nuts

英 [nʌts]

美 [nʌts]

adj.  疯狂; 执著; 迷恋; 狂热
n.  坚果; 螺母; 螺帽; 人的头(或大脑)
v.  (故意)以头撞击
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IELTS

BNC.37112 / COCA.14807

习惯用语

adj.

from soup to nuts
• 从头到尾；完全；全部
  from beginning to end
• She told me the whole story from soup to nuts.
  她把事情的来龙去脉都告诉了我。

牛津词典

adj.

• 疯狂
  crazy
  1. My friends think I'm nuts for saying yes.
     朋友们认为我答应是疯了。
  2. That phone ringing all the time is driving me nuts !
     那电话铃一直响个不停，吵得我快要发疯了。
• 执著；迷恋；狂热
  very much in love with sb; very enthusiastic about sth
  1. He's absolutely nuts about her.
     他绝对迷恋上她了。

柯林斯词典

• See also:Nuts and seeds are good sources of vitamin E.groundnuthazelnutpeanut
• N-COUNT 螺母;螺帽
  Anutis a thick metal ring which you screw onto a metal rod called a bolt. Nuts and bolts are used to hold things such as pieces of machinery together.
  1. If you want to repair the wheels you just undo the four nuts.
     如果你想修理轮子，只需拧开这4个螺母就行了。
  2. ...nuts and bolts that haven't been tightened up.
     没有拧紧的螺母和螺栓
• N-COUNT 对…着迷的人;…迷
  If you describe someone as, for example, a footballnutor a healthnut, you mean that they are extremely enthusiastic about the thing mentioned.
  1. ...a football nut who spends thousands of pounds travelling to watch games.
     花上几千英镑四处去看比赛的足球迷
• ADJ 狂热的;执著的
  If you arenuts aboutsomething or someone, you like them very much.
  1. They're nuts about the car...
     他们对汽车非常痴迷。
  2. She's nuts about you.
     她迷恋上你了。
• N-COUNT 疯子;狂人
  If you refer to someone as anut, you mean that they are mad.
  1. There's some nut out there with a gun.
     外边有个拿着枪的疯子。
• ADJ 发疯的;愚蠢的
  If you say that someone goesnutsor isnuts, you mean that they go crazy or are very foolish.
  1. You guys are nuts...
     你们这些人简直是有毛病。
  2. A number of the French players went nuts, completely out of control.
     有几个法国运动员简直是疯了，完全失去了控制。
• (一对)睾丸
  A man's testicles can be referred to as hisnuts.
• 脑袋
  Your head can be referred to as yournut.
• PHRASE 大发雷霆;极端恼火
  If someonegoes nuts, or in British Englishdoestheirnut, they become extremely angry.
  1. My father would go nuts if he saw bruises on me...
     如果我爸爸看到我脸上有伤痕，他会气疯的。
  2. We heard your sister doing her nut.
     我们听到你妹妹在大发脾气。
• PHRASE 具体内容;基本内容
  If you talk aboutthe nuts and bolts ofa subject or an activity, you are referring to the detailed practical aspects of it rather than abstract ideas about it.
  1. He's more concerned about the nuts and bolts of location work.
     他更为担忧的是外景拍摄的具体内容。
• PHRASE 难对付的人
  If you think someone is difficult to deal with, you can say they are atough nutor ahard nut.
  1. The Daily Express describes Dr Carey as a pretty tough nut.
     《每日快报》把凯里医生说成是特别难对付的家伙。
• PHRASE 棘手的事;难以解决(或理解)的问题
  If you say that something isa hard nut to crackor atough nut to crack, you mean that it is difficult to do or to understand.
  1. Getting out there is in many ways the hardest nut to crack.
     从很多方面来说，出去交际是最难以做到的事了。

英英释义

adj

• informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
  1. it used to drive my husband balmy
  Synonym:balmybarmybatsbattybonkersbuggycrackedcrackersdaftdottyfruityhaywirekookykookielocoloonyloopynuttyround the bendaround the bendwackywhacky

双语例句

• The machines start to wear down, they don't make as many nuts and bolts as they used to
  机器开始出现磨损，螺母和螺钉的产量不如从前了。
• He's more concerned about the nuts and bolts of location work.
  他更为担忧的是外景拍摄的具体内容。
• Stir the chopped chocolate, fruit and nuts into two-thirds of the cheese mixture.
  把切碎的巧克力、水果和坚果按2比1的比例与奶酪拌成混合物。
• Pecan nuts are delicious both raw and cooked.
  美洲山核桃不论生的还是熟的都很好吃。
• A person who is allergic to cashews may break out in a rash when he consumes these nuts
  对腰果过敏的人吃了这些坚果后身上可能会出疹子。
• These nuts have been market tested and found to be most suited to the Australian palate
  这些坚果已经做过市场测试，结果发现它们最合澳大利亚人的口味。
• He is nuts about football.
  他对足球爱得着迷。
• If you want to repair the wheels you just undo the four nuts.
  如果你想修理轮子，只需拧开这4个螺母就行了。
• The kernel of most nuts is eatable.
  坚果的仁儿多半可以吃。
• He may break out in a rash when he eats these nuts
  他吃了这些坚果可能会长皮疹。