nut —— 《朗文当代高级英语辞典》中的释义

China

Language:	Old English
Origin:	hnutu

nut
1 noun

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[countable]

food

DFHBP a dry brown fruit inside a hard shell, that grows on a tree:

a pine nut

roasted nuts

We were sitting round the fire cracking nuts (=opening them).

TD a small piece of metal with a hole through the middle which is screwed onto a bolt to fasten things together:

Use a wrench to loosen the nut.

informal someone who is crazy or behaves strangely:

My dad is such a nut.

What are you, some kind of nut?

informal someone who is very interested in golf etc [↪ fanatic]:

You don't have to be a sports nut to enjoy skiing.

[plural] informal a man's testicles

informal the practical details of a subject or job:

the nuts and bolts of government

informal someone who is difficult to deal with:

He may have softened a bit in his old age but he's still a tough nut.

a difficult problem or situation:

Celtic have lost only once this season and will be a tough nut to crack.

British English spoken informal to be crazy:

You must be off your nut!

British English spoken to become very angry or worried:

I didn't get home till three - my mum did her nut!

British English spoken old-fashioned your head or brain

somebody's nut

Oh come on, use your nut!

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