nugget

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 nŭg'ət

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small, compact chunk or clump. countable
    — a gold nugget
  2. A chicken nugget. countable
    — By now, we hope you have said “no” to processed nuggets and fingers. Instead, how about taking some real chicken, tossing it with real eggs, a little tangy mustard, and a crunchy quinoa coating?
  3. A tidbit of something valuable. countable
    — a nugget of wisdom
  4. A small piece of tasty food, a tidbit. countable
  5. A type of boot polish. uncountable
  6. A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant, especially one that is potent. countable
  7. An inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot. countable,slang
    — Jack stifled a smirk at the ensign's expressionless non-reaction. He'd been a nugget himself once, the new guy fresh from training.
  8. A partial description gleaned from data mining. countable,uncountable
    — We have previously said that the heuristic algorithms produce good nuggets for most classes and most λ values […]
  9. A person with no arms or legs; a basket case. countable,offensive,slang
  10. An item that is typically old and of dubious quality or poor condition. Australia,countable,slang
动词 v.
  1. To find nuggets (of something valuable)
    — The other day, you are told, a fellow nuggetted ten or twenty pounds weight, and, of course, you see no reason why half a hundred weight might not be lying snugly ensconced awaiting the revelations of your pick.
  2. To smear a male's genitals or anus with boot polish or similar substance against his will. Australia,New-Zealand,slang
    — Among the complaints to Dart, “blackballing” or “nuggetting” was the most common form of sexual abuse carried out by recruits, and referred to a boy being forcibly held down “while boot polish, toothpaste or another substance was forcibly smeared on his genitals or anal area, sometimes with a hard brush.”

词形变化

nuggets plural nuggets present,singular,third-person nuggeting participle,present nuggetting participle,present,rare nuggeted participle,past nuggeted past nuggetted participle,past,rare nuggetted past,rare

词汇关系

衍生词
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词源

词源 1
Uncertain, first attested in reference to animals & people in Scotland and in reference to ore chunks in Australia. Possibly from southern English nug (“lump, block”) or Scottish knudge/nudge (“short, sturdy person or animal”) + -et (“forming diminutives”) or from rebracketed alteration of an ingot as a ni(n)got.
词源 2
Uncertain, first attested in reference to animals & people in Scotland and in reference to ore chunks in Australia. Possibly from southern English nug (“lump, block”) or Scottish knudge/nudge (“short, sturdy person or animal”) + -et (“forming diminutives”) or from rebracketed alteration of an ingot as a ni(n)got.
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