nail

n.钉子；指甲，趾甲；钉状物；纳尔

vt.钉住；抓住；使固定；揭露

noun

1. 指甲；趾甲
   a thin hard layer covering the outer tip of the fingers or toes
   1. Stop biting your nails!
      别咬指甲！
   2. nail clippers
      指甲钳
2. 钉；钉子
   a small thin pointed piece of metal with a flat head, used for hanging things on a wall or for joining pieces of wood together
   1. She hammered the nail in.
      她把钉子敲了进去。

verb

1. （用钉子）钉牢，固定
   to fasten sth to sth with a nail or nails
   1. I nailed the sign to a tree.
      我将标示牌钉到了一棵树上。
2. 抓获并证明有罪；抓住
   to catch sb and prove they are guilty of a crime or of doing sth bad
   1. The police haven't been able to nail the killer.
      警方还没有抓到杀人凶手。
3. 证明…不属实；揭露；揭发
   to prove that sth is not true
   1. We must nail this lie.
      我们一定要戳穿这个谎言。
4. （尤指体育运动中）获得，赢得，击中
   to achieve sth or do sth right, especially in sport
   1. He nailed a victory in the semi-finals.
      他在半决赛中获胜。

vt. 钉；使固定；揭露 n. [解剖] 指甲；钉子 n. (Nail)人名；(法)纳伊；(土、阿拉伯、罗)纳伊尔

名词复数形式:nails 过去分词:nailed 现在分词:nailing 过去式:nailed 第三人称单数:nails

nail 钉子，指甲

来自PIE*nogh,指甲，爪子，词源同unguent,onyx.引申词义钉子。拼写比较rule,regulate.

1. Only a bit of string looped round a nail in the doorpost held it shut.
   仅仅是靠缠在门柱钉子上的一小段细绳把门关紧。
2. A fine would be the final nail in the coffin of the airline.
   罚款将会是对这家航空公司的最后致命一击。
3. I shall nail my colours firmly to the mast on this subject — as a feminist I find movies like this offensive.
   我要非常明确地表明自己对这个主题的看法：作为一名女权主义者我认为这类电影是对女性的侮辱。
4. I held it still and drove in a nail.
   我稳稳地拿着它将钉子钉了进去。
5. The glitterati of Hollywood are flocking to Janet Vaughan's nail salon.
   众多的好莱坞名流都去光顾珍妮特·沃恩的美甲店。
6. England took the lead after 31 minutes with a goal by Peter Nail
   英格兰队第31分钟由彼得·奈尔攻进一球，取得领先。
7. Even the smallest metallic object, whether a nail file or cigarette lighter, is immediately confiscated
   即便是最小的金属物品，不管是指甲锉刀还是打火机，都会马上被没收。
8. A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand
   脸盆架上方用钉子挂着一面镜子。
9. He hammered the nail into the branch.
   他把钉子钉到了树枝上。
10. Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place
    弗兰克放下第一块厚木板，把它钉在合适的位置上。
11. They nail shut the front door
    他们把前门钉死了。
12. The windows were all nailed shut.
    窗户都钉死了。
13. Keep your nails short and your hands clean.
    常剪指甲，保持双手清洁。
14. The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists.
    检控方仍设法使其入室抢劫知名实业家们的罪名成立。
15. He's a shrewd businessman and hard as nails
    他是一个既精明又铁石心肠的生意人。
16. He simply looked mean and hard as nails.
    他看起来既卑鄙又冷酷无情。
17. '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，如果人们有良好的环境，就会更有教养一点。”——“我想你说到点子上了。”
18. It would be useful if you could nail down the source of this tension.
    如果你能弄清这种紧张的根源，将会大有益处。
19. The Secretary of State and his Russian counterpart met to try to nail down the elusive accord.
    美国国务卿和俄罗斯外交部长进行了会晤，试图敲定这项难以达成的协议。
20. Lay strips of 4mm ply over the mesh and nail these down with panel pins.
    把4毫米厚的胶合板条铺在网子上，然后用镶板钉钉牢。
21. Mishka got some nail scissors and started carefully trimming his fingernails.
    米什卡找到个指甲剪，开始仔细地修剪指甲。
22. Atoms of iron in the nail combine with atoms of oxygen from the air to form molecules of iron oxide, or rust.
    钉子里的铁原子与空气中的氧原子结合后形成氧化铁分子，也就是锈。
23. He fought tooth and nail to keep his job
    他竭尽全力保住自己的工作。
24. Unions pledged to fight any compulsory redundancies 'tooth and nail'.
    工会许诺会“竭尽所能地”阻止任何强制裁员。
25. The nail is too short to serve.
    这钉子太短不合用。
26. Every word he said hit the nail on the head.
    他说的真是头头是道。
27. A nail on the road punctured the tyre.
    路上的钉子把车胎戳穿了。
28. Her skirt got caught on a nail.
    她的裙子给钉子挂住了。
29. Can you knock this nail into the wood?
    你能把这钉子敲进木头里去吗？
30. The edge of her skirt caught on a nail.
    她的裙边给钉子钩住了。