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

直觉泵是丹尼特用来称呼思想实验的一个词语。所谓思想实验就是一种意在探究概念核心内容的实验。

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

只有几康的米秧地长了几根小米棒，就这几个也长得不太好。

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—一定程度是矛盾的。

Looks like the rubber nub from under a computer.

像是电脑底座的橡皮垫。

Just bitten them right down to the nubs.

又咬到只剩一点点了。

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一群体变得如此多样化的核心机制似乎是合理的。