nub

nub /nʌb/ noun

1 the nub of the problem/matter/argument etc MAINthe main point of a problem etc 问题/事情/争论等的焦点[要点]

The real nub of the matter is money.

问题的实质是钱。

Examples from the Corpus

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.

2. [countableC] a small rounded piece of something, especially a piece that is left after the rest has been eaten, used etc 〔尤指吃剩或用剩的〕小块，小片

Examples from the Corpus

nub• The baby clutched a nub of carrot.• Then the Sheikha took her needle and drove it up through the middle of the quarter-inch nub, anchoring the fabric.• I was just waiting for the discussion to get down to the real nub of things.• Interpersonal skills form the nub of the trainers' course.• And that's the nub of it.• Here we come to the nub of it.• The nub thereof is, of course, that you must first get to know your heron.• Speed is of no consequence, but duration is vital, the very nub of the matter.• The cat shifted about on his lap, clawed at the woolen nubs of his trousers.

Origin nub

(1500-1600) Probably from Low German knubbe

nub noun

Chinese

Corpus

BNC: 20916 COCA: 21059

nub

Important thing or detail: feature, priority, element...

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