英语单词

nutshell是什么意思

nutshell

英 ['nʌtʃel] 美 ['nʌtʃɛl]
  • n. 坚果的外壳;小的东西,小容器
  • vt. 概括

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.

双语例句


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。

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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。

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

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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.

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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. ”

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