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nitty-gritty

/nit-ee-grit-ee/US // ˈnɪt iˈgrɪt i //UK // (ˈnɪtɪˈɡrɪtɪ) //

细枝末节,细致入微,琐碎的事情,琐事

Related Words

kernel内核,核心,内心,仁substance物质,物体,物质的,物质上gist要点,主旨,要领,主要内容core核心,核心部分,核心内容,核心提示fundamentals基本原理,基本面,基础知识,基本原则essence精髓,精华,精英,精粹focus焦点,关注,重点,焦点问题reality现实,实际情况,现实中的,现实中heart心,心脏,心灵,心儿quintessence精髓,精华,精英,精华液basics基础知识,基本知识,基本原理,基本情况soul灵魂,魂,灵魂人物,灵魂深处root根,根基,根源,根部meat肉类,肉類,肉食bottom line底线,底线是什么,底线是brass tacks铜制大头针,铜钉,铜钉子,黄铜钉meat and potatoes肉和土豆,肉和马铃薯,肉类和土豆,肉类和薯类name of the game游戏名称,游戏名,游戏名字,名称nuts and bolts螺母和螺栓,坚果和螺栓,螺帽和螺栓,螺母和螺钉heart of the matter问题的核心,问题的核心所在,问题的核心内容,问题的核心是

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the essential substance or details of a matter; basics; crux: Let's skip the chitchat and get down to the nitty-gritty.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : fundamental, detailed, or probing: nitty-gritty questions.
    • : direct and practical: nitty-gritty advice; a nitty-gritty system.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounbasic facts
Synonyms
basics基础知识,基本知识,基本原理,基本情况core核心,核心部分,核心内容,核心提示essence精髓,精华,精英,精粹focus焦点,关注,重点,焦点问题fundamentals基本原理,基本面,基础知识,基本原则gist要点,主旨,要领,主要内容heart心,心脏,心灵,心儿kernel内核,核心,内心,仁meat肉类,肉類,肉食quintessence精髓,精华,精英,精华液reality现实,实际情况,现实中的,现实中root根,根基,根源,根部soul灵魂,魂,灵魂人物,灵魂深处substance物质,物体,物质的,物质上bottom line底线,底线是什么,底线是brass tacks铜制大头针,铜钉,铜钉子,黄铜钉chief part首长部分,首席部分,首要部分,首领部分chief thing首要事情,首要事物,首要的事情,首领cold fact冷酷的事实,冰冷的事实,寒冷的事实,冷酷无情的事实essential details基本细节,重要细节,必要的细节,重要的细节essential part重要部分,基本部分,必要部分,重要的部分hard fact铁的事实,硬事实,硬性事实,铁的事实是heart of the matter问题的核心,问题的核心所在,问题的核心内容,问题的核心是important matter重要事项,重要的事情,要事,重要的事meat and potatoes肉和土豆,肉和马铃薯,肉类和土豆,肉类和薯类name of the game游戏名称,游戏名,游戏名字,名称nuts and bolts螺母和螺栓,坚果和螺栓,螺帽和螺栓,螺母和螺钉the facts事实,事实是,事实真相,事实情况the name of the game游戏的名称,游戏名称,游戏的名字,游戏名

Examples

  • Though it may have been a depressing environment, the gritty streets of Washington gave Gil plenty of inspiration for his lyrics.

  • The dramatic popularization of a phrase like “nitty-gritty” demonstrates that language is always changing across social contexts.

  • By Rich Goldstein Are audiences tired with caped crusaders and gritty reboots?

  • Are audiences tired with caped crusaders and gritty reboots?

  • You really were ahead of your time with Twin Peaks—this gritty, engrossing serial TV drama.

  • Its quality is determined by the greater or less proportion of silicious or gritty matter with which its fibres are associated.

  • Gasping for breath and crunching for foothold the sidewalk people breasted the gritty cold.

  • Let us sit down here facing it by these broken stones, where we can be a little sheltered from the chilly wind and gritty sand.

  • Put ammonia or borax in the water used, or else rub the glass with whiting, or a scouring soap which is not gritty.

  • Over the lamentable procession hung a fog of gritty chalk particles that had been winnowed up by the plodding feet.

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