nail 的英语意思
nailnail1 /neɪl/ noun [countable]
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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;顶部扁平、前端尖细的金属件,用锤子敲入表面,用于连接物件或悬挂东西:
The key was hanging on a nail by the door.钥匙挂在门旁的钉子上。hammer/bang/hit a nail into something
She hammered a nail into the wall.她把一枚钉子钉进了墙里。2your nails are the hard smooth layers on the ends of your fingers and toes指甲;生长于手指和脚趾末端的坚硬光滑角质层:
I’ve broken my nail.我的指甲断了。
Stop biting your nails!别啃指甲了!
She sat painting her nails (=putting a coloured substance on them).她坐着涂指甲(=在指甲上涂有色物质)。
He still had dirt under his nails.他的指甲缝里还有污垢。 → fingernail, toenail3nail in somebody’s/something’s coffin one of several bad things which help to destroy someone’s success or hopes(一连串坏事之一)有助于摧毁某人的成功或希望的负面因素之一:
Observers fear that this strike will be another nail in the coffin of the industry.观察人士担心,这次罢工将成为压垮该行业的又一根棺材钉。
the final nail in his coffin压垮他的最后一根棺材钉4as hard/tough as nails very tough and not easily frightened, or not caring about the effects of your actions on other people非常强硬,不易被吓倒;或不在乎自己的行为对他人的影响5on the nail a)British English if you pay money on the nail, you pay it immediately若以"on the nail"方式付款,即立即付清 b)especially American English completely correct完全正确:
They got it absolutely on the nail.他们做得完全正确。 → hit the nail on the head at hit1(26)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 释义 2adjectives形容词long· Her long nails were painted a pearly pink.· 她修长的指甲涂成了珍珠粉色。short· Her nails were short and uneven.· 她的指甲又短又参差不齐。dirty· How did you get such dirty nails?· 你的指甲怎么会这么脏?clean· His nails were neat and clean.· 他的指甲整洁干净。finger nail (also fingernail)· She had small hands with polished finger nails.· 她双手小巧,手指甲打磨得光亮。toe nail (also toenail)· His toenails were long and dirty.· 他的脚趾甲又长又脏。verbs动词cut your nails· You should cut your nails more often!· 你应该更勤快地剪指甲!trim your nails (=cut a small amount off)· His nails were neatly trimmed.· 他的指甲修剪得整整齐齐。file your nails· A girl was filing her nails on the bus.· 一个女孩在公共汽车上锉指甲。bite your nails· Eddie bit his nails nervously.· 埃迪紧张地啃着指甲。paint/polish/varnish your nails (=to put coloured liquid on your nails)· Don't paint short nails in dark colours.· 不要在短指甲上涂深色指甲油。manicure your nails (=to make your nails look attractive by cutting them and making the skin around them neat)· She had manicured nails and expensive clothes.· 她做过精致的美甲,衣着也十分昂贵。do your nails informal非正式 (=to cut or paint your nails)· She sat at her desk, doing her nails.· 她坐在书桌旁做着指甲护理。break a nail (=to accidentally damage a nail on one of your fingers)· Oh, no, I've broken a nail.· 哦,不,我的指甲断了。
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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;顶部扁平、前端尖细的金属件,用锤子敲入表面,用于连接物件或悬挂东西:
The key was hanging on a nail by the door.钥匙挂在门旁的钉子上。hammer/bang/hit a nail into something
She hammered a nail into the wall.她把一枚钉子钉进了墙里。2your nails are the hard smooth layers on the ends of your fingers and toes指甲;生长于手指和脚趾末端的坚硬光滑角质层:
I’ve broken my nail.我的指甲断了。
Stop biting your nails!别啃指甲了!
She sat painting her nails (=putting a coloured substance on them).她坐着涂指甲(=在指甲上涂有色物质)。
He still had dirt under his nails.他的指甲缝里还有污垢。 → fingernail, toenail3nail in somebody’s/something’s coffin one of several bad things which help to destroy someone’s success or hopes(一连串坏事之一)有助于摧毁某人的成功或希望的负面因素之一:
Observers fear that this strike will be another nail in the coffin of the industry.观察人士担心,这次罢工将成为压垮该行业的又一根棺材钉。
the final nail in his coffin压垮他的最后一根棺材钉4as hard/tough as nails very tough and not easily frightened, or not caring about the effects of your actions on other people非常强硬,不易被吓倒;或不在乎自己的行为对他人的影响5on the nail a)British English if you pay money on the nail, you pay it immediately若以"on the nail"方式付款,即立即付清 b)especially American English completely correct完全正确:
They got it absolutely on the nail.他们做得完全正确。 → hit the nail on the head at hit1(26)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 释义 2adjectives形容词long· Her long nails were painted a pearly pink.· 她修长的指甲涂成了珍珠粉色。short· Her nails were short and uneven.· 她的指甲又短又参差不齐。dirty· How did you get such dirty nails?· 你的指甲怎么会这么脏?clean· His nails were neat and clean.· 他的指甲整洁干净。finger nail (also fingernail)· She had small hands with polished finger nails.· 她双手小巧,手指甲打磨得光亮。toe nail (also toenail)· His toenails were long and dirty.· 他的脚趾甲又长又脏。verbs动词cut your nails· You should cut your nails more often!· 你应该更勤快地剪指甲!trim your nails (=cut a small amount off)· His nails were neatly trimmed.· 他的指甲修剪得整整齐齐。file your nails· A girl was filing her nails on the bus.· 一个女孩在公共汽车上锉指甲。bite your nails· Eddie bit his nails nervously.· 埃迪紧张地啃着指甲。paint/polish/varnish your nails (=to put coloured liquid on your nails)· Don't paint short nails in dark colours.· 不要在短指甲上涂深色指甲油。manicure your nails (=to make your nails look attractive by cutting them and making the skin around them neat)· She had manicured nails and expensive clothes.· 她做过精致的美甲,衣着也十分昂贵。do your nails informal非正式 (=to cut or paint your nails)· She sat at her desk, doing her nails.· 她坐在书桌旁做着指甲护理。break a nail (=to accidentally damage a nail on one of your fingers)· Oh, no, I've broken a nail.· 哦,不,我的指甲断了。nailnail2 verb [transitive]
1[always + adverb/preposition] to fasten something to something else with nails用钉子将某物固定在另一物上nail something to something
A sign saying ‘No Fishing’ had been nailed to the tree.一块写着"禁止垂钓"的牌子被钉在了树上。nail something down
The lid was firmly nailed down.盖子被牢牢地钉死了。nail something up (=permanently close a window or door by fixing something across it using nails)(=用钉子将东西钉在窗户或门上,将其永久封住)
The windows had been nailed up.窗户已被钉死封牢。2informal非正式 to catch someone and prove that they are guilty of a crime or something bad抓住某人并证明其犯有罪行或做了坏事:
It took us 10 years to nail the guy who killed our daughter.我们花了十年时间才将杀害我们女儿的凶手绳之以法。nail somebody for something
The state police finally nailed him for fraud.州警察终于以欺诈罪将他绳之以法。3informal非正式 if you nail something, you succeed in getting it, after a lot of time or effort经过大量时间或努力后成功获得某事物:
She finally nailed her dream job.她终于得到了梦寐以求的工作。4informal非正式 to do something perfectly, especially when singing or performing将某事做到完美,尤指演唱或表演时:
I thought that song might be too big for you, but you absolutely nailed it!我原以为那首歌对你来说可能太难了,但你唱得太完美了!5nail a lie/myth British English informal非正式 to prove that what someone has said is completely untrue证明某人所说之话完全不实6 nail your colours to the mast British English to say clearly and publicly which ideas or which people you support公开明确表明自己支持哪些观点或哪些人7 nail somebody to the wall/cross especially American English to punish someone severely严厉惩罚某人nail somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb informal非正式1to reach a final and definite agreement or decision about something就某事达成最终明确的协议或决定:
Two days isn’t enough time to nail down the details of an agreement.两天时间不足以敲定协议的细节。2 nail somebody down to force someone to say clearly what they want or what they intend to do迫使某人明确说出他们想要什么或打算怎么做nail down to
Before they repair the car, nail them down to a price.在他们修车之前,先让他们给出一个确定的价格。
1[always + adverb/preposition] to fasten something to something else with nails用钉子将某物固定在另一物上nail something to something
A sign saying ‘No Fishing’ had been nailed to the tree.一块写着"禁止垂钓"的牌子被钉在了树上。nail something down
The lid was firmly nailed down.盖子被牢牢地钉死了。nail something up (=permanently close a window or door by fixing something across it using nails)(=用钉子将东西钉在窗户或门上,将其永久封住)
The windows had been nailed up.窗户已被钉死封牢。2informal非正式 to catch someone and prove that they are guilty of a crime or something bad抓住某人并证明其犯有罪行或做了坏事:
It took us 10 years to nail the guy who killed our daughter.我们花了十年时间才将杀害我们女儿的凶手绳之以法。nail somebody for something
The state police finally nailed him for fraud.州警察终于以欺诈罪将他绳之以法。3informal非正式 if you nail something, you succeed in getting it, after a lot of time or effort经过大量时间或努力后成功获得某事物:
She finally nailed her dream job.她终于得到了梦寐以求的工作。4informal非正式 to do something perfectly, especially when singing or performing将某事做到完美,尤指演唱或表演时:
I thought that song might be too big for you, but you absolutely nailed it!我原以为那首歌对你来说可能太难了,但你唱得太完美了!5nail a lie/myth British English informal非正式 to prove that what someone has said is completely untrue证明某人所说之话完全不实6 nail your colours to the mast British English to say clearly and publicly which ideas or which people you support公开明确表明自己支持哪些观点或哪些人7 nail somebody to the wall/cross especially American English to punish someone severely严厉惩罚某人nail somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb informal非正式1to reach a final and definite agreement or decision about something就某事达成最终明确的协议或决定:
Two days isn’t enough time to nail down the details of an agreement.两天时间不足以敲定协议的细节。2 nail somebody down to force someone to say clearly what they want or what they intend to do迫使某人明确说出他们想要什么或打算怎么做nail down to
Before they repair the car, nail them down to a price.在他们修车之前,先让他们给出一个确定的价格。