nail
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A nail is a thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end. You hit the flat end with a hammer in order to push the nail into something such as a wall. 钉子
A mirror hung on a nail above the sink. 镜子挂在水池上方的一枚钉子上。
2. V-T If you nail something somewhere, you fasten it there using one or more nails. (用钉子) 钉住
Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place. 弗兰克放下第一块木板,把它钉到位。
They nail shut the front door. 他们将前门钉死。
3. N-COUNT Your nails are the thin hard parts that grow at the ends of your fingers and toes. 指甲; 趾甲
Keep your nails short and your hands clean. 指甲要短,保持双手清洁。
4. V-T To nail someone means to catch them and prove that they have been breaking the law. 逮住并证明…犯法[非正式]
The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists. 原告律师仍设法证明他因在知名实业家的家中抢劫而犯法。
5. PHRASE If you say that someone has hit the nail on the head, you think they are exactly right about something. 正中要害
"I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions."—"I think you've hit the nail on the head."
“我认为如果人们有好的条件,就会使其更有教养一点。”—“我想你说到点子上了。”
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nail /neɪl/ (nailing,nailed,nails)
剑桥词典
- I got a flat tyre after driving over a nail.
- Can you hold this nail in position while I hammer it into the door ?
- I ripped my shirt on a nail.
- I've got a run in my tights from the nail on my chair .
- She scrounged around in the tool box for a tack or nail to hang the notice up with.
- You're not to bite your nails like that.
- She painted her nails a bright red .
- She filed her nails as she watched TV.
- She sat in the dentist's waiting room , nervously chewing at her nails.
- I wish my nail polish wouldn't keep chipping .
nail noun [C] (METAL)
a small , thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end that you hit into something with a hammer , especially in order to fasten or join it to something else钉,钉子
a three-inch nail 3英寸长的钉子
I stepped on a nail sticking out of the floorboards . 我踩到了地板上凸出来的一颗钉子。
Hammer a nail into the wall and we'll hang the mirror from it. 在墙上钉个钉子,我们要把镜子挂在上面。
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nail noun [C] (BODY PART)
a thin , hard area that covers the upper side of the end of each finger and each toe指甲;趾甲
Stop biting your nails! 别再咬指甲了!
nail clippers 指甲刀
a nail file 指甲锉
也见 fingernail
toenail
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习语
another/the final nail in the coffinhard/tough as nails 返回 nail