nail
- IPA[nāl]
美式
- a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven typically into wood with a hammer to join things together or to serve as a peg or hook；a horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates
- fasten to a surface or to something else with a nail or nails；expose (someone) as deceitful or criminal; catch or arrest
verb: nail, 3rd person present: nails, gerund or present participle: nailing, past tense: nailed, past participle: nailed
noun: nail, plural noun: nails
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名詞
- 1. a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven typically into wood with a hammer to join things together or to serve as a peg or hook don't try and hammer nails into the ceiling joists a masonry nail 同義詞
- 2. a horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates she began to bite her nails a pair of nail clippers 同義詞
- ▪ an animal's claw the clicking of a dog's nails on a wooden floor
- ▪ a hard growth on the upper mandible of some soft-billed birds.
- 3. a measure of length for cloth, equal to 21/4 inches.
- 4. a measure of wool, beef, or other commodity, roughly equal to 7 or 8 pounds.
動詞
- 1. fasten to a surface or to something else with a nail or nails nail the edge framing to the wall the teacher was nailing up the lists 同義詞
- 2. informal expose (someone) as deceitful or criminal; catch or arrest have you nailed the killer? 同義詞
- ▪ expose (a lie or other instance of deception). 同義詞
- 3. informal tackle (the quarterback or ballcarrier), especially at or behind the line of scrimmage.
- ▪ (of a fielder) put (a runner) out by throwing to a base he dropped a perfect throw home that should have nailed Joe by yards
- ▪ North American (of a player) defeat or outwit (an opponent) Navratilova tried to nail her on the backhand side
- ▪ (of a player) secure (a victory) conclusively there's no doubt I had chances to nail it in the last set
- 4. informal perform (an action or task) perfectly she absolutely nailed the high notes I guess they were indeed impressed (nailed it!)
- 5. US vulgar slang (of a man) have sex with (someone).
- fastened or constructed with nails: a nailed coffin heavy nailed boots
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- fastened or constructed with nails: a nailed coffin heavy nailed boots
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- fasten something securely with nails
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- fasten something securely with nails
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- a situation causing great anxiety or tension: a nail-biter of a victory
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- a situation causing great anxiety or tension: a nail-biter of a victory
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- a cigarette: those coffin nails are going to hurt your voice
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- nail polish.
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- IPA[neɪl]
英式
- a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven into wood to join things together or to ... don't try and hammer nails into the ceiling joists a masonry nail
- fasten with a nail or nails: the strips are simply nailed to the roof
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