| 单词 | to put in a nutshell |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put in a nutshell d. in a nutshell: (used as adj. or adv.) in a few words; concisely stated, encapsulated. Also in to put in a nutshell. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adverb] > in short at a (also one) wordOE at few wordsOE shortly1303 in short wordsc1380 oncec1384 in short and plainc1386 in sum?a1425 at short wordsa1450 at short1513 briefly?1521 in a word1522 in one word1522 with a word1522 summa1535 to be short1544 in (the) fine1545 in few1550 summarily1567 in a sum1574 in shorta1577 in brief1609 briefa1616 in a little1623 tout court1747 sans phrase1808 in a nutshell1822 in nuce1854 1822 R. Heber Let. 23 Dec. in A. Heber Life R. Heber (1830) II. xxi. 104 The question lies in a nutshell. 1831 T. L. Peacock Crotchet Castle ii. 25 There, sir, is political economy in a nutshell. 1841 W. M. Thackeray Second Funeral Napoleon ii In a nutshell, you have the whole matter. 1879 R. Browning Ned Bratts in Idyls I. 210 You have my history in a nutshell. 1914 ‘I. Hay’ Lighter Side School Life viii. 207 That is the Public School Attitude in a nutshell. 1958 J. Wain Contenders iv. 72 If you want me to answer that question quite straight..I'll put it in a nutshell. 1988 A. Bennett Talking Heads 57 In a nutshell I play the kind of girl who's very much at home on a bar stool. 2001 N.Y. Times Mag. 6 May 85/3 These days, you open the paper and read about kids shooting up schools... In a nutshell, these are disconnected kids. < as lemmas |
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