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

• Firstly, the thesis designed the system project, aerodynamic configuration, nub and actuator driving device; selected actuator, decelerator, feedback system and central controller.
  论文首先进行了系统方案、气动力布局、舵面及舵传动装置设计，对舵机、减速器、反馈系统及中央控制器进行了选型；
• 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***的人遗世独立的残余物。
• And that's the nub of the matter.
  而这是问题的关键所在。
• You got a damn nub!
  你个该死的笨蛋！
• The worst thing about the wireless mouse has got to be that damn dongle& this tiny little nub hogs up one of the few USB ports on my PC.
  无线鼠标最令人讨厌的地方无外乎那个可恨的接收器，这个小玩意占据了我电脑上为数不多的USB口中的一个。
• The real nub of the problem is public indifference.
  这个问题的真正要害是公众的漠不关心。
• The nub of the problem for the Republicans is this: since 2000 there has been a striking disparity between growth in productivity and gross domestic product on the one hand and growth in wages for the average American worker on the other.
  共和党问题的症结是：自2000年以来，生产率和国内生产总值（gdp）的增长，和普通美国工人的工资增长之间的差异非常显著。
• The nub of the matter is that business is declining.
  事情的实质是工商业在萎缩。
• Similarly, the point of an academic paper is made by eliminating the detritus of your research until the nub of your argument remains.
  同样的，学术论文的重点在于将研究过程中琐碎的资讯舍弃，去芜存菁直到留下唯一的重要论点。
• That some sounds lead to sadness and others to joy is the nub of all three hypotheses.
  有些音乐让人悲伤有些让人快乐是所有三个假设中的要点。