nurs-ing /'narsiq; NAmE 'n3：rs-/ noun [u] the job or skill .of caring for people who.are sick or injured.护理；看 护：a career in nursing 护理生涯◊ nursing care 看护：◊ the nursing pro/ession 护理职业 nursing home /?ow/7 a small private hospital, espe­cially one where old people live and are cared for /J、 型 私立疗养院；（尤指）私立养老院 pursing officer noun (fir£) a senior nurse nurture /'n3：tj0(r); NAmE'n3：rt5-l verb, noun m verb [VN] (formal) 1 to care for and protect sb/sth while they are growing and developing 养育；养护；培养.： These deZjcate-pZcmts need cgre_/iii ziurturing.淳'些'幼嫩的 tl W m M ^ W〇 <> children nurkirea by loving parents受到慈爱的父母养育的孩子2 to help sb/sth to develop and be successful 扶持；帮助；女持 EPZ71 foster： I^s important to nurture a good working rela- tionsWp.维持良好的工作关系非常重要。3 to have a feeling, an idea, a plan, etc. for a long time and encourage it to develop 滋长；助长：She secretly nurtured a hope 〇/becoming/amous.她暗暗滋生出成名 的愿望。

■ noun [U] (formal) care, encouragement and support given to sb/sth while they are growing 养育；培养

nuts坚果

开心果 花生 腰果 栗子 山核桃

nut /nAt/ noun, verb

■                  not/n 1 (often in compounds 常构成复合词）a small hard

fruit with a very hard shell that grows on some trees 坚 果：to cmcfc a nut (= open it)破开坚果◊ a BraziZ nut 巴西果◊ a    榛子◊ nuts and raisins果仁和葡萄

千一see also monkey nut 2 a small piece of metal with a hole through the centre that is screwed onto a bolt to hold pieces of wood, machinery, etc. together 螺母；螺帽：to tighten a nut扦紧螺母◊ a nut车 轮螺母一picture o tool 3 (8r£, s/a/ig) a person’s head or brain 人的头（或大脑）4       (汾f also nut.ter)

a strange or crazy person (^A;疯子：HeJs a complete nut, i/you〇5fcme.要我说，他是个+足的疯子。一see also nuts, nutty(2) 5 (//i/omjfl7) (in compounds 构成复 合词）a person who is extremely interested in a particular subject, activity, etc.着迷南人；专注于某事的 人；…迷：a fitness/tennis/computer, etc. nut H 迷、网球迷、电脑迷等 6 nuts [pi.] (s/fl/ig) a man’s testicles 睾丸 IRCT do your 'nut {BrE, informal) to become very angry 暴跳如备；气炸 a hard/tough 'mit {informal) a person who is difficult to deal with or to inhuence难对付的人；难说服的人a hard/tough 'nut (to 'crack) a difficult problem or situation to deal with

手的问食；不好对付的情形the ,nuts and ’bolts (of sth) [informal) the basic practical details of a subject or an activity 基本要点，off your ’nut (8rf，/n/orma/) crazy 疯狂一more at sledgehammer, soup /?.

■                  verb [VN] (-tt-) {BrE, informal) to deliberately hit sb hard with your head (故备）以头撞击 mnW ,nut sth _out {AustralE, NZE, informal) to calculate sth or find the answer to sth 计声；找…的答案：J’m goin^ to have to nut it out on a piece o/paper•我得在纸上计算一下。

nut-_brown ⑽：dark brown in colour 栗色的；深棕色 的：nut-brown hair深棕色的头发 nut-case /'nAtkeis/ noun {informal) a crazy person

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nut-crack-er /'nAtkraeka(r)/ noun {BrE also nut-crack­ers [pi.]) a tool for cracking open the shells of nuts M

果钳

,nut 'cutlet noun nuts, bread and herbs mixed together and cooked in a shape like a piece of meatf

果蛋糕（用干果、蔬菜和草本香料烤成)..

'nut loaf (also 'nut roast) noun [U, C] a mixture of nuts, vegetables and herbs, cooked in a large tin and served in slices干果蔬菜片 < 用干果、蔬菜和草本香料烘烤后切 片吃)

nut-meg /'nAtmeg/ iioun [U, C] the hard seed of a trop­ical tree originally from SE Asia, used in cooking as a spice, especially to give flavour to cakes and sauces 肉 豆蔻（尤用作调味料）：介esWy grated nutmeg新磨碎的

肉豆蔑末

nutra-ceut-ical /,nju:tra'su:tikl/ noun = functional

FOOD

nu-tri-ent /'njuitriant; NAmE 'nu:-/ noun [technical 7|t-i§) a substance that is needed to keep a living thing alive and to help it to grow 营养素；营_物：a lack of essen- tiaZ nutrients 基本营养的缺乏◊ Picmts draw mfnerak and other nutrients介om the soi〖•植物从土壤中吸取矿 物质和其他养分。◊ cftiZdren steering/irom a serious nutrient de_/!cfen<y严重缺乏营养舍儿童 nu-tri-tion /nju'trijn; NAmE nu-/ noun [U] the process by which living things receive the food necessary for them to grow and be healthy营养；滋养；营养的补给： adWce on diet cmd mitririon有关饮食和增加营养的建议◊ to stu办/ood science and nutrition if究食物_•学和蠢养 —compare malnutrition ► nu-tri-tion-al /-Janl/ (also less frequent nu-tri-tive) adj. ： the nutritional value of mrffc 牛奶的营养价值 mi.tri.tion.aMy /-Janali/ : a /uxtririonaHy baianced menu 营养均衡的棄谱 nu-tri-tion-ist /nju'trijamst; NAmE nu-/ noun a person who is an expert on the relationship between food and health 营养学家 _ see also dietitian nu-tri-tious /njutrijas; NAmE nu-/ adj. {approving) (of food 食物）very good for you; containing many of the substances which help the body to grow 有营养的；营 养丰富的 HT1 nourishing： tasty and nutritious meals 既可口又有营养的饭菜 'nut roast noun = nut loaf nuts /nAts/ adj. [not before noun] (informal) 1 crazy My fiends thinfc J’m nuts/or saying yes.朋友们认为我答 应善疯了。◊ rhatp/ione ringing aH the time is drfving me nuts/那电话铃一直响个不停，吵得我快要发疯了。

〇 note at mad 2 〜about sb/sth very much in love with sb; very enthusiastic about sth 执著；迷恋；狂热：He’s absoZuteZy nuts about her.他绝七座恋上她了。 nut-shell /'nAtJel/ noun ITTOl (put sth) in a nutshell (to say or express sth) in a very clear way, using few words 简而言之；用简南的话：To put ft in a nutsheH, we’re bankrupt.简单地说，我们破产了。 nut-ter /'nAta(r)/ noun (BrE, informal) = nut /7.(4) nutty /'nAti/ ad；/. 1 tasting of or containing nuts 坚果味 的；备•果仁的：a nutty taste 坚果口味 2 (/zi/orma/) slightly crazy 疯疯癫癫的：She^ got some nutty friends. 她有几个疯疯癫癫的崩友。◊ He’s as nutty as a^uftcafce (=completely crazy).他疯狂到了极点。 nuz-zle /'nAzl/ verb to touch or rub sb/sth with the nose or mouth，especially to show affection (用鼻子或嘴） 摩擦，触（尤指表达爱意> :[VN] She nuzzZed his ear.她 用嘴磨赠他的耳朵。〇[V          The chiW nuzzZed

叩agai’nst his mother.这孩子依也着他妈妈。

NVQ /,en vi: 'kju:/ noun a British qualification that shows that you have reached a particular standard in the work that you do (the abbreviation for ‘National Voca­tional Qualification’） 国家职 业资格 证书， 国家职 业资格 认证（全写为 National Vocational Qualification,英国证明 众业者职ik未平的证书）：iWQ LeveZ 3 in Catering国秦 职业资格认证饮食业三级

NW afcfcr. north-west; north-western 西北方（的）；西北 部（的）：iVWAustralia澳大利亚西北部 NY New York 纽约 NYC fl仙r. New York City 纽约市