"the gist of the prosecutor's argument" "the heart and soul of the Republican Party" "the nub of the story"
Making believe is the gist of his whole life.
Even though the words were unintelligible, their gist..was not.
She had joined the sermon late and just got the gist of it.
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美國韋氏詞典
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