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。
金块;贵金属块
nuggets — plural of nugget
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
金块;贵金属块
a solid lump of a precious metal, especially gold, as found in the earth
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。
小而密实的块或团。
A small, compact chunk or clump.
鸡块。
A chicken nugget.
有价值的小信息;珍闻。
A tidbit of something valuable.
一小块美味食物,一口。
A small piece of tasty food, a tidbit.
The miner found a small nugget of gold by the river.
矿工在河边发现了一小块天然金块。
Prospectors hoped to find silver nuggets in the abandoned mine.
探矿者们希望在废弃的矿井里找到银块。
The museum displayed a huge gold nugget under glass.
博物馆在玻璃罩下展出着一块巨大的金块。
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。
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。
Not this
The miners found several gold nugget.
Use this
The miners found several gold nuggets.
nugget 是可数名词,several、many 等词后必须用复数形式 nuggets,不能保留单数。
Not this
He found gold nugget in the stream.
Use this
He found a gold nugget in the stream.
可数名词单数不能单独使用,前面需要冠词 a 或 one;这里表示“找到一块金块”,所以要在 gold nugget 前加 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
有价值的信息片段
That article is full of useful nuggets of information.
那篇文章充满了有用的信息片段。
Use nuggets naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
金 nugget 像鸡块一样小小一块,淘金时捞到就发财。
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。
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。
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