The nub of the problem is that the bank's twin aims—generating inflation and bringing down yields—are somewhat contradictory.

问题的关键在于央行的两个目标--实现通胀与压低收益率—度上是矛盾的。

Just bitten them right down to the nubs.

又咬到只剩点点了。

And the nub of the problem is, that the Minister is beginning to think that some member of the Cabinet ought to start telling the British people about them.

问题的要点是大臣开始觉得该有位内阁大臣把这些事告诉英国人民。

In mapo tofu, a Sichuanese favourite, chewy nubs of ground beef or pork swimming in a fiery sauce complement silken tofu's yielding delicacy.

麻婆豆腐是最受喜爱的川菜，筋道的牛肉末或猪肉末浸在辣味酱汁里，与嫩豆腐的顺滑细腻相得益彰。

It therefore seems plausible that Ms Turbeck has uncovered the nub of the mechanism by which this group has become so diverse.

因此，图贝克女士揭示了这群体得如此多样化的核心机制似乎是合理的。

A nub is someone who is not on the team, and the opacity of jargon gives the word extra bite.

这个词指的是团队之外的人，因为这个词的意思不是谁都能懂，所以这个词显得更加意味深长。

Small nubs were growing here and there on the healthiest of the plants, but they were not developing well.

只有几棵最健康的玉米秧上零星地长了几根小玉米棒，就这几个也长得不太好。

Intuition pumps are what Mr Dennett calls thought experiments that aim to get at the nub of concepts.

直觉泵是用来称呼思想实验的个词语。所谓思想实验就是种意在探究概念核心内容的实验。

One evening I chopped the basil stem too low and was left with a barren nub.

有天傍晚，我把罗勒茎剪掉太多，最后只有光秃秃的残根。

(If you need to ask, you are a nub.) Although submarines are unusual environments, the use of jargon to signify specific practices, objects and people is prevalent in workplaces everywhere.

（如果你还需要问是什么意思，那么你就是个nub。）虽然潜水艇是很不寻常的环境，但使用行话来表示的做法、物品和人，这在各种工作场所都很普遍。

A nub is a " non-useful body" -someone who uses up oxygen, food and space and offers nothing in return.

nub是“没有用处的身体”--耗费氧气、食物和空间，却不带来任何回报的人。

You know, they wore the Knicks to the nub in that seven game series.

你知道吗，在那七场系列赛中，他们把克斯队打得体无完肤。

At its simplest, tell us the nub of your findings.

最简单的，告诉我们你的发现的要点。

I had got to something, the nub of something.

我触及到了某个核心问题。

You're going to draw a nub back.

你要画个小突起。

Everything that will become the new limb grows from that little nub.

所有将成为新肢体的部分都是从那个小节点长出来的。

Trigger warning, I use the word nub.

提醒：我使用了“nub”这个词。

And then those branches have these tiny nubs called dendritic spines.

这些分支上有着被称为树突棘的微小突起。

Eventually, one side's worn down to the nub and the other isn't.

最终，方被磨得精疲力尽，而另方却没有。

This brings us to the nub of the problem.

这触及了问题的核心。