He told me the story in a nutshell.
他简略地告诉我这个故事的内容.
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"nutshell"的意思是"坚果壳",又指"极小的容器",故"in a nutshell"这个短语的意思是"简言之".例如:
Bob told us in a nutshell what happened in the managers' meeting.
鲍勃简略地告诉我们经历们开会的情形.
