kernel
noun /ˈkɜːnl/
/ˈkɜːrnl/
- the inner part of a nut or seed
(坚果或籽粒的)仁,核 - pine/apricot kernels
松仁;杏仁
Homophones colonel | kernelcolonel kernel/ˈkɜːnl//ˈkɜːrnl/- colonel noun
- The colonel yelled out to his troops.
上校向他的部队大声喊叫。
- The colonel yelled out to his troops.
- kernel noun
- The sun-dried tomato and pine kernel topping was delicious.
晒干的西红柿和松仁浇头很好吃。
- The sun-dried tomato and pine kernel topping was delicious.
- pine/apricot kernels
- the central, most important part of an idea or a subject
(思想或主题的)核心,中心,要点 - the kernel of her argument
她的论据的核心。 - There may be a kernel of truth (= a small amount of truth) in what she said.
她说的话可能有一定的真实性。
- the kernel of her argument
词源Old English cyrnel, diminutive of corn (the plant).