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词源
源自古英语'nægl',与古诺尔斯语'nagl'、德语'Nagel'同源,原始印欧语词根*h₃nogʰ-(指甲、爪子)。
noun
❶ 指甲,人或动物手指或脚趾末端的坚硬角质层,用于保护指尖。
“She painted her nails bright red.”
(她把指甲涂成了亮红色。)
“He bites his nails when he's nervous.”
(他紧张时会咬指甲。)
❶ 钉子,一种细长的金属紧固件,通常一端尖锐,用于将物体固定在一起。
“He hammered a nail into the wall to hang the picture.”
(他在墙上钉了一颗钉子来挂画。)
“The carpenter used nails to assemble the wooden frame.”
(木匠用钉子组装木框架。)
verb
❶ 用钉子固定,将某物用钉子钉牢或固定在某个位置。
“He nailed the boards together to make a shelf.”
(他把木板钉在一起做了一个架子。)
“She nailed the poster to the wall.”
(她把海报钉在了墙上。)
❶ 抓住或逮住某人,通常指成功捕获或揭露某人的不当行为。
“The police finally nailed the thief after months of investigation.”
(经过数月的调查,警方终于抓住了小偷。)
“The reporter nailed the politician with hard evidence.”
(记者用确凿证据揭露了那位政客。)
❶ 完美地完成某事,尤指表现出色或准确命中目标。
“She nailed the performance and got a standing ovation.”
(她的表演非常出色,获得了全场起立鼓掌。)
“He nailed the difficult shot in the basketball game.”
(他在篮球比赛中投中了那个高难度球。)
常见短语
hit the nail on the head — 形容说话或做事非常准确,完全正确,切中要害。
“When you said he was lazy, you really hit the nail on the head.”
(你说他懒惰时,真是一针见血。)
nail down — 确定或敲定某事,使其明确无误;也可指用钉子固定某物。
“We need to nail down the details of the contract.”
(我们需要敲定合同的细节。)
hard as nails — 形容人非常坚强、冷酷或无情,不易被打动。
“The boss may seem friendly, but he's as hard as nails when it comes to business.”
(老板看起来可能很友善,但在生意上他冷酷无情。)