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nugget

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n.天然金块

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nugget


/'nʌgɪt; `nʌˇɪt/
n
1 lump of (esp valuable) metal, eg gold, found in the earth (尤指贵重的)金属块(如天然金块).
2 (fig 比喻) small thing that is regarded as valuable (有价值的)小东西
*a book full of nuggets of useful information 有很多有用的零碎资料的书.

nugget


n[C]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Perhaps from English dialect nug 'block, lump']
a small rough piece of a valuable metal found in the earth
 a gold nugget
a small, round piece of food
 chicken nuggets
nugget of information/wisdom etc
a piece of valuable information, advice etc
 It took months to extract that nugget of information from them.