nail

nail

[neil]

n.钉子, 指甲, 爪
vt.钉, 抓住, 使固定
vt.揭露,击打,<粗>性交,[棒]刺杀出局,击败

例句与用法：

She tore her skirt on the nail.

钉子勾破了她的裙子。

She says she'll come, but I can't nail her down to a specific time.

她说她来，我却无法让她说出确切的时间。

My husband doesn't allow me to paint my nails.

我丈夫不允许我染指甲。

We nailed up the windows of the old house.

我们把这座旧房子的窗户都钉死了。

词形变化：

名词: nailer | 动词过去式: nailed | 动词过去分词: nailed | 动词现在分词: nailing | 动词第三人称单数: nails |

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n.[C]

1. 钉子

The nail has been pulled out.

那只钉子拔出来了。

2. (手, 脚的)指甲; (鸟, 兽的)爪

3. (鸟禽)喙上的硬甲壳

vt.

1. 钉, 将……钉牢; 使固定[O]

We had the lids nailed on the boxes.

我们给箱子钉上盖子。

2. 使(目光, 注意力等)集中于[(+on/to)]

Mr. Hunter kept his eyes nailed on the car in front of his.

亨特先生目不转睛地盯着他的前面一辆车子。

3. 【口】抓住, 捕获

We finally nailed the thief.

最后我们把小偷抓住了。

4. 【口】揭露, 揭穿

It did not take us long to nail that lie.

没多久我们就把谎言揭穿了。

5. 击, 打

6. 【棒】把(跑垒者)刺杀出局

短语词组：

hit the nail on the head

1. 说得中肯; 打中要害

You hit the nail on the head about him: he is a con artist.

你对他的批评是一针见血:他是一个骗人专家。

He hit the nail on the head when he mentioned that the company was actually facing the danger of bankruptcy.

他说那家公司实际上正面临破产的危机, 真是一针见血。

nail down

1. 用钉子固定

She nailed down the corners of the carpet.

他用钉子把地毯的四角固定住。

2. 确定

It took the negotiators ten hours to nail down a deal.

参加协商的人花了十个小时才敲定一桩生意。

We should sign a contract with them to nail down their agreement.

我们应该与他们签订合同, 把协议确定下来。

nail up

1. 把……钉紧

He nailed up the window.

他把窗子钉死了。

on the nail

1. 立即; 当场

We have to pay on the nail before we can leave with the goods.

我们必须当场付款, 才能拿走货物。

to the nail

1. 完全; 非常

Her analysis was correct to the nail.

她的分析极其正确。