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词汇 nail
释义 nail
noun[ C ]
uk /neɪl/ us /neɪl/

nailnoun[C] (METAL)


B2
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 nail3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 nailHammer 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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I got a flat tyre after driving over a nail.
Can you hold this nail in position while I hammer it into the door?你能捏住这颗钉子,好让我把它钉进门里吗?
I ripped my shirt on a nail.我的衬衫被一颗钉子划破了。
I've got a run in my tights from the nail on my chair.我的连裤袜被椅子上的钉子刮了一下,抽丝了。
She scrounged around in the tool box for a tack or nail to hang the notice up with.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Nuts, bolts & screws
bolt
hobnail
nut
rivet
screw
thread
wing nut

nailnoun[C] (BODY PART)


B2
a thin, hard area that covers the upper side of the end of each finger and each toe: 指甲;趾甲
bite your nailsStop biting your nails!别再咬指甲了!
nail clippers指甲刀
a nail file指甲锉
See also
fingernail
toenail
 
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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.我希望我的指甲油不要老掉。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

The hand
ambidextrous
carpal
carpometacarpal
carpus
dexterity
dexterous
finger
fingermark
fingernail
forefinger
heel
left-handed
manually
median nerve
metacarpal
metacarpophalangeal
metacarpus
minimus
mitt
volaris

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The foot

Idioms


another/the final nail in the coffin
hard/tough as nails
nail
verb
uk /neɪl/ us /neɪl/

nailverb (FASTEN)


[ T+ adv/prep ]
to fasten something with nails: 用钉子钉,将…钉牢
nail something to somethingShe had nailed a small shelf to the door.她在门上钉了一个小架子。
be nailed upA notice had been nailed up on the wall.墙上钉了一张通知。
be nailed downThe lid of the box had been nailed down.棺材盖被钉死了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fastening and tying
be locked togetheridiom
belay
bind
board something up
bound
bowline
clamp
gag
granny knot
half hitch
harness
hobble
hogtie
knot
square knot
strap
strap someone in
strap something up
strop
tack

nailverb (CATCH)


[ T ]slang
to catch someone, especially when they are doing something wrong, or to make it clear that they are guilty: (尤指当场)抓获,逮住;证明…有罪,揭发
The police had been trying to nail those guys for months.数月来警方一直想抓住那帮家伙。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to find and take a person who has done something wrong
catchThey were caught trying to smuggle cigarettes across the border.
arrestHe was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to property.
place/put under arrestThe suspect was placed under arrest and charged with armed assault.
captureThe soldiers were captured by enemy forces.
apprehendThe police have apprehended two individuals in connection with the crime.
nabThe cops nabbed him as he tried to get away.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Arresting & charging
apprehend
apprehension
arrest
assist
attach
bust
busted
collar
cuff
do for someone/something
drugs bust
fed
handcuff
nick
perp walk
pick
pick someone/something up
police action
run something in
warrant

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Blaming & accusing

nailverb (SUCCEED)


[ T ]informal
to do something successfully: (成功)做到,完成,实现
She nailed her audition and got the lead part in the musical.她在试镜中表现出色,得到了音乐剧中的主角角色。
You totally nailed it!你完全搞定了!
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
A game
accomplish
achieve
acquit
actualize
bear
get through
get to/reach first baseidiom
get your own wayidiom
go faridiom
go from strength to strengthidiom
kill
pan
rise
sail through (something)
scale the heightsidiom
scrape through (something)
sew something up
slam dunk
stand out

nailverb (HIT)


[ T ]informal
to hit someone or something with force:
I got nailed in the head by someone's elbow.
A piece of wood flew off and nailed him in the eye.
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Hitting and beating
at-risk
bang away
bang someone up
basher
bashing
butt
duke
fetch
gut punch
hammer
head-butt
hell
mess
punch
swing at someone
swing for someone
tan someone's hideidiom
tar
tonk
wallop

Idioms


nail your colours to the mast
nail a lie
nailing jelly to the wall

Phrasal verbs


nail someone down
nail something down
nail something on

nail | American Dictionary


nail
noun[ C ]
us/neɪl/

nailnoun[C] (METAL)


a thin piece of metal having a pointed end that is forced into wood or another substance by hitting the other end with a hammer, and is used esp. to join two pieces or to hold something in place

nailnoun[C] (BODY PART)


the hard, smooth part at the upper end of each finger and toe

Idiom


(as) tough as nails
nail
verb[ T ]
us/neɪl/

nailverb[T] (FASTEN)


to attach or fasten with a nail or nails:
[ M ]Workmen were nailing down the carpet.
If you nail something shut, you put nails in it to fasten it so that it cannot easily be opened:
He nailed the box shut.
infml To nail someone is to catch someone in a dishonest or illegal act:
We finally nailed the guys dumping garbage in the park.

Phrasal verb


nail something down

nail | Business English


nail
verb[ T ]
 informaluk /neɪl/us
to prove that someone is guilty of doing something:
Identifying and nailing insider dealers in the credit markets is a difficult task.
to do something successfully:
He nailed the interview and was offered the job right there.

Phrasal verbs


nail sth down
nail sb down
nail
noun
uk /neɪl/us
 on the nailUKinformal
at exactly the right time:
Some credit cards are offering loyalty bonuses to customers who pay on the nail .
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