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nail
/nel/
n.
The horny substance at the ends of the fingers and toes; also, the claw of a bird or other animal. 指甲;爪。
A measure two and one fourth inches long. 纳耳(度量名,等于二又四分之一吋)。
A pointed piece of metal, furnished with a head, and used for driving into woodwork. 钉。
短语:
(as) hard as nails 非常结实的;健康的;冷酷的;无情的。
(as) right as nails (rain) 正确无误的;(雨丝)直的。
bite one's nails (悔恨而)咬指甲。
drive (hammer) a nail in (into) (one's) coffin 【口】促人早死或崩溃。
fight tooth and nail 尽全力以攻击。
hit the nail on the head 得其要领;一针见血。
on the nail 立刻;立即付款;在讨论中。
(过去式: nailed; 过去完成式: nailed; 现在进行式: nailing)
v.t.
To fasten with such a piece of metal. 钉住;钉牢。
- We nailed all the shutters closed for the winter. 为了冬天的来临,我们将所有的窗板钉牢。
- He nailed the cover on the box. 他在箱子上钉盖子。
To secure or make certain; clinch, as an argument. 使确定;确论。
To expose. 揭发。
To catch; trap. 抓;捕。
- He nailed a rabbit with his first shot. 他第一枪就射捕到一只兔子。
To hit with a blow or weapon. (用拳头或武器)打;击。
短语:
nail down 钉紧;(非正式用法)确立;(非正式用法)强使(某人)说明清楚。
nail one's colours (flag) to the mast 表明对...的坚定信心。
nail to (the) counter (barn door) 揭发虚假;揭发罪恶。
nail up (a)钉上(布告等)。(b)钉在(高处等)。(c)钉牢(门窗等,使不易打开)。
习语:
nail file 指甲锉刀。
nail polish 指甲油。
nail puller 拔钉钳。
nail scissors 指甲刀。
nail set 压钉杆;钉冲。
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
nail¹
/neɪl/
n.
1. (fastening device) 钉子
- He hammered the nail into the branch. 他把钉子钉进了树枝里。
2. (something similar to fastening device) 钉状物
3. (human;fingernail, toenail) 指甲;趾甲
- Keep your nails short and your hands clean. 勤剪指甲, 保持双手清洁。
4. 【动】 (claw) (哺乳动物、鸟类或爬行动物的)爪, 趾甲
5. (needle) (用于注射药物的)皮下注射针, 针头
6. (unit of length) 纳尔(旧时布匹长度单位, 1纳尔=21/4英寸)
idiom:
as hard as nails/hard as nails<英> (tough) 铁石心肠的;冷酷无情的;强硬好斗的
- He's a shrewd businessman and hard as nails. 他是个精明的商人, 有着铁石心肠。
to bite your nails
(as habit) 咬手指甲
- Don't bite your nails! 别咬手指甲!
(be worried) 担心;忧虑
to hit the nail on the head
(shows agreement) 一针见血;切中要害;一语中的
- I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions.—I think you've hit the nail on the head. 我想如果人们生活条件好的话, 可能会更文明开化一些。——我觉得你真是说到点上了。
a nail in the coffin
(something that shortens) 催命符;毁灭性事件
on the nail<英> [pay +] 立刻;马上
- He paid cash on the nail. 他立刻支付了现金。
nail²
/neɪl/
vt.
1. [+ object] 钉;钉住;钉牢
- He nailed the sign onto the tree. 他把指示牌钉到了树上。
2. <非正式> [+ person] 逮捕;抓住;抓获
to nail sb for sth
[+ crime] 以…罪名逮捕某人;判定某人…罪名
- They managed to nail him for several robberies. 他们终以几起抢劫罪的罪名逮捕了他。
3. [+ target] 击打;击落
4. (expose) 揭穿, 察觉到(谎言或说谎者)
5. [+ eyes, attention] 把…集中于;使盯住
6. (stud with nails) 用饰钉装饰
Phrasal Verbs:
nail down, nail up
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
nail
/neɪl/
n. nails 2
钉子;指甲
vt. nails nailing nailed
固定
把…钉上,钉牢
- 英语>简体中文, 高中课标词汇
nail
n. 甲,爪,爪甲
- 英语>简体中文, 中医大词典
nail
n.(名词)
1. A slim, pointed piece of metal hammered into material as a fastener. 钉子,图钉:一细的尖头金属,用于楔入某物,如图钉
2. A fingernail or toenail. 手指甲,脚趾甲
3. A claw or talon. 爪或爪状物
4. Something resembling a nail in shape, sharpness, or use. 钉状物:在形状、锋利度或应用上类似指甲的东西
5. A measure of length formerly used for cloth, equal to &9{!/16} yard (5.7 cm). 纳尔:以前用于量布的单位,等于十六分之一码(5.7厘米)
v.tr.(及物动词) nailed, nail.ing, nails
1. To fasten, join, or attach with or as if with a nail. 钉牢:用钉子或像钉子一样固定、连结或附着
2. To cover, enclose, or shut by fastening with nails: 用钉子固定:通过用钉子固定来覆盖、包围或切断:
- nail up a window. 钉牢一扇窗户
3. To keep fixed, motionless, or intent: 使固定,使动弹不得:保持固定的、无表情的或专注的:
- Fear nailed me to my seat. 恐惧使我坐在凳子上动弹不得
4. Slang 【俚语】
5. To stop and seize; catch: 抓住:阻止并抓住;抓住:
- Police nailed the suspect. 警察抓住了嫌疑犯
6. To detect and expose: 查出并揭露:
- nailed the senator in a lie; nail corruption before it gets out of control. 查出并揭露参议院议员的谎言;在失去控制前查出并揭露腐败
7. Slang 【俚语】
8. To strike or bring down, especially with something shot or hurled: 击打:打击或击倒,尤指利用枪击或投掷:
- nail a bird in flight. 击下空中的飞鸟
9. To gain thorough understanding of; master: 彻底了解;掌握:
- a brilliant student who nailed all her courses in thermodynamics. 掌握热力学全部课程的优秀学生
10. Baseball To put out (a base runner). 【棒球】 杀(跑垒员)出局

常用词组:
nail down
1. To discover or establish conclusively: 明确地决定或建立:
- nailed down the story by checking all the facts. 通过查核所有的事实而下的结论
2. To win: 赢得:
- nailed down another victory in the golf tournament. 赢得了另一项高尔夫球大赛
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
nail
n. 指甲,铁钉,纳尔;vt. 钉住,吸住
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
nail
①甲,爪:指、趾末端背侧上的角质片状物,见 unguis;②钉:用于固定骨折断端或断片的金属、骨或其他材料的小柱状物
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指甲
- 英语>简体中文, 英中医学辞海
nail
n.
〈英〉纳尔
一种古老的度量单位,用作重量单位时相当于8磅;用作长度单位时则相当于21/4英吋。
- 英语>简体中文, 英美法词典
nail
n. 钉
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉机械大词典
nail
n.
钉子, 钉状物
- He drove in a nail with one stroke of the hammer. 他一锤就把钉子敲进去了。
- Magnets attract nails. 磁铁吸引铁钉。
指甲, 趾甲
- I have tried to discourage him from biting nails. 我曾劝阻他不要咬指甲。
- My nails are too long, I must file them down. 我的指甲太长了, 必须把它们锉平。
vt.
钉住, 钉牢
- He nailed boards together to make a box. 他把几块木板钉在一起做了一个箱子。
抓住, 逮住
- Has the police nailed the man? 警察抓住那个人了吗?
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
nail1
(noun 名词)
钉子
an iron nail. 铁钉。
SYNONYM 同义词:pin, stud, tack.
nail2
(verb 动词)
钉牢
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
nail1
nail your colours to the 'mast (especially BrE)
show clearly which side you support 明确宣布自己的观点;公开表态:
It’s time to nail our colours to the mast and condemn this dreadful policy. 是公开我们的立场,谴责这项糟糕的政策的时候了。
ORIGIN In this expression, colours are flags. In a battle at sea, a ship would nail its colours to the mast to show its intention to continue fighting and not surrender. 这个表达法中的colours意为旗帜。海战中,船只把旗帜钉在桅杆上表示将继续战斗,不投降。
a nail in sb’s/sth’s 'coffin
something, especially one of a series of things,which makes the failure or destruction of sth more likely 促成失败之物;导致某事终结之物:
If we don’t succeed with this campaign, it’ll be the final nail in our coffin. 如果我们这次运动不成功,这将会使我们彻底完蛋。
The increase in petrol prices drove another nail into the company’s coffin.汽油价格的上涨又给了公司一个致命的打击。
The new tax is another nail in the coffin of the British film industry. 新的税收使不景气的英国电影业雪上加霜。
nail sb to the 'wall (informal)
punish sb and/or make them suffer because you are very angry with them 狠狠教训某人;严惩某人:
I’m going to nail him to the wall for what he’s done! 他做得太过分了,我要狠狠惩罚他!
on the 'nail (informal)
(of payment 付款) without delay 立刻; 马上:
They’re good customers who always pay on the nail.他们是好主顾,付账从不拖延。
fight (sb/sth) tooth and nail 另见fight
fight tooth and nail for sb/sth 另见fight
hit the nail on the head 另见hit
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
nail1
n.
指甲, 爪

纳尔(英旧制量布尺度名, 约合5.715厘米)
[美俚]香烟
- pare one's nails 修指甲
- drive[knock]in a nail 把钉子敲进去
- coffin nail 棺材钉
nail2
vt.
钉牢, 使固定
[口]抓住, 捕获; [美俚]击中
揭露; 侦查出; 发觉
目不转睛地盯住, 使(注意力等)集中于
拦住, 留下
【棒球】使(跑垒者)被开出局
[美俚]偷
- nail up a window 把窗钉死
- have one's boots nailed (请人)在靴底上钉钉子
- nail a notice on [to] the door 把通知钉在门上
- nailone's eye's on sth. 盯住某物

继承用法
nailbrush
n.
指甲刷
nailclippers
n.
指甲钳(刀)
nailcrete
n.
受钉混凝土
nail-extractor
n.
扳钉钳
nailfile
n.
指甲锉
nail-hammer
n.
钉锤
nailhead
n.
【建】钉头(饰); 点子花纹细呢
nail-headed
adj.
钉头状的(nail-headed characters 楔形文字)
nailhole
n.
钉眼
指甲孔(用指甲开小刀的地方)
nail-machine
n.
制钉机
nail-nippers,nail-scissors
n.
[pl.]指甲剪
nailpicker
n.
捡钉器
nailpolish
n.
染甲水, 指甲油
nailsick
adj.
(板材等)因屡钉而变得不结实; 钉眼漏水的
nailless
adj.
nailly
adj.
钉有很多钉子的
a nail in its coffin
加速某人[物]灭亡[垮台]的原因
败坏名誉[声]的举动
a nail in sb.'s coffin
加速某人[物]灭亡[垮台]的原因
败坏名誉[声]的举动
(as) hard as nails
身体强壮得象铁打似的; 铁石心肠的; 严峻的
(as) naked as one's nail
[俚, 废]一丝不挂, 赤身露体
(as) right as nails
非常健康, 强健
as sure as nails
[口]肯定无疑;必然
as sure as fate
[口]肯定无疑;必然
as sure as death
[口]肯定无疑;必然
as sure as a gun
[口]肯定无疑;必然
By(God's)nails!
[废]当着上帝的面! 老天爷作证!
drive a nail into sb.'s coffin
促使某人[自己]死亡, 加速某人[自己]垮台
drive a nail into one's coffin
促使某人[自己]死亡, 加速某人[自己]垮台
drive a nail in sb.'s coffin
促使某人[自己]死亡, 加速某人[自己]垮台
drive a nail in one's coffin
促使某人[自己]死亡, 加速某人[自己]垮台
hammera nail into sb.'s coffin
促使某人[自己]死亡, 加速某人[自己]垮台
hammera a nail into one's coffin
促使某人[自己]死亡, 加速某人[自己]垮台
hammera a nail in sb.'s coffin
促使某人[自己]死亡, 加速某人[自己]垮台
hammera a nail in one's coffin
促使某人[自己]死亡, 加速某人[自己]垮台
put nail into sb.'s coffin
促使某人[自己]死亡, 加速某人[自己]垮台
put a nail into one's coffin
促使某人[自己]死亡, 加速某人[自己]垮台
put a nail in sb.'s coffin
促使某人[自己]死亡, 加速某人[自己]垮台
put a nail in one's coffin
促使某人[自己]死亡, 加速某人[自己]垮台
drive the nail
[美口]射中靶心; [喻](辩论中)打中要害
drive the nail home
把钉子钉到头, 坚持到底; 使明白[信服]无疑
drive the nail to the head
把钉子钉到头, 坚持到底; 使明白[信服]无疑
drive the nail home up to the head
把钉子钉到头, 坚持到底; 使明白[信服]无疑
from the tender nail
[罕]从少年时代
go off at the nail
[苏]举止失常; 神经失常
be off at the nail
[苏]举止失常; 神经失常
He must have iron nails that scratches a bear.
[谚]搔熊者必具铁爪; 要干危险的事, 就得有充分的准备。
He must have iron nails who scratches a bear.
[谚]搔熊者必具铁爪; 要干危险的事, 就得有充分的准备。
hit the (right) nail on the head
说得对, 中肯, 正中要害
off the nail
有点醉
on the nail
立即; 当场
在讨论中
One nail drives out another.
[谚]一钉入, 一钉出; 新的挤掉旧的(指习惯, 感情, 爱情, 危险等)。
say black is sb.'s nail
[废]责怪[遣责]某人
to the nail
完全, 彻底
to a nail
完全, 彻底
nail down
用钉子钉牢
要某人明确表态
把(某事)准确地加以说明
要(某人)遵守诺言
nail on
用钉子钉在...上面
使固定在...
nail onto
用钉子钉在...上面
使固定在...
nail up
用钉子把...钉死
把...钉在高处
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
nail
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电机工程名词
nail
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电力工程名词
nail
指甲;平爪
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 动物学名词
nail
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 机械工程名词
nail
指甲;趾甲
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 医学名词
nail
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 铸造学名词
nail
/neɪl/
(nailing, nailed,nails)
1. 可数名词 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 sink. 镜子挂在水池上方的一枚钉子上。
2. 及物动词 If you nail something somewhere, you fasten it there using one or more nails. (用钉子) 钉住
- Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place. 弗兰克放下第一块木板,把它钉到位。
- They nail shut the front door. 他们将前门钉死。
3. 可数名词 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. 指甲要短,保持双手清洁。
4. 及物动词 To nail someone means to catch them and prove that they have been breaking the law. 逮住并证明…犯法 [非正式]
- The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists. 原告律师仍设法证明他因在知名实业家的家中抢劫而犯法。
5. 习语 If you say that someone has hit the nail on the head, you think they are exactly right about something. 正中要害
- "I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions."—"I think you've hit the nail on the head." “我认为如果人们有好的条件,就会使其更有教养一点。”—“我想你说到点子上了。”
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典