nutshell

• n. 坚果的外壳；小的东西，小容器
• vt. 概括

比喻用法。

nutshell (n.)

c. 1200, nute-scalen; see nut + shell (n.). Figurative use with reference to "great condensation" (1570s) supposedly originally is a reference to a copy of the "Iliad," mentioned by Pliny, which was so small it could fit into the shell of a nut.

1. This, in a nutshell, is what Richard Chaplin appears to have done.

简言之，这好像就是理查德·查普林所做的一切。

来自柯林斯例句

2. In a nutshell, the owners thought they knew best.

简而言之，业主们认为自己最了解情况。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The nutshell includes the kernel.

果壳裹住果仁.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. That, in a nutshell, is what we're doing.

简言之, 那就是现在我们正在做的事情.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. 'Do you like his new girlfriend?'' To put it in a nutshell, no.'

“ 你喜欢他的新女友 吗 ? ” “一个字, 不. ”

来自《简明英汉词典》