ADJECTIVE | VERB + FINGERNAIL | FINGERNAIL + VERB | FINGERNAIL + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤long長指甲➤sharp尖指甲▸➤black, dirty黑黑的指甲;髒指甲▸➤broken折斷的指甲▸➤manicured修剪過的指甲▸➤painted, red塗過的/紅色的指甲VERB + FINGERNAIL➤clip, cut剪指甲➤paint塗指甲▸➤bite, chew咬指甲;啃指甲▸➤break弄斷指甲▸➤dig in指甲戳進◇She dug her fingernails into my neck.她的指甲掐進我的脖子裏了。➤run移動指甲➤tap(用)指甲輕叩◇She tapped her fingernails against the table impatiently.她不耐煩地用指甲叩打着飯桌。➤examine, inspect仔細看/查看指甲◇'Actually, I'm leaving,' she said, examining her fingernails.“實際上,我要離開了。”她邊說邊審視着她的指甲。FINGERNAIL + VERB➤dig in指甲掐進➤scrape指甲刮擦◇the horrible sound of fingernails scraping across a blackboard指甲刮擦黑板發出的可怕聲音➤grow指甲長長FINGERNAIL + NOUN➤polish (especially NAmE) 指甲油➤clippers指甲刀PREPOSITION➤under the/your fingernails指甲裏◇I noticed I had dirt under my fingernails.我發現我的指甲下藏着污垢。