'll give us permission.(5) The kids are nutting in the forest like squirrels. A nut is a kind of fruit made of a large, edible seed with a very hard shell around it. The nuts that squirrels typically gather (sometimes storing them temporarily in their cheek pouches) are acorns. 1[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。2[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3[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4[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。5[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。6[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。7[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。

英语单词	nut
英美音标	英 [nʌt] 美 [nʌt]
中文释义	n.坚果；果仁 n.螺母；螺帽；难对付的人(事) vi.采坚果
英语例句	(1) He carefully cracked a nut and then give it to me. (2) When we turn the nut, we raise or lower the bob. (3) He soon came up with a nut which had fallen off. (4) She's a tough nut to crack; I don't think she'll give us permission. (5) The kids are nutting in the forest like squirrels.
中文例句	(1) 他仔细敲开一颗坚果,然后递给了我。 (2) 我们一转动螺母，就会升高或降低摆锤。 (3) 一会儿他来了，拿着一颗脱落下来的螺帽。 (4) 她这个人不好说话，我想她不会答应我们的。 (5) 孩子们像小松鼠一样在森林里采集坚果。
vocabulary简明	A nut is a kind of fruit made of a large, edible seed with a very hard shell around it. The nuts that squirrels typically gather (sometimes storing them temporarily in their cheek pouches) are acorns.
vocabulary扩展	It might seem strange that a nut is a fruit, since until they've been cracked open, most nuts are as hard and inedible as rocks. Think of the meat of a walnut or almond that hides inside — this is the edible seed within the fruit. If someone calls you a nut, or describes you as nuts or nutty, they think you're crazy or wacky, and when you refer to "a tough nut to crack," you're talking about a tricky problem.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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 3 [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 4 [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。 5 [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。 6 [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。 7 [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。

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