Word · Frequency #20916
nubs
小块；瘤；结节
nubs is the plural of nub.
a small lump or protuberance
- 1.
A small knob or lump.
小凸起或小块
- 2.
a small lump or protuberance
小肿块或凸起
- 3.
The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
问题、争论等的核心或本质
- 4.
a small piece
小块
- 5.
A passage of Shakespearean blank verse.
一段莎士比亚无韵诗。
- 6.
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
最精华或最核心的部分
要点；核心；小凸起或小块；小肿块或凸起；问题、争论等的核心或本质；小块
In use
There was a small nub of cheese left on the plate.
The nub of the problem is that we don't have enough funding.
He felt a hard nub under the skin of his arm.
a nub of coal
the nub of the story
the nub of sth
用于强调核心或要点。
The nub of the problem is a lack of funding.
问题的关键在于缺乏资金。
a nub of sth
指一小块或一小团。
She spread a nub of butter on the bread.
她在面包上抹了一小块黄油。
Connections
Collocations
- the nub of the matter
- 事情的关键；核心问题
- The nub of the matter is that we need more time.事情的关键是我们需要更多时间。
- a nub of butter
- 一小块黄油
- She added a nub of butter to the pan.她在锅里加了一小块黄油。
- a nub of a pencil
- 一小截铅笔；铅笔头
- He wrote the note with a nub of a pencil.他用一小截铅笔写了那张便条。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the nub of the matter
- 问题的核心；事情的要点Let's skip the details and focus on the nub of the matter.我们跳过细节，直接关注问题的核心。
- get to the nub of something
- 触及某事的关键；抓住某事的核心The discussion was going in circles, so she tried to get to the nub of the issue.讨论一直在兜圈子，于是她试图抓住问题的关键。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
nub 像 knob 少了 k，都是‘小凸起’；而问题的‘核心’就是那个凸起的 nub。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：opinion columns and editorials、casual conversation about a decision or problem nub 表示“核心、要点”时（如 the nub of the matter），常见于书面评论和日常谈话，正式与非正式场合都比较自然；多与 the 和 of 短语连用。
Grammar Note
Also used figuratively to mean 'the central point'.
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with nub /nʌb/ because they share the final /ʌb/ sound. Beware of lookalikes such as numb /nʌm/ and nab /næb/, which look similar but sound different.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.