nut
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT The firm shelled fruit of some trees and bushes are called nuts. Some nuts can be eaten. 坚果
Nuts and seeds are good sources of vitamin E. 坚果和种子是维生素E的良好来源。
2. →see also peanut
3. N-COUNT A nut is a thick metal ring which you screw onto a metal rod called a bolt. Nuts and bolts are used to hold things such as pieces of machinery together. 螺母
If you want to repair the wheels you just undo the four nuts. 如果你要修理轮子,只拧下那4个螺母就行了。
4. N-COUNT If you describe someone as, for example, a baseball nut or a health nut, you mean that they are extremely enthusiastic about the thing mentioned. 狂热者[非正式]
...Annie, the girlfriend who was a true baseball nut. …女朋友安妮,一个十足的棒球迷。
5. ADJ If you are nuts about something or someone, you like them very much. 狂热于…的[非正式] [v-link ADJ 'about' n]
They're nuts about the car. 他们酷爱那辆车。
6. ADJ If you say that someone goes nuts or is nuts, you mean that they go crazy or are very foolish. 发疯的; 愚蠢的[非正式] [v-link ADJ]
You guys are nuts. 你们这些家伙疯了。
7. PHRASE If someone goes nuts, they become extremely angry. 大发雷霆[非正式]
My father would go nuts if he saw bruises on me. 要是我父亲看见我身上的淤伤,他会大发雷霆的。
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nut /nʌt/ (nuts)
剑桥词典
- He cracked (open ) the nuts with his hands .
- "I'm allergic to nuts." "So is my brother ."
- Squirrels store (up) nuts for the winter .
- Vegans get all the protein they need from nuts, seeds , beans and cereals .
- These nuts are addictive - I can't stop eating them.
nut noun (FOOD)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]the dry fruit of particular trees that grows in a hard shell and can often be eaten
坚果
a Brazil /cashew nut 巴西坚果/腰果
Sprinkle some roasted chopped nuts on top . 往表面撒些烤过的碎果仁。
例句
nut noun (METAL OBJECT)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a small piece of metal with a hole in it through which you put a bolt
螺母,螺帽
Nuts and bolts are used to hold pieces of machinery together. 螺帽和螺栓用来把机器零件拼装在一起。
nut noun (PERSON)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] informal or offensivea person who behaves in a very silly , stupid , or strange way or an offensive term for a person who is mentally ill
疯子;傻瓜;怪人
What kind of nut would leave a car on a railway track ? 哪个疯子会把车停在铁轨上?
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] informal
someone who is extremely enthusiastic about a particular activity or thing
对…入迷的人
James is a tennis nut - he plays every day . 詹姆斯是个网球迷——他每天都打网球。
也见 nuts adjective
nut noun (HEAD)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]UK slang
a person's head脑袋
Come on, use your nut (= think clearly )! 好啦,动动你的脑子!
nut noun (MONEY)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ] US informalthe amount of money necessary to operate a business or cover your costs
运作经费,开销
With two houses , three cars and child-support payments , he just couldn't meet his nut, even with a second job . 他有两栋房子、三辆车要维护,还要支付孩子的抚养费。这样的开销他尽管有两份工作也难以为继。
习语
be off your nutdo your nut
a hard/tough nut to crack
the nuts and bolts
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