nut
noun
uk/nʌt/us/nʌt/nutnoun(FOOD)
B2[C]
thedryfruitofparticulartreesthatgrowsin a hardshelland can often beeaten:
坚果aBrazil/cashewnut巴西坚果／腰果
Sprinkle someroastedchoppednuts ontop.往表面撒些烤过的碎果仁。
- Hecracked(open) the nuts with hishands.
- "I'mallergicto nuts." "So is mybrother."
- Squirrelsstore(up) nuts for thewinter.
- Vegans get all theproteinthey need from nuts,seeds,beansandcereals.
- These nuts areaddictive- I can'tstopeatingthem.
Fruits & seeds & their parts
- ackee
- aronia
- bergamot
- boll
- bur
- chia
- cocoa bean
- coffee bean
- conker
- drupe
- endosperm
- fruiterer
- grain
- kernel
- oilseed
- pip
- rind
- seed corn
- seed potato
- thistledown
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Types of edible nut
nutnoun(METAL OBJECT)
[C]
asmallpieceofmetalwith aholein it through which you put abolt:
螺母，螺帽Nuts andboltsare used toholdpiecesofmachinerytogether.螺帽和螺栓用来把机器零件拼装在一起。
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Nuts, bolts & screws
- bolt
- nail
- rivet
- screw
- thread
- wing nut
nutnoun(PERSON)
[C]offensive,informal
apersonwho ismentallyill:
He was a nut. Aninteresting,talentednut, but a nut all the same.
[C]informal
apersonwhobehavesin a verysilly,stupid, orstrangeway:
Whatkindof nut wouldleaveacaron arailwaytrack?哪个疯子会把车停在铁轨上？
[C]informal
someone who isextremelyenthusiasticabout aparticularactivityor thing:
对…入迷的人James is atennisnut - heplayseveryday.詹姆斯是个网球迷——他每天都打网球。
See also
nutsadjectiveinformal
- He's a nut, he's acrazyguy.
- Somepeoplemaylookat me andthinkI'm a nut tolivein such atinyapartment.
- Iworkout sevendaysaweek. I'm a nut.
- You don't have to be acarnut tocarewhat youdrive.
Stupid and silly people
- airhead
- berk
- birdbrain
- blithering idiot
- blockhead
- dumb-ass
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- eejit
- mutt
- need
- needyourhead examinedidiom
- nimrod
- nincompoop
- stupid
- thicko
- tosser
- troglodyte
- turkey
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Enthusiasts
nutnoun(HEAD)
[C]UKslang
a person'shead:
脑袋Come on,useyournut(=thinkclearly)!好啦，动动你的脑子！
The head
- acephalous
- basilar
- bonce
- brachiocephalic
- capitis
- cranium
- crown
- head
- headless
- microcephaly
- multi-headed
- noddle
- noggin
- occiput
- pate
- scalene
- scalenes
- scalenus
- scalp
- skull
nutnoun(MONEY)
[U]USinformal
theamountofmoneynecessarytooperateabusinessorcoveryourcosts:
运作经费，开销With twohouses, threecarsand child-supportpayments, he just couldn'tmeethis nut,evenwith a secondjob.他有两栋房子、三辆车要维护，还要支付孩子的抚养费。这样的开销他尽管有两份工作也难以为继。
Amounts of money
- bank
- bounty
- buck
- capital
- circumstance
- coin
- fisc
- have/getyoursnout in the troughidiom
- holdback
- kitty
- living wage
- means
- money supply
- payout
- pool
- slush fund
- sub
- sum
- surplus
- trough
Idioms
be offyournut
doyournut
a hard/tough nut to crack
the nuts and bolts
a tough/hard nut
nut
verb[T]
UKinformaluk/nʌt/us/nʌt/tohitsomeone or something withyourhead:
用头撞Theguyturnedround and nutted him.那人转过身来，一头向他撞去。
Hitting and beating
- at-risk
- bangsomeoneup
- basher
- bashing
- battered
- brain
- bunch
- butt
- deck
- head-butt
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
- mess
- swing
- tansomeone'shideidiom
- wallop
- whop
- whup