音标:[krʌks] ;
n. 十字架形, 关键, 难题
[医] 十字, 十字形
n. the most important point
词型变化:名词复数形式 : cruxes
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
名词100%

crux的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. Therein lies the crux of the matter.问题的关键就在那里。
  2. Now we come to the crux of the problem.现在我们来谈问题的症结所在。
  3. This is the first main crux of dynamic theory.这是动态学说第一个主要的难题。

词汇搭配

  • crux关键
  • crux of the matter问题的关键

经典引文

  • The consideration of a textual crux in itself sharpens the wits.

    出自:E. Dowden
  • The crux of the story is the great gulf separating the people of the sea from human beings.

    出自:L. MacNeice
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