nut
noun /nʌt/
/nʌt/
Idioms - enlarge image(often in compounds
常构成复合词 坚果 - to crack a nut (= open it)
破开坚果 - a cashew nut
腰果 - a hazelnut
榛子 - nuts and raisins
果仁和葡萄干 - chopped nuts
切碎的坚果 - She is allergic to nuts.
她对坚果过敏。 - She has a severe nut allergy.
她对坚果严重过敏。 - a nut roast/cutlet
坚果烤肉/牛排
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cashew
- macadamia
- pistachio
- …
- crack
- shell
- allergy
- oil
- tree
- …
- to crack a nut (= open it)
- enlarge imagea small piece of metal with a hole through the centre that is screwed onto a bolt to hold pieces of wood, parts of machines, etc. together
螺母；螺帽 - to tighten a nut
拧紧螺母 - a wheel nut
车轮螺母 - a jar full of nuts and bolts
装满螺母和螺栓的坛子
Collocations Dictionaryverb + nut- put on
- screw on
- tighten
- …
- nuts and bolts
- to tighten a nut
- (British English, slang) a person’s head or brain
人的头（或大脑） - (British English also nutter)(informal) a strange or crazy person
怪人；疯子 - He's a complete nut, if you ask me.
要我说，他是个十足的疯子。
- He's a complete nut, if you ask me.
- (informal) (in compounds
构成复合词 着迷的人；专注于某事的人；…迷 - a fitness/tennis/computer nut
健身/网球/电脑迷
- a fitness/tennis/computer nut
- nuts[plural] (slang) a man’s testicles
睾丸
词源Old English hnutu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noot and German Nuss.
Idioms
do your nut
- (British English, informal) to become very angry
暴跳如雷；气炸 - She’ll do her nut when she finds out!
她发现后会发疯的！
- She’ll do her nut when she finds out!
a hard/tough nut
- (informal) a person who is difficult to deal with or to influence
难对付的人；难说服的人
a hard/tough nut (to crack)
- a difficult problem or situation to deal with
棘手的问题；不好对付的情形
the nuts and bolts (of something)
- (informal) the basic practical details of a subject or an activity
基本要点 - The documentary focuses on the real nuts and bolts of the film-making process.
这个纪录片关注的是电影拍摄过程中的具体细节。
- The documentary focuses on the real nuts and bolts of the film-making process.
off your nut
- (British English, informal) crazy
疯狂
use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
- to use more force than is necessary
抡着大锤砸核桃；杀鸡用牛刀