nail
noun
verb
neɪl
noun
1
a
thin
pointed
piece
of
metal
with
a
flat
top,
which
you
hit
into
a
surface
with
a
hammer,
for
example
to
join
things
together
or
to
hang
something
on
钉子
The
key
was
hanging
on
a
nail
by
the
door.
钥匙挂在门边的钉子上。
hammer/bang/hit
a
nail
into
sth
She
hammered
a
nail
into
the
wall.
她往墙上砸进一颗钉子。
2
your
nails
are
the
hard
smooth
layers
on
the
ends
of
your
fingers
and
toes
指甲; 趾甲
I’ve
broken
my
nail
.
我弄断了指甲。
Stop
biting
your
nails
!
别咬指甲！
She
sat
painting
her
nails
(=putting
a
coloured
substance
on
them)
.
她坐着抹指甲油。
He
still
had
dirt
under
his
nails.
他的指甲里还有脏东西。
3
nail in sb’s/sth’s coffin
one
of
several
bad
things
which
help
to
destroy
someone’s
success
or
hopes
促使某人/某事物失败的因素
Observers
fear
that
this
strike
will
be
another
nail
in
the
coffin
of
the
industry.
观察家担心这次罢工将是对制造业的又一次致命打击。
the
final
nail
in
his
coffin
导致他失败的最终因素
4
as hard/tough as nails
very
TOUGH
and
not
easily
frightened,
or
not
caring
about
the
effects
of
your
actions
on
other
people
非常坚强的; 铁石心肠的，冷酷无情的
5
on the nail
a.
if
you
pay
money
on
the
nail,
you
pay
it
immediately
b.
completely
correct
[尤美] 准确地
BrE especially AmE
They
got
it
absolutely
on
the
nail
.
他们说对了答案。
verb
6
to
fasten
something
to
something
else
with
nails
钉，将…钉牢
always + adv/prep
nail
sth
to
sth
A
sign
saying
‘No
Fishing’
had
been
nailed
to
the
tree.
树上钉着一块“禁止钓鱼”的牌子。
nail
sth
down
The
lid
was
firmly
nailed
down.
盖子被牢牢地钉上了。
nail
sth
up
(permanently
close
a
window
or
door
by
fixing
something
across
it
using
nails)
〔用钉子〕封死〔窗或门〕
The
windows
had
been
nailed
up.
窗户被封死了。
7
to
catch
someone
and
prove
that
they
are
guilty
of
a
crime
or
something
bad
[非正式] 抓住，逮住
informal
It
took
us
10
years
to
nail
the
guy
who
killed
our
daughter.
我们花了 10 年时间，终于将杀害我们女儿的那个家伙抓捕归案。
nail
sb
for
sth
The
state
police
finally
nailed
him
for
fraud.
州警方最终以诈骗罪逮捕了他。
8
if
you
nail
something,
you
succeed
in
getting
it,
after
a
lot
of
time
or
effort
[非正式] 〔花了很多时间或精力而〕得到
informal
She
finally
nailed
her
dream
job.
她终于找到了理想的工作。
9
nail a lie/myth
to
prove
that
what
someone
has
said
is
completely
untrue
[英，非正式] 戳穿谎言
BrE informal
10
nail your colours to the mast
to
say
clearly
and
publicly
which
ideas
or
which
people
you
support
[英] 明确表态
BrE
11
nail sb to the wall/cross
to
punish
someone
severely
[尤美] 严惩某人
especially AmE
12
to
reach
a
final
and
definite
agreement
or
decision
about
something
最终确定，对…作出定论
Two
days
isn’t
enough
time
to
nail
down
the
details
of
an
agreement.
要把协议的所有细节都确定下来，两天的时间是不够的。
13
to
force
someone
to
say
clearly
what
they
want
or
what
they
intend
to
do
强迫〔某人〕表明意图
[+
to
]
Before
they
repair
the
car,
nail
them
down
to
a
price.
修车前先让他们把价钱讲明白。