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

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

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 |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.钉牢; 夹住

fasten  hold  fix  secure

vt.抓住, 捕获

catch  seize  hook  snare  trap  capture  apprehend  

同义参见:

identify  tree  

英英释义

名词 nail:

horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

动词 nail:

attach something somewhere by means of nails

take into custody

同义词：collar, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop

hit hard

同义词：smash, boom, blast

succeed in obtaining a position

同义词：nail down, peg

succeed at easily

同义词：breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through

locate exactly

同义词：pinpoint

complete a pass

同义词：complete

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。

补充

nailnail英:[neil] 美:[nel]n.1.钉子, 钉状物He drove in a nail with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把钉子敲进去了。Magnets attract nails.磁铁吸引铁钉。2.指甲, 趾甲I have tried to discourage him from biting nails.我曾劝阻他不要咬指甲。My nails are too long, I must file them down.我的指甲太长了, 必须把它们锉平。vt.1.钉住, 钉牢He nailed boards together to make a box.他把几块木板钉在一起做了一个箱子。2.抓住, 逮住Has the police nailed the man?警察抓住那个人了吗?

例句

1. He hammered the nail into the branch.他把钉子钉进了树枝里。 2. Keep your nails short and your hands clean.勤剪指甲, 保持双手清洁。 3. He's a shrewd businessman and hard as nails.他是个精明的商人, 有着铁石心肠。 4. Don't bite your nails!别咬手指甲！ 5. I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions.—I think you've hit the nail on the head.我想如果人们生活条件好的话, 可能会更文明开化一些。——我觉得你真是说到点上了。 6. He paid cash on the nail.他立刻支付了现金。 7. He nailed the sign onto the tree.他把指示牌钉到了树上。 8. They managed to nail him for several robberies.他们终以几起抢劫罪的罪名逮捕了他。 9. He nailed a sign to the wall.他把招牌钉在了墙上。 10. to nail the lid on a box给箱子钉上盖子 11. They nailed up the doors of their house.他们把他们的房门全钉死了。 12. Surprise nailed me to the spot.惊奇使我呆立在那里。 13. to nail one's hand against his stomach用手紧紧按住肚子 14. The police nailed him with the goods.警察把他和赃物一起抓获。 15. to nail someone's trick戳穿了某人的骗局 16. He nailed him on the chin with the fist.他一拳击中了他的下巴。 17. You should nail his truck before he drives up the mountains.在他把车开进山里之前，你得设法把他的卡车拦截住。 18. the strips are simply nailed to the roof.板条只是钉在房顶上而已。 19. have you nailed the killer?.你有没有抓住杀手？。 20. she was stretched to the limit and failed to nail the smash.她使出浑身解数未能把球扣死。 21. Navratilova tried to nail her on the backhand side.纳夫拉蒂洛娃试着用反手球击败她。 22. this was going to put the final nail in the coffin of his career.这对他的事业来说会是个致命打击。 23. [in combination]dirty-nailed fingers.指甲肮脏的手指。 24. I can't nail her down to a specific date.我无法让她说定一个日子。 25. something seems unexpected—I can't nail it down, but it makes me uneasy.好像出了点 事——我弄不清楚是什么，可它让我感到不安。 26. fingernails/toenails手指甲；趾甲 27. to hammer in a nail用锤子把钉子敲进去 28. She says she'll visit us in the summer but I can't nail her down to a definite date.她说她将会在夏天探望我们，但我无法使她明确说定日期。 29. a hammer and some nails一把榔头和一些钉子 30. I get my nails done at the beauty salon every other week.我每两个星期去美容院做一次美甲。 31. a pair of nail clippers一把指甲剪 32. Every mistake is one more nail in the coffin of his professional baseball career.每次失误都让他的职业棒球事业更快地走向终结。 33. The lawyers put another nail in her coffin today.今天律师们又给了她致命的一击。 34. "When she's negotiating a contract, she can be as tough as nails."她在谈合同的时候，态度会很强硬。 35. nail the picture to the wall.把这幅画钉在墙上。 36. nailing [=hammering] the boards together把板子钉在一起 37. All the doors were nailed shut.所有的门都被钉死了。 38. The desks and chairs had been nailed (down) to the floor.桌椅都被固定在地板上了。 39. He got nailed by his parents while trying to sneak out of the house.他要从家里溜出去的时候被父母逮住了。 40. He got nailed for not paying his taxes.他因逃税而被捕。 41. The FBI has nailed the hackers.联邦调查局已经逮捕了那些黑客。 42. Someone nailed [=whacked] him on the head with a rock.有人用石头猛击了他的头。 43. She nailed a three-point shot in the final seconds of the game.比赛快结束时，她投了一个漂亮的三分球。 44. You really nailed that song. It sounded great!这首歌你演绎得太好了，真好听！ 45. They need to score another touchdown to nail down the victory.他们需要再来一个达阵才能稳操胜券。 46. Her doctors haven't yet been able to nail down a diagnosis.她的医生还不能确诊。 47. They're trying to nail down the cause of our network problems.他们正在努力查明我们网络故障的原因。 48. nail down a decision明确地做出决定