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nail

UK /neɪl/US /neɪl/

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。)

同义词:claw, talon, fastener, spike

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。)

同义词:fasten, secure, catch, hit, achieve

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。)