nutshell
US /ˈnʌt.ʃel/
UK /ˈnʌt.ʃel/
名词
坚果壳
the shell of a nut
示例:
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The squirrel cracked open the nutshell to get to the kernel.
松鼠敲开坚果壳以取出果仁。
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The ground was littered with broken nutshells.
地上散落着破碎的坚果壳。
短语
简而言之, 概括地说
in a very brief and concise form
示例:
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To put it in a nutshell, the project failed.
简而言之，项目失败了。
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Can you explain the whole situation in a nutshell?
你能简要地解释一下整个情况吗？