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nail

nail
[英] [neil] [美] [nel] 生词本

n.

vt.

  • 易混淆的单词：NAIL  

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

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1. N-COUNT 钉子 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. 

  • A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand...

    脸盆架上方用钉子挂着一面镜子。

  • He hammered the nail into the branch.

    他把钉子钉到了树枝上。

2. VERB (用钉子)钉住，钉牢 If you nail something somewhere, you fix it there using one or more nails. 

  • Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place...

    弗兰克放下第一块厚木板，把它钉在合适的位置上。

  • They nail shut the front door...

    他们把前门钉死了。

  • The windows were all nailed shut.

    窗户都钉死了。

3. N-COUNT 指甲;趾甲 Your nails are the thin hard parts that grow at the ends of your fingers and toes. 

  • Keep your nails short and your hands clean.

    常剪指甲，保持双手清洁。

4. VERB 抓住;逮住;证明…有罪 To nail someone means to catch them and prove that they have been breaking the law. 

  • The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists.

    检控方仍设法使其入室抢劫知名实业家们的罪名成立。

5. PHRASE 冷酷无情的;铁石心肠的;强硬好斗的 If you say that someone is as hard as nails, you mean that they are extremely tough and aggressive, either physically or in their attitude towards other people or other situations. 

  • He's a shrewd businessman and hard as nails...

    他是一个既精明又铁石心肠的生意人。

  • He simply looked mean and hard as nails.

    他看起来既卑鄙又冷酷无情。

6. PHRASE 正中要害;说得中肯 If you say that someone has hit the nail on the head, you think they are exactly right about something. 

  • '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，如果人们有良好的环境，就会更有教养一点。”——“我想你说到点子上了。”

7.   a nail in the coffin→see: coffin;  to nail your colours to the mast→see: colour;  to fight tooth and nail→see: tooth; 
相关词组：
nail down  nail up 
Noun

1. horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

2. a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

3. a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

Verb

1. attach something somewhere by means of nails;

  • "nail the board onto the wall"

2. take into custody;

  • "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

3. hit hard;

  • "He smashed a 3-run homer"

4. succeed in obtaining a position;

  • "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

5. succeed at easily;

  • "She sailed through her exams"
  • "You will pass with flying colors"
  • "She nailed her astrophysics course"

6. locate exactly;

  • "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"
  • "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

7. complete a pass

人体组织学

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  • 1.甲

体育

  • 1.杀出局
  • 2.盯人

动物学

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  • 1.指甲
  • 2.趾甲
  • 3.嘴甲

医学

  • 1.①甲，爪：指、趾末端背侧上的角质片状物，见 unguis；②钉：用于固定骨折断端或断片的金属、骨或其他材料的小柱状物
  • 2.指甲

建筑

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  • 1.圆钉
1. A nail on the road punctured the tyre.
路上的钉子把车胎戳穿了。

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2. A nail pierced the tire of our car.
一个钉子将我们的车胎扎了一个洞。

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3. A nail tore a hole in her skirt.
钉子把她的裙子戳了个洞。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Can you knock this nail into the wood?
你能把这钉子敲进木头里去吗？

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5. Every word he said hit the nail on the head.
他说的真是头头是道。

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6. He drove a nail into the wall.
他把钉子钉在墙上。

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7. He drove in a nail with one stroke of the hammer.
他一锤就把钉子敲进去了。

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8. He felt a sharp prick when he stepped on an upturned nail.
当他踩在一个尖朝上的钉子上时，他感到剧烈的疼痛。

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9. He hammered in the nail.
他用锤把钉子敲了进去。

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10. He is as deaf as a post [stone, door-post, door-nail, an adder].
他完全聋了。

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11. He knocked the nail out.
他把钉子敲了出来。

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12. He struck the nail home.
他把钉子完全钉进去了。

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13. Her skirt got caught on a nail.
她的裙子给钉子挂住了。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14. Hook the rope over that nail.
把绳子挂在那根钉子上。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. I found a nail sticking in the tyre.
我发现一个钉子扎在车胎里。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

16. I missed the deadline again last week; I suppose that is another nail in my coffin.
上星期我又误了最后期限，我想那是另一个促使我完蛋的错误。

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17. I never nail her down to anything.
我从不想让她明白地说出她打算做的任何事。

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18. If you want the cupboard door open all the time, why don't you nail it back?
如果你想让柜子的门总开着，为什么不用钉子把门反钉住？

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. In order to hang the picture, he had to hammer a nail.
为了挂那幅画，他必须钉枚钉子。

来自《简明英汉词典》

20. It's your turn to nail your colours to the mast.
该你阐述你的观点了。

来自《简明英汉词典》