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tough nut to crack

/nuht/US // nʌt //UK // (nʌt) //

难啃的骨头,难啃的硬骨头,难解之谜,难解的难题

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
    • : the kernel itself.
    • : Botany. a hard, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn.
    • : any of various devices or ornaments resembling a nut.
    • : a block, usually of metal and generally square or hexagonal, perforated with a threaded hole so that it can be screwed down on a bolt to hold together objects through which the bolt passes.
    • : Slang. the head.
    • : Slang. a person who is very enthusiastic about something; buff; enthusiast; devotee: He's a real circus nut.an extremely concerned or zealous person: My boss is a nut on double-checking everything.
    • : Slang. a foolish, silly, or eccentric person.an insane person; psychotic.
    • : Slang: Vulgar. a testis.
    • : Informal. the operating expenses, usually figured weekly, of a theatrical production or other commercial enterprise; a break-even point.the total cost of producing a theatrical production or of forming and opening any new business venture.
    • : Music. the ledge, as of ebony, at the upper end of the fingerboard, over which the strings pass.the movable piece at the lower end of the bow, by means of which the hairs may be slackened or tightened.
    • : Printing. en.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    nut·ted, nut·ting.

    • : to seek for or gather nuts: to go nutting in late autumn.

Phrases

  • nuts about, be
  • nuts and bolts, the
  • drive someone crazy (nuts)
  • from soup to nuts
  • hard nut to crack

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inobdurate
Synonyms
adamant坚定不移地,坚定不移的,坚定不移,坚定的bullhead牛头,牛头人,牛头牌,牛头角callous冷酷无情,冷酷无情的人,冷酷无情的,冷漠cold fish冷水鱼,凉拌鱼,冷门鱼,凉鱼dogged执着的,执着,艰难的,坚定不移firm公司,坚定的,坚实的,坚固的fixed固定的,固定,固定式,固定不变hard艰苦,艰难的,艰难,艰苦的hard-boiled煮熟的,煮沸的,煮沸,煮熟了的hard-hearted铁石心肠的人,铁石心肠,铁石心肠的,铁石心肠的家伙hard-nosed坚韧不拔,坚硬的,强硬的,坚韧的harsh严厉的,苛刻的,严酷的,严厉heartless无情,没心没肺,无情的,无情无义immovable不动的,不动产,不动摇的,不动摇implacable坚定不移,坚定不移的,坚定不移地,坚忍不拔indurate缩略语,不清楚的,缩略图,缩微的inexorable无可阻挡的,不可阻挡的,无情的,无可阻挡inflexible僵硬的,僵硬,僵化的,僵化iron铁,铁的,铁的的,强的mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是mulish闷闷不乐,闷声发大财,闷骚,闷闷不乐的obstinate倔强,倔强的,顽固的,顽固perverse反常的,反常,乖张,悖逆的relentless不屈不挠的,不懈的,无情的,不屈不挠rigid刚性,僵化,刚性的,僵硬的set in stone镶嵌在石头上的,镶嵌在石头上,镶嵌在石头上的石头,镶嵌在石头上的东西stiff-necked顽固的,顽固,坚韧不拔的,坚韧不拔thick-skinned脸皮厚,厚脸皮,脸皮厚的,脸皮很厚tough艰难的,艰难,坚韧,坚韧的unbending不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,倔强的,不屈服uncompassionate毫无同情心,毫无怜悯之心,毫无同情心的,无同情心uncompromising不妥协的,不妥协,不屈不挠,毫不妥协uncooperative不合作的,不合作,不合作的人,不配合的unemotional无感情的,无情的,无感情,毫无感情色彩unfeeling冷酷无情,无情,无情的人,无情的unimpressible难以想象,难以想象的,难以置信,不合心意unrelenting不停地,马不停蹄,不停的,不懈的unshakable不动摇,不可动摇,坚定不移,不可动摇的unsympathetic不仁不义,冷酷无情,不同情,冷酷无情的人unyielding不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,坚忍不拔,坚韧不拔
as inrigid
Synonyms
adamant坚定不移地,坚定不移的,坚定不移,坚定的austere朴素的,朴素,拙朴的,拙朴definite明确的,确切的,明确,确定的exact确实,精确的,精准的,确实的fixed固定的,固定,固定式,固定不变hard-line强硬派,强硬路线,强硬,强硬的harsh严厉的,苛刻的,严酷的,严厉inflexible僵硬的,僵硬,僵化的,僵化intransigent顽固的,顽固不化,顽固,坚定不移的rigorous严格的,严谨的,严格,严格执行solid固体,坚实的,实体,扎实stern严厉的,严苛的,严酷的,严正的stringent严格的,严苛的,严谨的,严厉的uncompromising不妥协的,不妥协,不屈不挠,毫不妥协unyielding不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,坚忍不拔,坚韧不拔adamantine羼金,羼杂物,羼水,羼杂的bullheaded牛头不对马嘴,牛头不对马嘴的,牛头不对马嘴的人,牛头马面changeless无变化,无变化的,无改变,无改变的chiseled凿刻的,凿出的,锲而不舍,凿开的dead set死定,死定的,死定了,死定的东西determined决心,坚定的,坚定不移,坚定不移地firm公司,坚定的,坚实的,坚固的hard艰苦,艰难的,艰难,艰苦的incompliant不符合规定,不符合规定的,不符合要求,不符合要求的inelastic无弹性,无弹性的,非弹性,没有弹性inexorable无可阻挡的,不可阻挡的,无情的,无可阻挡invariable不变的,一成不变的,一成不变,无变化的locked in锁定,锁住了,被锁定,锁定了obdurate顽固的,顽固不化,顽固,顽强的set设置,一组,一套,集set in stone镶嵌在石头上的,镶嵌在石头上,镶嵌在石头上的石头,镶嵌在石头上的东西single-minded一心一意,一心一意的,一心一意地,一心一德static静电,静电的strait-laced狭隘的,狭义的,狭路相逢,拮据的unalterable不可改变的,不可改变,不可更改的,不可更改unbending不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,倔强的,不屈服unbreakable牢不可破,牢不可破的,坚不可摧,坚不可摧的unchanging不变的,不变,不改变的,不改变undeviating不变的,不间断的,不间断地,不变的是unmoving不动声色,不动的,不动摇的,不动声色的unpermissive放任自流,不宽容,不宽容的人,不宽容的unrelenting不停地,马不停蹄,不停的,不懈的
Antonyms
as inmystery
Synonyms
conundrum谜题,谜团,谜语,谜底enigma谜团,谜题,谜底,谜一样的东西problem问题,问题所在,问题的,问题的解决question问题,疑问,疑问句riddle谜题,谜团,谜语,灯谜secrecy秘密,保密性,隐秘性,秘密性subtlety细致,精妙的,精妙,细致的thriller惊悚片,惊心动魄,惊悚小说,惊悚abstruseness沕沕水,罡风,渊源,沕沕水市charade招摇撞骗,骗局,戏法,骗人的把戏chiller冷水机,冷风机,制冷机,冷水机组cliffhanger悬崖勒马,悬念,悬而未决crux症结,症结所在,关键点,关键cryptogram密码图,密文,加密图,加密difficulty困难,难度,难点,困难重重grabber抓取者,抓取器,攫取者,抓斗inscrutability高深莫测,高瞻远瞩,高深莫测的,高密性mystification神化,神秘化,神化现象,神化作用occult玄学,非自然,隐秘,玄秘oracle神谕,神谕者,甲骨文,神谕学perplexity困惑,迷茫,迷惑,疑惑poser造型师,装腔作势,装腔作势者,冒充者puzzlement不解之谜,困惑,谜团,不解rebus缰绳,重音符号,重音符,重音rune符文,符石,符咒,符码sphinx狮身人面像,斯芬克斯,狮身人面,狮身人面兽心stickler执拗的人,坚守者,坚持不懈,拘泥于此stumper跳楼者,跳楼的人,跳远者,跳线teaser预告,预告片,戏弄,挑逗twister龙卷风,漩涡,捻线机,捻线器whodunit侦探案,侦探小说,悬案,侦探why为什么,为何brainteaser脑筋急转弯,脑筋急转弯游戏,脑力激荡,益智游戏braintwister脑筋急转弯,脑筋动手术,大脑的烦恼closed book闭卷,封面书,封闭书,不公开的书inscrutableness高深莫测,不透明性,不确定性,不透明mindboggler脑筋急转弯,脑筋急转弯的人,脑力劳动者,脑筋急转弯的家伙sixty-four-thousand-dollar question六万四千美元的问题,六千四百元的问题,六十四万美金的问题,六万四千美元问题
as inriddle
Synonyms
complexity复杂性,复杂度,复杂程度,的复杂性conundrum谜题,谜团,谜语,谜底dilemma两难境地,困境,进退两难的局面,窘境enigma谜团,谜题,谜底,谜一样的东西mystery神秘,神秘的,谜团,神秘感puzzle谜题,难题,拼图,谜团quandary左右为难,纠结,窘境,两难teaser预告,预告片,戏弄,挑逗bewilderment困惑,迷惑,疑惑,困惑症charade招摇撞骗,骗局,戏法,骗人的把戏complication复杂化,复杂性,复杂情况,复杂问题confusion混乱,迷惑,混乱局面,困惑cryptogram密码图,密文,加密图,加密distraction分心,分散注意力,分心术,分心的问题doubt疑惑,疑问,疑虑,疑点embarrassment尴尬,窘迫,窘迫感,困窘entanglement纠缠,纠葛,纠结,缠结intricacy复杂性,错综复杂,复杂,复杂度labyrinth迷宫,迷路,迷途,迷宫式maze迷宫,迷阵,迷雾,迷魂阵mystification神化,神秘化,神化现象,神化作用perplexity困惑,迷茫,迷惑,疑惑plight处境,困境,地步,苦难poser造型师,装腔作势,装腔作势者,冒充者predicament窘境,困境,困局,窘况problem问题,问题所在,问题的,问题的解决puzzlement不解之谜,困惑,谜团,不解question问题,疑问,疑问句rebus缰绳,重音符号,重音符,重音stickler执拗的人,坚守者,坚持不懈,拘泥于此strait窄窄的,狭窄的,窄的,窄窄地stumper跳楼者,跳楼的人,跳远者,跳线twister龙卷风,漩涡,捻线机,捻线器brain-twister脑筋急转弯,绕口令,绕指柔,绕脑closed book闭卷,封面书,封闭书,不公开的书knotty question难题,疑难问题,疑难杂症,难解的问题mind-boggler令人费解的事,令人费解的是,令人费解sixty-four dollar question六十四元问题,六十四美元的问题,六十四元的问题tough proposition难题,艰难的命题,艰难的提议,艰难的建议
as inperplexity
Synonyms
puzzlement不解之谜,困惑,谜团,不解abstruseness沕沕水,罡风,渊源,沕沕水市charade招摇撞骗,骗局,戏法,骗人的把戏chiller冷水机,冷风机,制冷机,冷水机组cliffhanger悬崖勒马,悬念,悬而未决conundrum谜题,谜团,谜语,谜底crux症结,症结所在,关键点,关键cryptogram密码图,密文,加密图,加密difficulty困难,难度,难点,困难重重enigma谜团,谜题,谜底,谜一样的东西grabber抓取者,抓取器,攫取者,抓斗inscrutability高深莫测,高瞻远瞩,高深莫测的,高密性mystification神化,神秘化,神化现象,神化作用occult玄学,非自然,隐秘,玄秘oracle神谕,神谕者,甲骨文,神谕学poser造型师,装腔作势,装腔作势者,冒充者problem问题,问题所在,问题的,问题的解决puzzle谜题,难题,拼图,谜团puzzler谜题,拼图者,谜语,拼图question问题,疑问,疑问句rebus缰绳,重音符号,重音符,重音riddle谜题,谜团,谜语,灯谜rune符文,符石,符咒,符码secrecy秘密,保密性,隐秘性,秘密性sphinx狮身人面像,斯芬克斯,狮身人面,狮身人面兽心stickler执拗的人,坚守者,坚持不懈,拘泥于此stumper跳楼者,跳楼的人,跳远者,跳线subtlety细致,精妙的,精妙,细致的teaser预告,预告片,戏弄,挑逗thriller惊悚片,惊心动魄,惊悚小说,惊悚twister龙卷风,漩涡,捻线机,捻线器whodunit侦探案,侦探小说,悬案,侦探why为什么,为何brainteaser脑筋急转弯,脑筋急转弯游戏,脑力激荡,益智游戏braintwister脑筋急转弯,脑筋动手术,大脑的烦恼closed book闭卷,封面书,封闭书,不公开的书inscrutableness高深莫测,不透明性,不确定性,不透明mindboggler脑筋急转弯,脑筋急转弯的人,脑力劳动者,脑筋急转弯的家伙sixty-four-thousand-dollar question六万四千美元的问题,六千四百元的问题,六十四万美金的问题,六万四千美元问题
as inpuzzler
Synonyms
abstruseness沕沕水,罡风,渊源,沕沕水市charade招摇撞骗,骗局,戏法,骗人的把戏chiller冷水机,冷风机,制冷机,冷水机组cliffhanger悬崖勒马,悬念,悬而未决conundrum谜题,谜团,谜语,谜底crux症结,症结所在,关键点,关键cryptogram密码图,密文,加密图,加密difficulty困难,难度,难点,困难重重enigma谜团,谜题,谜底,谜一样的东西grabber抓取者,抓取器,攫取者,抓斗inscrutability高深莫测,高瞻远瞩,高深莫测的,高密性mystification神化,神秘化,神化现象,神化作用occult玄学,非自然,隐秘,玄秘oracle神谕,神谕者,甲骨文,神谕学perplexity困惑,迷茫,迷惑,疑惑poser造型师,装腔作势,装腔作势者,冒充者problem问题,问题所在,问题的,问题的解决puzzle谜题,难题,拼图,谜团puzzlement不解之谜,困惑,谜团,不解question问题,疑问,疑问句rebus缰绳,重音符号,重音符,重音riddle谜题,谜团,谜语,灯谜rune符文,符石,符咒,符码secrecy秘密,保密性,隐秘性,秘密性sphinx狮身人面像,斯芬克斯,狮身人面,狮身人面兽心stickler执拗的人,坚守者,坚持不懈,拘泥于此stumper跳楼者,跳楼的人,跳远者,跳线subtlety细致,精妙的,精妙,细致的teaser预告,预告片,戏弄,挑逗thriller惊悚片,惊心动魄,惊悚小说,惊悚twister龙卷风,漩涡,捻线机,捻线器whodunit侦探案,侦探小说,悬案,侦探why为什么,为何brainteaser脑筋急转弯,脑筋急转弯游戏,脑力激荡,益智游戏braintwister脑筋急转弯,脑筋动手术,大脑的烦恼closed book闭卷,封面书,封闭书,不公开的书inscrutableness高深莫测,不透明性,不确定性,不透明mindboggler脑筋急转弯,脑筋急转弯的人,脑力劳动者,脑筋急转弯的家伙sixty-four-thousand-dollar question六万四千美元的问题,六千四百元的问题,六十四万美金的问题,六万四千美元问题

Examples

  • When Yi and Ambopteryx first appeared in the late Jurassic Period, they could feast on seeds, insects, and small nuts without much competition.

  • Schneider’s strategy emphasizes the kinds of nuts-and-bolts of energy management capabilities that clients demand as they chart out an emissions-cutting strategy.

  • Aiming to distinguish itself from other vegan ice cream makers, Eclipse makes its ice cream base in a kitchen, not a lab, using only whole, sustainable ingredients—no GMOs, no nuts, no soy, no coconut, and no gluten.

  • Using a book like Peterson’s Field Guide to Wild Edible Plants can help you to safely identify and prepare tree nuts, seeds, roots and many other edible plant parts.

  • The network then groups items together so it can understand, for example, that trail mix has more in common with dried fruit or nuts than it does with coffee.

  • Beech-Nut is still in existence, and is the third largest baby food manufacturer in the United States.

  • White King Soap sponsored the show on the West Coast, and Beech-Nut Gum in the East.

  • The Donbass region is a harder nut to crack—the Ukrainians are determined to keep it.

  • During the first 32 minutes of Left Behind, the message is this: Christians are nut jobs.

  • Bob McDonnell went from GOP family-values godsend to blaming everything on his ‘nut bag’ wife.

  • This was a hard nut to crack, if his past were not to be ruthlessly severed from Angel's by a word.

  • It is prepared from the nut of the areca palm, one of the most beautiful trees in the world.

  • For each guest there was a cocoa-nut shell, half-filled with miti, a sourish beverage extracted from the cocoa-palm.

  • We had each of us a fresh cocoa-nut with a hole bored in it, containing at least a pint of clear, sweet-tasting water.

  • It is about the size of a nut, with a brown verrucous outside; the edible part is white and tender, and the kernel black.