nugget

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Related topics: Geology, Food

nug·get /ˈnʌɡɪt/ noun [countableC]

1 HEGa small rough piece of a valuable metal found in the earth 〔天然〕块金；矿块

a gold nugget

天然金块

2 DFa small round piece of food 〔食物的〕小圆块

chicken nuggets

鸡块

3 nugget of information/wisdom etc PIECEa piece of valuable information, advice etc 有价值的信息/至理名言等

It took months to extract that nugget of information from them.

花了好几个月才从他们那儿套出一点有用的信息来。

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nugget of information/wisdom etc• Knowledge Adventure is very good at throwing out nuggets of information, and placing them into some sort of context.• The room grew silent as we all digested this nugget of wisdom.

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nugget• The gold was found in both dust and nuggets.• In another case, a student was disciplined for aiming a chicken nugget as if it were a gun.• Instead she found a large metal key in the box of chicken nuggets and fries.• Glittering nuggets loose on the ground scattered everywhere.• Most especially, notice the little pieces of polenta floating in the dough, like little gold nuggets.• gold nuggets• Along the way, a couple of good gossip nuggets emerge.• Big shiny chunks, thin pale nuggets, dull velvety dust, huge rocks like slippery ice.• The larger the filing system, the less likely you are to find that nugget of hidden gold when you want it.

gold nugget• Most especially, notice the little pieces of polenta floating in the dough, like little gold nuggets.

Origin nugget

(1800-1900) Perhaps from English dialect nug “block, lump”

nug·get noun

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