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.

直觉泵是丹尼特用来称呼思想实验一个词语。所谓思想实验就是一种意在探究概念核心实验。

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核心机制似乎是合理。

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

问题关键在于央行两个目标--实现通胀与压低收益率—一定程度上是矛盾。

Just bitten them right down to the nubs.

又咬到只剩一点点了。

Looks like the rubber nub from under a computer.

像是电脑底座橡皮垫。