单词	nub
释义	nubnub /nʌb/ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINnub Origin: 1500-1600 Probably from Low German knubbe Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES I was just waiting for the discussion to get down to the real nub of things. The baby clutched a nub of carrot. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And that's the nub of it. Here we come to the nub of it. Interpersonal skills form the nub of the trainers' course. Speed is of no consequence, but duration is vital, the very nub of the matter. The nub thereof is, of course, that you must first get to know your heron. The cat shifted about on his lap, clawed at the woolen nubs of his trousers. Then the Sheikha took her needle and drove it up through the middle of the quarter-inch nub, anchoring the fabric. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the nub of the problem/matter/argument etc Even so, some brain cells were still working, as I stared inwardly at the nub of the problem. It sounds perfectly reasonable, but you will perceive that here is the nub of the matter. This is the nub of the matter. This, however, was the nub of the problem. 1the nub of the problem/matter/argument etc the main point of a problem etc:  The real nub of the matter is money.2[countable] a small rounded piece of something, especially a piece that is left after the rest has been eaten, used etc
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