nail

英[neɪl] 美[neɪl]
  • n. 钉子;指甲;爪
  • vt. 钉;抓住;使固定
nailer nailed nailed nailing nails
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星级词汇:
  • nail n.钉子;指甲;爪vt.钉;抓住;使固定
    n. (名词)
    1. 指甲,趾甲,喙甲,甲
    2. 钉(子),钉状物
    3. 喙上的硬甲壳
    4. 甲沟
    5. 导致失败的事物,导致某事终结之物
    6. 付款
    7. 纳尔(英旧制量布长度单位,=2 1/4英寸)
    8. 香烟
    v. (动词)
    1. (使)固定
    2. 使集中于
    3. 钉,敲钉,钉住,(将…)钉牢
    4. <口>抓住,捉住,逮捕,捕获
    5. <口>揭露,揭穿,揭发
    6. 击,打
    7. 【棒】把(跑垒者)刺杀出局
    8. 看穿
    9. 发觉
    10. 吸引住
    11. 不放松
    12. 使不能逃避
    13. 抓获并证明有罪
    14. 证明…不属实
    15. 公开宣称,公开表态
    n. (名词)
    1. [C]钉子,钉状物 a thin pointed piece of metal for hammering into a piece of wood, usually to fasten the wood to sth else
    2. [C]指甲,趾甲 a fingernail or toenail
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. 钉住,钉牢 make a door, window, etc. secure with nails
    2. vt. 抓住,逮住 catch up

英英释义

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

1. He fought tooth and nail to keep his job.
他竭尽全力保住自己的工作。

来自柯林斯例句

2. A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand.
脸盆架上方用钉子挂着一面镜子。

来自柯林斯例句

3. One dip into the bottle should do an entire nail.
往瓶子里蘸一下的量就应该能涂满整个指甲。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The glitterati of Hollywood are flocking to Janet Vaughan's nail salon.
众多的好莱坞名流都去光顾珍妮特·沃恩的美甲店。

来自柯林斯例句

5. I held it still and drove in a nail.
我稳稳地拿着它将钉子钉了进去。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He hit the nail into the wall with a hammer.
      他用一把锤子把钉子打进墙里去。
    2. I found a nail sticking in the tyre.
      我发现轮胎上扎着一根钉子。
    3. You can try this nail polish on your nails.
      您可以在指甲上试试这种指甲油。
    4. She was paring her nails with nail scissors.
      她正在用指甲刀修指甲。
    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. I will nail up the new pictures on the wall.
      我会把这些新的图画钉在墙上。
    2. It's the best chance we have to nail the crime.
      这是我们抓住罪犯的最好机会。
    3. Police nailed the suspect.
      警察抓住了嫌疑犯
    4. Signing the contract will nail down our agreement.
      在合同上签字将使我们的协议成为定案。
    5. See if you can nail him down to an exact date.
      看能否使他决定个确切的日期。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The nail caught her dress.
      钉子钩住了她的衣服。
    2. The picture is attached to the wall by a nail.
      这张图画被钉子钉在墙上。
    3. In order to hang the picture, he had to hammer a nail.
      为了挂画,他必须钉根钉子。
    4. We had to fasten the notice to the door with a nail.
      我们必须用钉子把通知钉到门上。
    5. The carpenter will drive every nail home before he pronounces the work finished.
      木匠要把每根钉子钉好了才会说工作做完了。
    6. I would have been early enough, but I caught my coat on a nail just as I was leaving.
      我本来会早来,没想到我正要离开时,外套被钉子钩住了。
    7. Magnets attract nails.
      磁铁吸引铁钉。
    8. Help me to hammer in these last few nails,I'm tired!
      帮我把最后这几个钉子钉上,我太累了。
    9. He took some nails and bits of wood, and built them into a rough cupboard.
      他拿了钉子和木头,做了一只粗糙的食品橱。
    10. Do not throw these nails away, they may come in use one day.
      不要把这些钩子扔了,也许有一天能用着它们。
    11. The tail won't come off the toy plane, it's fixed on with nails.
      玩具飞机的机尾掉不下来,它是用钉子钉住的。
    12. Their fists were clenched so tightly that their nails dug deep into their palms.
      他们紧握着拳头,指甲深深地捏进了手心。
    13. We must break the child of his habit of biting his nails.
      我们必须使这个孩子改掉咬指甲的习惯。
    14. She cleans her nails with a nailbrush every week.
      她每星期用指甲刷把自己的指甲弄干净。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作及物动词 S+~+ n./pron.
    1. He nailed boards together to make a box.
      他把几块木板钉在一起做了一个箱子。
    2. He nailed a rabbit with his first shot.
      他第一枪就打死了一只兔子。
    3. They finally nailed the thief.
      他们最终抓住了小偷。
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    5. The boy was nailed by the toy.
      那个孩子被一个玩具吸引住了。
n. (名词)
  1. nail作名词的基本意思是“钉子”,指由金属制成的细棍形的物件,一端有扁平的头,另一端尖锐,主要起固定悬挂物作用。
  2. nail还可作“指甲”解,包括手指甲和脚趾甲。
v. (动词)
  1. nail作动词的意思是“用钉子把物体钉住,钉牢”,引申可作“抓住,逮住”解,是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
  2. nail常在宾语后接down,作“迫使某人明确表态; 强迫某人明确说出意图或心愿”解,是一种比较正式的用法。
用作名词 (n.)
a nail in sb's/sth's coffin
    使某人早亡〔死、完蛋、垮台等〕 one of several cumulative mistakes that contributes to sb's downfall
fight tooth and nail
    激烈争斗 fight fiercely
hit the nail on the head
    说得中肯; 击中要害 do exactly the right thing; do sth in the most effective and efficient way
用作动词 (v.)
nail back (v.+adv.)
    用钉子把(某物)反钉住 fasten (sth) in a backward position with a nail or nails
    nail sth ⇔ back

    If you want the cupboard door open all the time, why don't you nail it back?

    如果你想让柜子门总开着,为什么不用钉子把门反钉住?

nail down (v.+adv.)
    迫使(某人)作出决定,讲明意图或采取行动 force (sb) to make a decision, state his intentions, or take action, etc.
    nail sth ⇔ down

    Will you nail down that loose board in the floor?

    请把那块松动的地板钉牢好吗?

    I can't get this lid off, it seems to be nailed down.

    我打不开这个盖子,好像是被钉住了。

    nail sb ⇔ down to sth

    We shall have to nail him down to his promise.

    我们将不得不迫使他履行自己的诺言。

    I never nail her down to anything.

    我不想让她明白地说出她打算做的任何事。

    We've been trying to nail him down to a precise agreement.

    我们一直想让他说出他的确切协议。

    Before they repair the car, nail them down to a price.

    在他们修理这辆汽车之前,要他们把价钱讲明白。

nail onto〔to〕 (v.+prep.)
    用钉子将(某物)钉在(某物)上 fasten (sth) on with a nail or nails
    nail sb/sth onto〔to〕 sth

    Nail the boards onto the fence posts, they will make a good fence.

    把这些木板钉在立柱上,这样围墙就牢固了。

    Nail the sign to the post.

    把招牌钉在柱子上。

    Surprise nailed him to the spot.

    惊愕使他呆立不动。

    The letter was nailed to the wall with an arrow.

    一支箭把信钉在了墙上。

nail up (v.+adv.)
    将(某物)钉牢,钉紧 fasten (sth) in a closed position with nails
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