nail 英 [neɪl] 　 美 [nel]

nail

nail　 英 [neɪl] 美 [nel]

vt. 钉　 n. 钉子, 指甲　

进行时:nailing　 过去式:nailed　 过去分词:nailed　 第三人称单数:nails　 名词复数:nails　

Stop biting your nails!　别咬指甲！
nail clippers　指甲钳

  • A nail is the pointed piece of metal that you pound with a hammer when you're building something. When you go to a nail salon, however, don't bring a pack of nails; bring your toes and fingers instead!
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  • vt. 钉
  • n. 钉子, 指甲

  • 1. Stop biting your nails!

    别咬指甲！

  • 2. nail clippers

    指甲钳

  • 3. The nail will not penetrate.

    这枚钉子钉不进去。

  • 4. I knocked the nail out.

    我把钉子敲了出来。

  • 5. Can you knock this nail into the wood?

    你能把这钉子敲进木头里去吗?

  • 6. We must nail this lie.

    我们一定要戳穿这个谎言。

  • 7. The police haven't been able to nail the killer.

    警方还没有抓到杀人凶手。

  • nail (n.) Old English negel "metal pin," nægl "fingernail (handnægl), toenail," from Proto-Germanic *naglaz (source also of Old Norse nagl "fingernail," nagli "metal nail;" Old Saxon and Old High German nagel, Old Frisian neil, Middle Dutch naghel, Dutch nagel, German Nagel "fingernail, small metal spike"), from PIE root *(o)nogh "nail" (source also of Greek onyx "claw, fingernail;" Latin unguis "nail, claw;" Old Church Slavonic noga "foot," noguti "nail, claw;" Lithuanian naga "hoof," nagutis "fingernail;" Old Irish ingen, Old Welsh eguin "nail, claw").
  • nail (v.) Old English næglian "to fasten with nails," from Proto-Germanic *ganaglijan (source also of Old Saxon neglian, Old Norse negla, Old High German negilen, German nageln, Gothic ganagljan "to nail"), from the root of nail (n.). Related: Nailed; nailing. Meaning "to catch, seize" is first recorded 1766, probably from earlier sense "to keep fixed in a certain position" (1610s). Meaning "to succeed in hitting" is from 1886. To nail down "to fix down with nails" is from 1660s.
nail ★ / neɪl ; NAmE neɪl / noun , verb nail nails nailed nailing noun ★ 1 ★ thin hard layer covering the outer tip of the fingers or toes 指甲；趾甲 ◆ Stop biting your nails! 别咬指甲！ ◆ nail clippers 指甲钳 ☞see also fingernail , toenail 2 ★ a small thin pointed piece of metal with a flat head, used for hanging things on a wall or for joining pieces of wood together 钉；钉子 ◆ She hammered the nail in. 她把钉子敲了进去。 ☞ collocationsat decorate ☞compare screw   n.  (1 ) , tack   n.  (3 ) IDIOMS a nail in sb's/sth's ˈcoffin something that makes the end or failure of an organization, sb's plans, etc. more likely to happen 导致失败的事物；导致某事终结之物 on the ˈnail ( BrE) ( informal) (of payment 付款 ) without delay 立刻；马上；毫不拖延 ◆ They're good customers who always pay on the nail. 他们是好主顾，付账从不耽搁。 ☞more at fight   v. , hard   adj. , hit   v. , tough   adj. verb 1 nailsth (+ adv./prep./adj.) to fasten sth to sth with a nail or nails （用钉子）钉牢，固定 ◆ I nailed the sign to a tree. 我将标示牌钉到了一棵树上。 2 nailsb ( informal) to catch sb and prove they are guilty of a crime or of doing sth bad 抓获并证明有罪；抓住 ◆ The police haven't been able to nail the killer. 警方还没有抓到杀人凶手。 3 nailsth ( informal) to prove that sth is not true 证明…不属实；揭露；揭发 ◆ We must nail this lie. 我们一定要戳穿这个谎言。 4 nailsth ( NAmE) ( informal) to achieve sth or do sth right, especially in sport （尤指体育运动中）获得，赢得，击中 ◆ He nailed a victory in the semi-finals. 他在半决赛中获胜。 IDIOM nail your colours to the ˈmast ( especially BrE) to say publicly and firmly what you believe or who you support 公开宣称；公开表态 PHRASAL VERBS ˌnail sth↔ˈdown 1 to fasten sth down with a nail or nails （用钉子）将…钉牢，将…固定 2 to reach an agreement or a decision, usually after a lot of discussion 达成一致；作出决定 ◆ All the parties seem anxious to nail down a ceasefire. 各方面似乎都渴望将停火之事敲定。 ˌnail sb↔ˈdown (to sth) to force sb to give you a definite promise or tell you exactly what they intend to do 迫使明确保证（或准确说出想做之事） SYN pin down ◆ She says she'll come, but I can't nail her down to a specific time. 她说要来，但我无法让她敲定具体什么时候来。 ˌnail sth↔ˈup 1 to fasten sth to a wall, post, etc. with a nail or nails 用钉子将…固定到（墙上、柱子上等） 2 to put nails into a door or window so that it cannot be opened 用钉子封住，封死（门或窗） nail / neɪl ; NAmE neɪl /
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