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单词 nut
释义 nut
n. & v.
--n
  1. a a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel. b this kernel.
  2. a pod containing hard seeds.
  3. a small usu. square or hexagonal flat piece of metal or other material with a threaded hole through it for screwing on the end of a bolt to secure it.
  4. sl. a person's head.
  5. sl. a a crazy or eccentric person. b an obsessive enthusiast or devotee (a health-food nut).
  6. a small lump of coal, butter, etc.
  7. a a device fitted to the bow of a violin for adjusting its tension. b the fixed ridge on the neck of a stringed instrument over which the strings pass.
  8. (in pl.) coarse sl. the testicles.
--vintr. (nutted, nutting) seek or gather nuts (go nutting).
Phrases and idioms
do one's nut sl. be extremely angry or agitated. for nuts colloq. even tolerably well (cannot sing for nuts). nut cutlet a cutlet-shaped portion of meat-substitute, made from nuts etc. nut-house sl. a mental home or hospital. nut-oil an oil obtained from hazelnuts and walnuts and used in paints and varnishes. nuts and bolts colloq. the practical details. nut-tree any tree bearing nuts, esp. a hazel. off one's nut sl. crazy.
Derivatives
nutlike adj.
Etymology: OE hnutu f. Gmc
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