Word · Frequency #4276
nuts
坚果
nuts is the plural of nut.
a hard-shelled seed or dry fruit, usually edible, such as a walnut or almond
- 1.
Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
各种硬壳种子或来自不同植物科的硬质干果。
- 2.
usually large hard-shelled seed
通常是大而硬壳的种子
- 3.
A piece of hardware, typically metal and typically hexagonal or square in shape, with a hole through it having internal screw threads, intended to be screwed onto a threaded bolt or other threaded shaft.
一种硬件,通常为金属,多为六角形或方形,中间有内螺纹孔,用于拧在螺纹螺栓或其它螺纹杆上。
- 4.
Egyptian goddess of the sky
埃及的天空女神
- 5.
On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.
在吉他、小提琴等弦乐器上,指板琴头端的小部件,用于固定琴弦的间距并通常保持适当高度。
- 6.
a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
带有内螺纹的小金属块,通常为方形或六角形,用于配合螺栓
- 7.
A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)
一种带有金属丝环的成型金属片,卡在岩面裂缝中用于保护攀爬(最初使用机器螺母[义项#2])。
- 8.
The best possible hand of a certain type. Compare nuts (“the best possible hand available”).
某类牌型中最好的可能手牌。比较nuts(“可用的最佳手牌”)。
- 9.
The tumbler of a gunlock.
枪机的转轮。
- 10.
A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place.
锚杆两侧的凸起,用于固定锚杆的位置。
- 11.
A small rounded cake or cookie.
小圆形蛋糕或饼干。
螺母;小甜饼;小圆糕点;琴枕;岩石楔;王牌
In use
I like to eat nuts as a healthy snack.
She cracked the nut with a hammer.
Some people are allergic to tree nuts.
a/an nut
He cracked a nut with his teeth.
他用牙齿咬开了一颗坚果。
nuts
She always keeps a bowl of nuts on the table.
她总是在桌上放一碗坚果。
the nut of sth
比喻用法,指某事物的关键或核心部分。
The nut of the issue is lack of funding.
问题的核心是缺乏资金。
Connections
Collocations
- crack a nut
- 敲开坚果
- He used a nutcracker to crack a nut.他用坚果钳敲开了一颗坚果。
- nut butter
- 坚果酱
- She spread some nut butter on her toast.她在吐司上抹了一些坚果酱。
- tough nut
- 难对付的人
- The new boss is a tough nut to crack.新老板是个难对付的人。
- lock nut
- 锁紧螺帽
- Make sure to tighten the lock nut properly.确保正确拧紧锁紧螺帽。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a hard nut to crack
- 棘手的问题;难以对付的人This math problem is a hard nut to crack.这道数学题很难解决。
- nuts and bolts
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像'那特',想象坚果里藏着一个螺帽,都是硬核。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:食品标签、食谱、日常饮食 坚果(nut)是日常饮食中常见的食物,适用于各种非正式和正式场合,属于中性词。
Grammar Note
注意可数名词,有复数形式 nuts。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ut that rhyme with 'nut' include cut, hut, but, gut, shut, rut. However, words like 'put' (pronounced /pʊt/) look similar but do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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