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单词 nutshell
释义 nutshell
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English nut schell, from nut (I) + schell shell — more at shell
1. : the shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is enclosed
2.
 a. obsolete : something of little or no value
  < don't stake your life against a nutshell — Jeremy Collier >
 b. : something of little or small compass, size, amount, or length
  < a little nutshell of people here — Owen Wister >
  < wisdom in these nutshells of poems — Times Literary Supplement >

- in a nutshell
II. transitive verb
: to state or sum up in a few words
 < he nutshelled the whole plan for them >
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