Word · Frequency #14113
cruxes
核心；关键；要点
cruxes is the plural of crux.
核心释义
The basic, central, or essential point; the most important point.
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基本要点；核心；关键
The basic, central, or essential point or feature.
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南半球银河系中靠近半人马座的小而显眼的星座
a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
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关键时刻；转折点
The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point.
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最重要的点
the most important point
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难题；困难
A puzzle or difficulty.
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攀登的难点
The hardest point of a climb.
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纹章上的十字
A cross on a coat of arms.
关键时刻；转折点；难题；困难；攀登中最难的部分；南十字座；纹章上的十字
用法In use
The crux of the problem is that we have too little time.
用法提示：crux 作名词，意为“核心、关键”，指问题最要紧的部分。
Now we come to the crux of the matter: who will pay for it?
用法提示：crux 作名词，指“关键点”，在句中作介词 of 的宾语。
After hours of debate, they finally reached the crux of the disagreement.
用法提示：crux 作名词，表示“核心、症结”，作 reached 的宾语。
the crux of sth
crux 常与 of 连用，表示“...的核心或关键”。
The crux of the problem is a lack of funding.
问题的关键在于缺乏资金。
the crux is that ...
crux 作主语时，常用系表结构后接 that 从句。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the crux of the matter
- 事情的关键；问题的症结
- The crux of the matter is that we need more funding.事情的关键在于我们需要更多资金。
- the crux of the argument
- 争论的核心；论点的关键
- The crux of the argument was about who should pay.争论的核心是谁该付钱。
- the crux of the problem
- 问题的核心
- The crux of the problem is a lack of trust.问题的核心是缺乏信任。
- get to the crux
- 触及核心；说到点子上
- Stop beating around the bush and get to the crux.别拐弯抹角了，说重点。
- at the crux of
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把crux联想成cross（十字），想象站在十字路口做抉择，正是问题的核心关键点。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic discussion、business negotiation crux 通常用于正式或半正式场合，多出现在书面语、学术讨论或商务谈判中，强调问题的核心或关键。日常口语中较少单独使用，比较常见的是 the crux of the matter 这类搭配。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: flux, tux, lux (spelled -ux) and trucks, ducks, plucks (spelled -ucks) all end with /ʌks/, rhyming with crux /krʌks/. Beware lookalikes starting with cru- such as cruel /ˈkruːəl/, cruise /kruːz/, and crucial /ˈkruːʃəl/; they do not rhyme.
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