nutshell
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++nut·shell /ˈnʌt-ʃel/ noun [countable] 1 in a nutshell SUMMARIZEused when you are stating the main facts about something in a short clear way 一言以蔽之，简括地说，用一句话概括 Okay, that’s our proposal in a nutshell. Any questions? 好了，简单地说我们的提议就是这样，有什么问题吗？2. DFHBPthe hard outer part of a nut 坚果的外壳
Examples from the Corpus
nutshell• My hon. Friend had it in a nutshell.• That, for me, sums up the movie in a nutshell.• She had summed up his immediate task in a nutshell.• There in a nutshell, as my father put it, was the whole thing.• This, in a nutshell, is how closed organizational systems become self-defeating.• In a nutshell, be sure of your requirements before choosing a printer.• In a nutshell, this is how it appears to me.nut·shell nounChineseSyllable
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nutshell
nut‧shell /ˈnʌt-ʃel/
noun [countable]
1. in a nutshell used when you are stating the main facts about something in a short clear way:
Okay, that’s our proposal in a nutshell. Any questions?
2. the hard outer part of a nut
nut‧shell /ˈnʌt-ʃel/
noun [countable]1. in a nutshell used when you are stating the main facts about something in a short clear way:
2. the hard outer part of a nut
