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nutshell

英 ['nʌtʃel] 美 ['nʌtʃɛl]

解释

n. 坚果的外壳；小的东西，小容器
vt. 概括

※ 提供单词"nutshell"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

nutshell 简明的话

比喻用法。

英文词源

nutshell (n.): c. 1200, nute-scalen; see nut + shell (n.). Figurative use with reference to "great condensation" (1570s) supposedly originally is a reference to a copy of the "Iliad," mentioned by Pliny, which was so small it could fit into the shell of a nut.

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例句和用法

1. This, in a nutshell, is what Richard Chaplin appears to have done.: 简言之，这好像就是理查德·查普林所做的一切。

2. In a nutshell, the owners thought they knew best.: 简而言之，业主们认为自己最了解情况。

3. The nutshell includes the kernel.: 果壳裹住果仁.

4. That, in a nutshell, is what we're doing.: 简言之, 那就是现在我们正在做的事情.

5. 'Do you like his new girlfriend?'' To put it in a nutshell, no.': “ 你喜欢他的新女友吗 ? ” “一个字, 不. ”