nail

英 [neɪl] 美 [neɪl]

• n. 钉子；指甲；爪
• vt. 钉；抓住；使固定

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]钉子,钉状物

   a thin pointed piece of metal for hammering into a piece of wood, usually to fasten the wood to sth else

2. [C]指甲,趾甲

   a fingernail or toenail

v. (动词)

1. vt. 钉住,钉牢

   make a door, window, etc. secure with nails

2. vt. 抓住,逮住

   catch up

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 指甲，趾甲，喙甲，甲
2. 爪
3. 钉（子），钉状物
4. 喙上的硬甲壳
5. 甲沟
6. 导致失败的事物，导致某事终结之物
7. 付款
8. 纳尔（英旧制量布长度单位，=2 1/4英寸）
9. 香烟

v. 动词

1. （使）固定
2. 使集中于
3. 钉，敲钉，钉住，（将…）钉牢
4. <口>抓住，捉住，逮捕，捕获
5. <口>揭露，揭穿，揭发
6. 击，打
7. 【棒】把（跑垒者）刺杀出局
8. 看穿
9. 发觉
10. 吸引住
11. 不放松
12. 使不能逃避
13. 偷
14. 抓获并证明有罪
15. 证明…不属实
16. 公开宣称，公开表态

英英释义

Noun:

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

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

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

Verb:

1. attach something somewhere by means of nails;

   "nail the board onto the wall"
   

2. take into custody;

   "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
   

3. hit hard;

   "He smashed a 3-run homer"
   

4. succeed in obtaining a position;

   "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
   

5. succeed at easily;

   "She sailed through her exams"
   "You will pass with flying colors"
   "She nailed her astrophysics course"
   

6. locate exactly;

   "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"
   "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
   

7. complete a pass

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He hit the nail into the wall with a hammer.
   他用一把锤子把钉子打进墙里去。
2. I found a nail sticking in the tyre.
   我发现轮胎上扎着一根钉子。
3. You can try this nail polish on your nails.
   您可以在指甲上试试这种指甲油。
4. She was paring her nails with nail scissors.
   她正在用指甲刀修指甲。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. I will nail up the new pictures on the wall.
   我会把这些新的图画钉在墙上。
2. It's the best chance we have to nail the crime.
   这是我们抓住罪犯的最好机会。
3. Police nailed the suspect.
   警察抓住了嫌疑犯
4. Signing the contract will nail down our agreement.
   在合同上签字将使我们的协议成为定案。
5. See if you can nail him down to an exact date.
   看能否使他决定个确切的日期。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The nail caught her dress.
   钉子钩住了她的衣服。
2. The picture is attached to the wall by a nail.
   这张图画被钉子钉在墙上。
3. In order to hang the picture, he had to hammer a nail.
   为了挂画,他必须钉根钉子。
4. We had to fasten the notice to the door with a nail.
   我们必须用钉子把通知钉到门上。
5. The carpenter will drive every nail home before he pronounces the work finished.
   木匠要把每根钉子钉好了才会说工作做完了。
6. I would have been early enough, but I caught my coat on a nail just as I was leaving.
   我本来会早来,没想到我正要离开时,外套被钉子钩住了。
7. Magnets attract nails.
   磁铁吸引铁钉。
8. Help me to hammer in these last few nails,I'm tired!
   帮我把最后这几个钉子钉上,我太累了。
9. He took some nails and bits of wood, and built them into a rough cupboard.
   他拿了钉子和木头,做了一只粗糙的食品橱。
10. Do not throw these nails away, they may come in use one day.
    不要把这些钩子扔了,也许有一天能用着它们。
11. The tail won't come off the toy plane, it's fixed on with nails.
    玩具飞机的机尾掉不下来,它是用钉子钉住的。
12. Their fists were clenched so tightly that their nails dug deep into their palms.
    他们紧握着拳头,指甲深深地捏进了手心。
13. We must break the child of his habit of biting his nails.
    我们必须使这个孩子改掉咬指甲的习惯。
14. She cleans her nails with a nailbrush every week.
    她每星期用指甲刷把自己的指甲弄干净。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. 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. He nailed a rabbit with his first shot.
   他第一枪就打死了一只兔子。
3. They finally nailed the thief.
   他们最终抓住了小偷。
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4. The boy was nailed by the toy.
   那个孩子被一个玩具吸引住了。

经典引文

• An astonishingly small..hand, with beautiful square-cut nails.

  出自： P. H. Johnson

• Her tight-knuckled hands and bitten nails.

  出自： M. Bradbury

• Close by the threshold of a door nailed fast.

  出自： W. Cowper

• The royal anathema was nailed on the Episcopal gate at London.

  出自： I. D

• The draught..prevented by a small tarpaulin nailed across the opening.

  出自： S. S. Buckman

• The second Shaft..pierc'd his Hand, and nail'd it to his side.

  出自： transf.

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

a nail in sb's/sth's coffin

使某人早亡〔死、完蛋、垮台等〕 one of several cumulative mistakes that contributes to sb's downfall

fight tooth and nail

激烈争斗 fight fiercely

hit the nail on the head

说得中肯; 击中要害 do exactly the right thing; do sth in the most effective and efficient way

用作动词 (v.)

nail back (v.+adv.)

用钉子把(某物)反钉住 fasten (sth) in a backward position with a nail or nails
nail sth ⇔ back
If you want the cupboard door open all the time, why don't you nail it back?

如果你想让柜子门总开着,为什么不用钉子把门反钉住?

nail down (v.+adv.)

迫使(某人)作出决定,讲明意图或采取行动 force (sb) to make a decision, state his intentions, or take action, etc.
nail sth ⇔ down
Will you nail down that loose board in the floor?

请把那块松动的地板钉牢好吗?
I can't get this lid off, it seems to be nailed down.

我打不开这个盖子,好像是被钉住了。 nail sb ⇔ down to sth
We shall have to nail him down to his promise.

我们将不得不迫使他履行自己的诺言。
I never nail her down to anything.

我不想让她明白地说出她打算做的任何事。
We've been trying to nail him down to a precise agreement.

我们一直想让他说出他的确切协议。
Before they repair the car, nail them down to a price.

在他们修理这辆汽车之前,要他们把价钱讲明白。

nail onto〔to〕 (v.+prep.)

用钉子将(某物)钉在(某物)上 fasten (sth) on with a nail or nails
nail sb/sth onto〔to〕 sth
Nail the boards onto the fence posts, they will make a good fence.

把这些木板钉在立柱上,这样围墙就牢固了。
Nail the sign to the post.

把招牌钉在柱子上。
Surprise nailed him to the spot.

惊愕使他呆立不动。
The letter was nailed to the wall with an arrow.

一支箭把信钉在了墙上。

nail up (v.+adv.)

将(某物)钉牢,钉紧 fasten (sth) in a closed position with nails

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• draw a nail 拔钉子
• draw out a nail 拔出钉子
• drive in a nail 把钉子敲进去
• drive the nail home 彻底探究
• fight tooth and nail 尽全力攻击
• hammer a nail 把钉子敲进去
• hammer in a nail 把钉子敲进去
• hit the nail on the head 击中要害,一针见血
• knock in a nail 把钉子敲进去
• loose a nail 松动钉子
• pull out a nail 拔出钉子
• remove a nail 拔掉钉子
• bite one's nails 咬指甲,束手无策
• break a nail 折断指甲
• clip one's nails 剪指甲
• cut one's nails 剪指甲
• do one's nails 修剪指甲
• dye one's nails 染指甲
• file one's nails 锉指甲
• gnaw one's nails 咬指甲
• have one's nails long 留长指甲
• have one's nails pared 请人修指甲
• manicure one's nails 修剪〔洗净、涂染〕指甲
• pare one's nails 修剪指甲
• pave one's nails 修指甲
• polish one's nails 修饰指甲
• trim one's nails 修剪指甲

形容词+～

• concave nails 凹形指甲
• loose nail 已松动了的钉子
• pink-tipped nails 尖端涂红的指甲

名词+～

• bamboo nail 竹钉
• finger nails 手指甲
• iron nails 铁爪
• toe nails 脚趾甲

～+名词

• nail clippers 指甲刀
• nail file 指甲锉
• nail scissors 指甲剪

介词+～

• on the nail 立即,马上,当场
• fasten sth with nails 用钉把某物钉牢
• scratch an itch with nails 用指甲搔痒

～+介词

• a nail in sb's coffin 催命的东西

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• nail a cover 钉上盖子
• nail a label 钉上标签
• nail a lid 钉上盖子
• nail a rabbit 击中一只兔子
• nail a shelf 钉架子
• nail the boards 钉木板

～+副词

• nail accurately 准确地钉
• nail alternately 轮流钉
• nail assiduously 持之以恒地钉
• nail delightedly 高兴地钉
• nail immediately 立即钉
• nail incessantly 持续不断地钉
• nail reluctantly 勉强地钉
• nail slowly 慢慢地钉
• nail down 钉牢,钉住,要求履行诺言,要求把…讲明
• nail up 把…钉牢〔钉死〕
• nail the window up 把这窗子钉牢

～+介词

• nail on 把…钉在…上
• nail a label on a box 给箱子钉上标签
• nail a lid on the box 给箱子钉上盖子
• nail to 把…钉到…上
• nail a lie to the counter 揭露谎言
• nail one's colors to the mast 决不让步〔投降〕
• nail a shelf to the wall 把架子钉在墙上
• nail the plaque to the wall 把匾钉在墙上
• nail sb with the goods 人赃俱获

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. nail作名词的基本意思是“钉子”,指由金属制成的细棍形的物件,一端有扁平的头,另一端尖锐,主要起固定悬挂物作用。
2. nail还可作“指甲”解,包括手指甲和脚趾甲。

v. (动词)

1. nail作动词的意思是“用钉子把物体钉住,钉牢”,引申可作“抓住,逮住”解,是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
2. nail常在宾语后接down,作“迫使某人明确表态; 强迫某人明确说出意图或心愿”解,是一种比较正式的用法。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的negel，意为金属别针。

近反义词

【近义词】

• fasten
• fix