Word · Frequency #20713
nuggets
金块;贵金属块
nuggets is the plural of nugget.
a solid lump of a precious metal, especially gold, as found in the earth
- 1.
A small, compact chunk or clump.
小而密实的块或团。
- 2.
A chicken nugget.
鸡块。
- 3.
A tidbit of something valuable.
有价值的小信息;珍闻。
- 4.
A small piece of tasty food, a tidbit.
一小块美味食物,一口。
- 5.
A type of boot polish.
一种鞋油。
- 6.
A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant, especially one that is potent.
大麻植物的花蕾,尤指效力强的。
- 7.
A partial description gleaned from data mining.
从数据挖掘中获得的局部描述。
小而密实的块或团。;鸡块。;有价值的小信息;珍闻。;一小块美味食物,一口。;一种鞋油。
In use
The miner found a small nugget of gold by the river.
Prospectors hoped to find silver nuggets in the abandoned mine.
The museum displayed a huge gold nugget under glass.
a nugget of [metal]
nugget 常与 of 连用,表示某种贵金属的天然块体。
The prospector found a small nugget of gold in the riverbed.
探矿者在河床上发现了一小块金子。
[metal] nugget
金属名称可直接修饰 nugget,构成复合名词,如 gold nugget。
The museum displays a massive gold nugget.
博物馆展示着一块巨大的天然金块。
Common mistakes
The miners found several gold nugget.
Connections
Collocations
- gold nugget
- 天然金块
- The museum has a huge gold nugget on display.博物馆展出着一块巨大的天然金块。
- find a gold nugget
- 发现一块天然金块
- He found a gold nugget while hiking in the hills.他在山里徒步时发现了一块天然金块。
- nugget hunting
- 寻找金块
- Nugget hunting requires patience and a good metal detector.寻找金块需要耐心和一台好的金属探测器。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a nugget of wisdom
- 一小段至理名言My grandfather gave me a nugget of wisdom that I still remember.我祖父给过我一小段至理名言,我至今还记得。
- a nugget of truth
- 一点真实成分There's a nugget of truth in what she said.她说的话里有一点真实成分。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
金 nugget 像鸡块一样小小一块,淘金时捞到就发财。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:采金/矿业、日常叙述 这里讨论的是名词“nugget”表示天然金块等贵金属块的用法,通常用于采金、地质或商品贸易等话题;口语里也可泛指小块,但更常见的还是指天然金属块。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 /ˈnʌɡɪt/ 完全押韵的常用词很少。拼写以 -get 结尾的词大多是 /dʒɪt/(如 budget、gadget、widget、fidget),与 nugget 的 /ɡɪt/ 不同;target 的结尾是 /ɡɪt/,但重读元音不同,因此不押韵。bucket 与 nugget 有相似的重读元音 /ʌ/ 和结尾 /ɪt/,但中间辅音不同。
Learn the forms together
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