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单词 cruces
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cru•ces  (kro̅o̅′sēz),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a pl. of crux. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
crux /krʌks/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. crux•es, cru•ces 
    /ˈkrusiz/.USA pronunciation  
  1. the central or most important point;
    essence: The crux of the matter is that he's going to resign unless we do something about it.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
crux  (kruks),USA pronunciation n., pl. crux•es, cru•ces 
    (kro̅o̅′sēz).USA pronunciation 
  1. a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point:The crux of the trial was his whereabouts at the time of the murder.
  2. a cross.
  3. something that torments by its puzzling nature;
    a perplexing difficulty.
  • Neo-Latin crux (interpretum) (commentators') torment, a difficult passage in a text; compare crucial
  • Latin: stake, scaffold, or cross used in executions, torment; figurative senses perh.
  • 1635–45
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged essence, heart, core, gist.

Crux  (kruks),USA pronunciation n., [gen.] Cru•cis (kro̅o̅′sis).USA pronunciation n., [gen.] Cru•cis 
  1. AstronomySee Southern Cross. 
  • Latin: a cross

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
crux /krʌks/ n ( pl cruxes, 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
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: cross
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