nub

英 [nʌb]

美 [nʌb]

n.  中心; 要点; 实质

复数：nubs　

BNC.20916 / COCA.21059

牛津词典

noun

• 中心；要点；实质
  the central or essential point of a situation, problem, etc.
  1. The nub of the matter is that business is declining.
     事情的实质是工商业在萎缩。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING (局势、问题或争论的)要害，核心，要点
  The nubof a situation, problem, or argument is the central and most basic part of it.
  1. That, I think, is the nub of the problem...
     我想那才是问题的要害。
  2. Here we reach the nub of the argument.
     现在我们谈到了争论的核心部分。

英英释义

noun

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  1. the gist of the prosecutor's argument
  2. the heart and soul of the Republican Party
  3. the nub of the story
  Synonym:kernelsubstancecorecentercentreessencegistheartheart and soulinwardnessmarrowmeatpithsumnitty-gritty
• a small piece
  1. a nub of coal
  2. a stub of a pencil
  Synonym:stub
• a small lump or protuberance
  Synonym:nubble

双语例句

• The nub of the problem is how to bring this ideal into practice.
  问题的要点在于如何将这种理想情况投入实际应用。
• The track of boundary points of nub regions is a circularity and nub region can be divided with the model of breakpoints combined with exercising on map.
  结节区域之间的分界点轨迹从理论上说是一个圆，在现实中可以用断裂点模型和图上作业相结合的方法进行区划。
• We ought to get down to the nub of the matter.
  我们该着手研究问题的症结所在。
• She respected andrew's wisdom, his knack of going directly to the nub of any situation.
  她尊重安德鲁的才智和他在任何情况下都能一语道破的本领。
• The indirect sign of PE were as follows: the abnormal signals and pour defects were found in the lung field of PE, the dilatation of the nub of obstructed pulmonary artery.
  间接征象为栓塞区肺野信号异常、灌注缺损、肺动脉截断残端血管增粗。
• You got a damn nub!
  你个该死的笨蛋！
• Until it's just a little nub.
  直到它只剩下一点点。
• A remark in the European Commission's spring forecast gets to the nub of the problem: As exports are usually the first component to recover in the eurozone business cycle, it argues, the export outlook is key.
  欧盟委员会（EuropeanCommission）春季经济预测中发表的评论抓住了问题的症结：由于出口通常是欧元区商业周期中率先复苏的部分，出口前景是关键。
• I watched the worm, a pinkish nub of flesh swirling in the alcohol, and thought of the bomber's remains.
  我看着那条虫子，好一个粉嫩色的肉瘤在酒精中徜徉，令我联想到安炸弹的人遗世独立的残余物。
• The nub of the matter is that business is declining.
  事情的实质是工商业在萎缩。