nutshell
- 英式英标[\'nʌtʃɛl]
- 美式音标[\'nʌtʃel]
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.
实用例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The nutshell includes the kernel.
- 果壳裹住果仁.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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. ”
来自《简明英汉词典》
