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TOEFL BNC: 3556 COCA: 3556
nail
nl neɪl
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense nails, present participle nailing, past tense , past participle nailed
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. 钉子
  • 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。

SYN tack, spike, rivet, sprig [technical]
2 VERB (用钉子)钉住,钉牢 If you nail something somewhere, you fix it there using one or more nails. (用钉子)钉住,钉牢
  • Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place. [VERB noun prep./adv.]

    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. [VERB noun with adj.ive]

    他们把前门钉死了。

  • The windows were all nailed shut. [VERB-ed]

    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. 指甲;趾甲
  • 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. 抓住;逮住;证明有罪 [informal]
  • The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists. [VERB noun + for]

    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. 冷酷无情的;铁石心肠的;强硬好斗的
  • 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. 正中要害;说得中肯
  • '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 
Phrasal verbs:
nail down nail up
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