英语词汇“crux”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	crux
释义	Trends of crux View usage for: crux (krʌks) singular noun The crux of a problem or argument is the most important or difficult part of it which affects everything else. He said the crux of the matter was economic policy. [+ of] Synonyms: crucial point, heart, core, essence More Synonyms of crux crux in British English (krʌks) nounWord forms: plural cruxes or cruces (ˈkruːsiːz) 1. a vital or decisive stage, point, etc (often in the phrase the crux of the matter) 2. a baffling problem or difficulty 3. mountaineering the most difficult and often decisive part of a climb or pitch 4. a rare word for cross Word origin C18: from Latin: cross Crux in British English (krʌks) nounWord forms: Latin genitive Crucis (ˈkruːsɪs) the more formal name for the Southern Cross crux in American English (krʌks; also krʊks) nounWord forms: plural ˈcruxes or ˈcruˌces (ˈkruˌsiz) 1. Heraldry a cross 2. a difficult problem; puzzling thing 3. the essential or deciding point 4. [C-] a small S constellation near the celestial pole containing the Coalsack; the Southern Cross; the Cross Word origin L, cross Examples of 'crux' in a sentence crux It captures the crux point between expectation and fact. Times, Sunday Times (2006) This is the crux of the matter. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But these crux points all turn out to be inconsequential. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The crux of their argument is this. The Times Literary Supplement (2010) That is the crux of this matter about comfort. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Perhaps that is the crux of the problem. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But the crux of the problem lies with the people taking them. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The crux of the issue is dealing with repeat offenders. The Sun (2010) Here we get to the crux of the matter. Times, Sunday Times (2015) And there we have the crux of the problem. The Sun (2006) Eating well may be at the crux of the matter. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Losing weight is just the prologue; learning to live as a slim person is the crux of the story. Times, Sunday Times (2011) That, really, is the crux of the story. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This lie is the crux of the story; it's also responsible for splitting that story into three strands. Times, Sunday Times (2007) That's the skill, to have the empathy and move on and get to the crux of this story. The Sun (2014) Word lists with crux Constellations In other languages crux British English: crux NOUN The crux of a problem or argument is the most important or difficult part of it which affects everything else. He said the crux of the matter was economic policy. American English: crux Brazilian Portuguese: ponto crucial Chinese: 症结 European Spanish: quid French: cœur German: Kern Italian: nodo Japanese: 核心 Korean: 핵심 European Portuguese: ponto crucial Latin American Spanish: quid (noun) in the sense of crucial point Definition a crucial or decisive point He said the crux of the matter was economic policy. Synonyms crucial point heart The heart of the problem is supply and demand. core He has the ability to get straight to the core of a problem. essence Some claim that Ireland's very essence is expressed through its language. nub That, I think, is the nub of the problem. decisive point Additional synonyms in the sense of core Definition the central or essential part of something He has the ability to get straight to the core of a problem. Synonyms heart, essence, nucleus, kernel, crux, gist, nub, pith in the sense of essence Definition the most important and distinctive feature of something, which determines its identity Some claim that Ireland's very essence is expressed through its language. Synonyms fundamental nature, nature, being, life, meaning, heart, spirit, principle, soul, core, substance, significance, entity, bottom line, essential part, kernel, crux, lifeblood, pith, quintessence, basic characteristic, quiddity in the sense of heart Definition the most central part or important part The heart of the problem is supply and demand. Synonyms root, core, essence, centre, nucleus, marrow, hub, kernel, crux, gist, central part, nitty-gritty (informal), nub, pith, quintessence Nearby words of crux crust crustacean crusty crux cry cry off cry something or someone down Synonyms of 'crux' crux Explore 'crux' in the dictionary
随便看	come for come for dinner at, say, 8 o'clock come forward come from come from something come from the wrong side of the tracks come full circle come-get-to-the-point come/get to the point come good come-go-to-someones-aid come/go to someone's aid come hell or high water come here! come-hither come home come home to come-home-to-roost come home to roost chickens come home to roost come in come in! come in for come in for something come in from the cold come in handy

　

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