nut

Word family nounnutariannutletnutternutterynuttinessnuttingnutbutternutcrackernutgallnuthatchnuthousenutjobnutmealnutshellnutwoodnutadjectivenutlikenutsnuttynut-brownadverbnuttily

Related topics: Food, Plants, Technology, Daily life

ldoce_238_fnut1 /nʌt/ S3 noun [countableC]

1 food 食物DFHBP a dry brown fruit inside a hard shell, that grows on a tree 坚果(仁)

a pine nut

松子

roasted nuts

烘坚果

We were sitting round the fire cracking nuts (=opening them).

我们围坐在火炉边夹碎坚果。

→5 See picture of cashew nuts 腰果, pistachios 开心果, walnuts 核桃 ... →4 See picture of 见图 nut

tool 工具TD a small piece of metal with a hole through the middle which is screwed onto a bolt to fasten things together 螺母，螺帽

Use a wrench to loosen the nut.

用活动扳手将螺帽拧松。

→5 see picture at 见图 screw1

3 crazy person 疯子 informalCRAZY someone who is crazy or behaves strangely 疯子；怪人

My dad is such a nut.

我爸就是这样一个怪人。

What are you, some kind of nut?

你是什么，是个疯子吗？

4 golf/opera etc nut informalDLH someone who is very interested in golf etc 高尔夫球迷/歌剧迷等 → fanatic

You don’t have to be a sports nut to enjoy skiing.

就算你不是运动迷，也会喜欢滑雪的。

5. SEX ORGAN 性器官nuts [plural] informal a man’s testicles 睾丸

6 the nuts and bolts of something informalDETAIL the practical details of a subject or job 某事的基本[实质性]要点

the nuts and bolts of government

政治的基本内容

Examples from the Corpus

the nuts and bolts of something• That meant that they could not stand the Central Office youths involved in the nuts and bolts of the campaign.• He did pioneering work in figuring out the nuts and bolts of sustainability.• They're good guys, but I'm not sure how familiar they are with the nuts and bolts of the banking system.

7 tough/hard nut informalDIFFICULT someone who is difficult to deal with 刺头，难对付的人

He may have softened a bit in his old age but he’s still a tough nut.

他年老之后可能变得温和了一些，但还是个刺头。

Examples from the Corpus

tough/hard nut• West Ham will be a tough nut to crack especially with big Lee in good form at the moment.• Already highly successful in popular music, dance and commercial television, blacks have found the movies a tougher nut to crack.• Shearer, a tough nut not inclined to whinge, said his ankle was like a pudding.• Beverley was a tougher nut to crack.• Tax will be an even tougher nut.• One glance was all it took to realise this was one hard nut to crack - his features still completely impassive.• Back, now, to the hard nuts.

8 a hard/tough nut to crack a difficult problem or situation 棘手的问题，难办的事

Celtic have lost only once this season and will be a tough nut to crack.

凯尔特人队本赛季只输过一场，不好对付。

Examples from the Corpus

a hard/tough nut to crack• West Ham will be a tough nut to crack especially with big Lee in good form at the moment.• Daytime television is a tough nut to crack. New shows have to be good enough to beat the old favorites.• Already highly successful in popular music, dance and commercial television, blacks have found the movies a tougher nut to crack.• Beverley was a tougher nut to crack.

9 be off your nut British EnglishBrE spoken informalCRAZY to be crazy 发疯

You must be off your nut!

你一定是疯了！

10 do your nut British EnglishBrE spokenANGRY to become very angry or worried 大发雷霆；极度忧虑

I didn’t get home till three – my mum did her nut!

我3点钟才到家，妈妈都担心坏了！

11 head 头 British EnglishBrE spoken old-fashionedINTELLIGENT your head or brain 头；头脑

somebody’s nut

Oh come on, use your nut!

好啦，动动脑筋吧！

Examples from the Corpus

nut• Eleanor is such a nut.• Add nut mixture and spread evenly.• a cashew nut• A lot of people think he's a complete nut, but he's actually quite harmless.• It lasts from nuts to soup.• In other words it has more to do with an ambitious political undertaking than with institutional nuts and bolts.• His winning concoction was Macadamia Fudge Torte: chocolate cake with fudge-filled cavities, topped by macadamia nut streusel.• Hurry up, I'm freezing my nuts off out here.• He started asking me a lot of questions about my personal life. I think the guy's some kind of nut.• a selection of nuts• The woman sounds like a real nut.• Also, the D-32's nut has a nasty sharp corner on the treble side.• Fakhru rubbed one smooth slice with his thumb and then placed the spotted nut slice on his protruding tongue.• They would sip sherry or port, nibble at the nuts and raisins and allow themselves to wallow in the warm softness.• They put him in with the nut cases.

cracking nuts• Teeth are especially worthy of admiration, being capable, with proper maintenance, of cracking nuts for something like forty years.

use ... nut• It can also be used on stiff nuts.• They should not be used for turning nuts which are to be used again.

nut2 verb (nutted, nutting) [transitiveT] British EnglishBrE spoken

HITto hit someone with your head 用头撞 SYN headbutt

He just turned round and nutted me!

他干脆转过身来用头撞我！

Examples from the Corpus

nut• Bradshaw rather unwisely greeted McLean's arrival in the ring by nutting him.

the NUTNUT, then /ˌen juː ˈtiː/

n(the National Union of Teachers) one of the main professional trade unions which represents teachers in England and Wales, in both government and private schools

Origin nut

Old English hnutu

词汇	nut
释义	nut Word family nounnutariannutletnutternutterynuttinessnuttingnutbutternutcrackernutgallnuthatchnuthousenutjobnutmealnutshellnutwoodnutadjectivenutlikenutsnuttynut-brownadverbnuttily Related topics: Food, Plants, Technology, Daily life ldoce_238_fnut1 /nʌt/ ●●● S3 noun [countableC] 1 food 食物DFHBP a dry brown fruit inside a hard shell, that grows on a tree 坚果(仁) a pine nut 松子 roasted nuts 烘坚果 We were sitting round the fire cracking nuts (=opening them). 我们围坐在火炉边夹碎坚果。 →5 See picture of cashew nuts 腰果, pistachios 开心果, walnuts 核桃 ... →4 See picture of 见图 nut 2 tool 工具TD a small piece of metal with a hole through the middle which is screwed onto a bolt to fasten things together 螺母，螺帽 Use a wrench to loosen the nut. 用活动扳手将螺帽拧松。 →5 see picture at 见图 screw1 3 crazy person 疯子 informalCRAZY someone who is crazy or behaves strangely 疯子；怪人 My dad is such a nut. 我爸就是这样一个怪人。 What are you, some kind of nut? 你是什么，是个疯子吗？ 4 golf/opera etc nut informalDLH someone who is very interested in golf etc 高尔夫球迷/歌剧迷等 → fanatic You don’t have to be a sports nut to enjoy skiing. 就算你不是运动迷，也会喜欢滑雪的。 5. SEX ORGAN 性器官nuts [plural] informal a man’s testicles 睾丸 6 the nuts and bolts of something informalDETAIL the practical details of a subject or job 某事的基本[实质性]要点 the nuts and bolts of government 政治的基本内容 Examples from the Corpus the nuts and bolts of something• That meant that they could not stand the Central Office youths involved in the nuts and bolts of the campaign.• He did pioneering work in figuring out the nuts and bolts of sustainability.• They're good guys, but I'm not sure how familiar they are with the nuts and bolts of the banking system. 7 tough/hard nut informalDIFFICULT someone who is difficult to deal with 刺头，难对付的人 He may have softened a bit in his old age but he’s still a tough nut. 他年老之后可能变得温和了一些，但还是个刺头。 Examples from the Corpus tough/hard nut• West Ham will be a tough nut to crack especially with big Lee in good form at the moment.• Already highly successful in popular music, dance and commercial television, blacks have found the movies a tougher nut to crack.• Shearer, a tough nut not inclined to whinge, said his ankle was like a pudding.• Beverley was a tougher nut to crack.• Tax will be an even tougher nut.• One glance was all it took to realise this was one hard nut to crack - his features still completely impassive.• Back, now, to the hard nuts. 8 a hard/tough nut to crack a difficult problem or situation 棘手的问题，难办的事 Celtic have lost only once this season and will be a tough nut to crack. 凯尔特人队本赛季只输过一场，不好对付。 Examples from the Corpus a hard/tough nut to crack• West Ham will be a tough nut to crack especially with big Lee in good form at the moment.• Daytime television is a tough nut to crack. New shows have to be good enough to beat the old favorites.• Already highly successful in popular music, dance and commercial television, blacks have found the movies a tougher nut to crack.• Beverley was a tougher nut to crack. 9 be off your nut British EnglishBrE spoken informalCRAZY to be crazy 发疯 You must be off your nut! 你一定是疯了！ 10 do your nut British EnglishBrE spokenANGRY to become very angry or worried 大发雷霆；极度忧虑 I didn’t get home till three – my mum did her nut! 我3点钟才到家，妈妈都担心坏了！ 11 head 头 British EnglishBrE spoken old-fashionedINTELLIGENT your head or brain 头；头脑 somebody’s nut Oh come on, use your nut! 好啦，动动脑筋吧！ Examples from the Corpus nut• Eleanor is such a nut.• Add nut mixture and spread evenly.• a cashew nut• A lot of people think he's a complete nut, but he's actually quite harmless.• It lasts from nuts to soup.• In other words it has more to do with an ambitious political undertaking than with institutional nuts and bolts.• His winning concoction was Macadamia Fudge Torte: chocolate cake with fudge-filled cavities, topped by macadamia nut streusel.• Hurry up, I'm freezing my nuts off out here.• He started asking me a lot of questions about my personal life. I think the guy's some kind of nut.• a selection of nuts• The woman sounds like a real nut.• Also, the D-32's nut has a nasty sharp corner on the treble side.• Fakhru rubbed one smooth slice with his thumb and then placed the spotted nut slice on his protruding tongue.• They would sip sherry or port, nibble at the nuts and raisins and allow themselves to wallow in the warm softness.• They put him in with the nut cases. cracking nuts• Teeth are especially worthy of admiration, being capable, with proper maintenance, of cracking nuts for something like forty years. use ... nut• It can also be used on stiff nuts.• They should not be used for turning nuts which are to be used again. nut2 verb (nutted, nutting) [transitiveT] British EnglishBrE spoken HITto hit someone with your head 用头撞 SYN headbutt He just turned round and nutted me! 他干脆转过身来用头撞我！ Examples from the Corpus nut• Bradshaw rather unwisely greeted McLean's arrival in the ring by nutting him. the NUTNUT, then /ˌen juː ˈtiː/ n(the National Union of Teachers) one of the main professional trade unions which represents teachers in England and Wales, in both government and private schools Origin nut Old English hnutu
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