kernel
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɜː.nəl/us/ˈkɝː.nəl/kernelnoun[C](PLANT PART)
thepartof anutthat is inside theshelland can beeaten
(坚果可食用的)仁,核thewholeseedof themaizeplant
(玉米的)颗粒,粒Fruits & seeds & their parts
- ackee
- aronia
- bergamot
- boll
- bur
- chia
- cocoa bean
- coffee bean
- conker
- drupe
- endosperm
- fruiterer
- grain
- nut
- oilseed
- pip
- rind
- seed corn
- seed potato
- thistledown
kernelnoun[C](IMPORTANT PART)
the mostimportantpartof something,althoughit might not always beeasytofind:
核心,中心,要点There is often a kerneloftruthin what they say.他们的话里常常包含些真理。
Important and essential things
- -based
- amenity
- bare
- be-all
- big league
- focal point
- foreground
- fulcrum
- fundament
- grandaddy
- heavyweight
- hot button
- imperative
- name
- need
- nexus
- nub
- the grandaddy ofsomethingidiom
- the name of the gameidiom
- you can't make bricks without strawidiom