nitty-gritty

英 ['nɪtɪ ˈɡrɪti]

美 ['nɪtɪ ˈɡrɪti]

n.  基本事实; 重要细节

复数：nitty-gritties　

牛津词典

noun

• 基本事实；重要细节
  the basic or most important details of an issue or a situation
  1. Time ran out before we could get down to the real nitty-gritty .
     我们还没来得及探讨真正的细节，时间就过去了。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 本质;实质;基本事实
  If people get down tothe nitty-grittyof a matter, situation, or activity, they discuss the most important, basic parts of it or facts about it.
  1. The city's newspapers still attempt to get down to the nitty gritty of investigative journalism.
     该市报纸仍在试图厘清调查性新闻的实质。
  2. ...the nitty gritty of everyday politics.
     日常政治生活的本质

英英释义

noun

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  1. the gist of the prosecutor's argument
  2. the heart and soul of the Republican Party
  3. the nub of the story
  Synonym:kernelsubstancecorecentercentreessencegistheartheart and soulinwardnessmarrowmeatnubpithsum

双语例句

• In trying to do everything, including the nitty-gritty, less important details ( see# 2), that means you're not able to do the higher level, important things like your biggest goals and dreams.
  我往尝试做所有事情，比如一些基本的事实，不重要的细节（参阅第二条），那都会意味着你不能做更重要的事情，比如你的最高目标和最好的梦想。
• There are times in your business processes, state machines, or other services where you might find yourself needing to write some nitty-gritty logic.
  有时在业务流程、状态机或者其他的服务中，可能需要编写一些细节逻辑。
• Before starting on a project, talk out the nitty-gritty details and what the extent of her involvement will be.
  在开启一个项目之前，坦率地和她谈一些细枝末节的地方，以及她要参与到什么程度。
• Compared with vague fantasies about achieving great things, grappling with the nitty-gritty realities of action is hard.
  和实现那些伟大事情的模糊幻想相比，处理行动中的基本细节是很难的一件事。
• Mr Blair is not a politician who relishes the nitty-gritty of technical disputes in areas such as fishing quotas.
  布莱尔不是一位在捕鱼配额等本质上属于技术纠纷的领域中游刃有余的政治家。
• A third layer engages in the nitty-gritty of improving existing products within business units.
  第三层对业务部门内部的现有产品进行细节完善。
• Unusually, however, it requires applicants to have completed its 10-week executive PED ( professional executive development) programme, which teaches the nitty-gritty business basics, before they can apply for the EMBA.
  不过与众不同的是，IMD要求学员在申请EMBA前完成一个为期10周的执行性职业高管发展课程（PED），这个课程教授的是最基本的商业基础知识。
• I like do business with people who get right to the nitty-gritty.
  我喜欢跟那种直截了当，一针见血的人做生意。
• Before going any further with the nitty-gritty details of BHO, there are a couple of points I need to illuminate further.
  在进一步了解BHO细节之前，有几点我需要进一步阐述。
• Author and relationship expert Marshall Miller believes cohabiting allows people to get to the nitty-gritty of the relationship before committing to marriage.
  作家兼情感专家马歇尔·米勒认为，同居能让人们在步入婚姻殿堂前了解恋情的本质。