新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

nail

英  [neɪl]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • nails

    1[C 可数名词] 钉子

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    A mirror hung on a nail above the sink.

    一面镜子挂在洗脸池上方的一颗钉子上。

    2[C 可数名词] 指甲 , 趾甲

    Your nails are the thin hard parts that grow at the ends of your fingers and toes.

    双语例句

    例:

    Keep your nails short and your hands clean.

    指甲要短,保持双手清洁。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • nail down

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 弄清

    If you nail down something unknown or uncertain, you find out exactly what it is.

    近义词

    pin down

    双语例句

    例:

    It would be useful if you could nail down the source of this tension.

    如果你能弄清这种紧张情绪的根源,将会大有益处。

    2[PHRASAL 短语] 确定(协议)

    If you nail down an agreement, you manage to reach a firm agreement with a definite result.

    双语例句

    例:

    The Secretary of State and his Russian counterpart met to try to nail down the elusive accord.

    美国国务卿与俄罗斯外交部长会晤,试图确定这项表述模糊的协议。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • hit the nail on the head

    1正中要害

    If you say that someone has hit the nail on the head, you think they are exactly right about something.

    双语例句

    例:

    '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,就会更有教养一点。” “我想你说到点子上了。”

    VERB. 动词
  • nails , nailing , nailed

    1[T 及物动词] (用钉子)钉住

    If you nail something somewhere, you fasten it there using one or more nails.

    双语例句

    例:

    Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place.

    弗兰克放下第一块木板,把它钉在合适的地方。

    例:

    They nail shut the front door.

    他们将前门钉死。

    2[T 及物动词] 逮住并证明…犯法

    To nail someone means to catch them and prove that they have been breaking the law.

    双语例句

    例:

    The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists.

    原告律师仍设法使其入室抢劫知名实业家的罪名成立。