英语词汇“nail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

nailnoun [ C ]

uk/neɪl/us/neɪl/

nail noun [ C ] (METAL)

B2 a small, thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end that you hit into something with a hammer, especially in order to fasten or join it to something else:

a three-inch nail

I stepped on a nail sticking out of the floorboards.

Hammer a nail into the wall and we'll hang the mirror from it.

More examples

I got a flat tyre after driving over a nail.
Can you hold this nail in position while I hammer it into the door?
I ripped my shirt on a nail.
I've got a run in my tights from the nail on my chair.
She scrounged around in the tool box for a tack or nail to hang the notice up with.

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Nuts, bolts & screws

bolt
nut
rivet
screw
thread
wing nut

nail noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

B2 a thin, hard area that covers the upper side of the end of each finger and each toe:

Stop biting your nails!

nail clippers

a nail file

See also

fingernail

toenail

More examples

You're not to bite your nails like that.
She painted her nails a bright red.
She filed her nails as she watched TV.
She sat in the dentist's waiting room, nervously chewing at her nails.
I wish my nail polish wouldn't keep chipping.

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The hand

-fingered
ball
carpal
carpometacarpal
carpus
digitorum
fingerprint
flat
knuckle
middle finger
palm
paw
pollicis
right-handed
ring finger
thenar
triquetrum
two-handed
volar
volaris

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The foot

Idiom(s)

another/the final nail in the coffin

hard/tough as nails

nailverb

uk/neɪl/us/neɪl/

nail verb (FASTEN)

[ T + adv/prep ] to fasten something with nails:

She had nailed a small shelf to the door.

A notice had been nailed up on the wall.

The lid of the box had been nailed down.

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Fastening and tying

anchor
attach
be locked together idiom
board sth up
bolt
bound
bow 1
buckle
buckle up
hobble
ligature
mount
put sth up
reef knot
rivet
rope
tie
twist tie
tying
yoke

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nail verb (CATCH)

[ T ] slang to catch someone, especially when they are doing something wrong, or to make it clear that they are guilty:

The police had been trying to nail those guys for months.

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Arresting & charging

apprehend
apprehension
arrest
assist
attachment
charge
charge sheet
handcuffs
hold
house arrest
knock
lag
Miranda
pull
pull sb in
run
run sb in
take sb in
the knock at/on the door idiom
tighten

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Blaming & accusing

nail verb (SUCCEED)

[ T ] informal to do something succcessfully:

She nailed her audition and got the lead part in the musical.

You totally nailed it!

Idiom(s)

nail your colours to the mast

nail a lie

nailing jelly to the wall

Phrasal verb(s)

nail sb down

nail sth down

nail sth on

单词	nail
释义	Contents noun (2) nail (METAL) nail (BODY PART) verb (3) nail (FASTEN) nail (CATCH) nail (SUCCEED) Contents noun (2) nail (METAL) nail (BODY PART) verb (1) nail (FASTEN) Contents verb (2) nail (1) nail (2) noun (1) nail (1) English American Business nailnoun [ C ] uk/neɪl/us/neɪl/ nail noun [ C ] (METAL) B2 a small, thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end that you hit into something with a hammer, especially in order to fasten or join it to something else: a three-inch nail I stepped on a nail sticking out of the floorboards. Hammer a nail into the wall and we'll hang the mirror from it. More examples I got a flat tyre after driving over a nail. Can you hold this nail in position while I hammer it into the door? I ripped my shirt on a nail. I've got a run in my tights from the nail on my chair. She scrounged around in the tool box for a tack or nail to hang the notice up with. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Nuts, bolts & screws bolt nut rivet screw thread wing nut nail noun [ C ] (BODY PART) B2 a thin, hard area that covers the upper side of the end of each finger and each toe: Stop biting your nails! nail clippers a nail file See also fingernail toenail More examples You're not to bite your nails like that. She painted her nails a bright red. She filed her nails as she watched TV. She sat in the dentist's waiting room, nervously chewing at her nails. I wish my nail polish wouldn't keep chipping. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words The hand -fingered ball carpal carpometacarpal carpus digitorum fingerprint flat knuckle middle finger palm paw pollicis right-handed ring finger thenar triquetrum two-handed volar volaris See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: The foot Idiom(s) another/the final nail in the coffin hard/tough as nails nailverb uk/neɪl/us/neɪl/ nail verb (FASTEN) [ T + adv/prep ] to fasten something with nails: She had nailed a small shelf to the door. A notice had been nailed up on the wall. The lid of the box had been nailed down. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Fastening and tying anchor attach be locked together idiom *board sth* up bolt bound bow 1 buckle buckle up hobble ligature mount put sth up reef knot rivet rope tie twist tie tying yoke See more results » nail verb (CATCH) [ T ] slang to catch someone, especially when they are doing something wrong, or to make it clear that they are guilty: The police had been trying to nail those guys for months. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Arresting & charging apprehend apprehension arrest assist attachment charge charge sheet handcuffs hold house arrest knock lag Miranda pull pull sb in run run sb in take sb in the knock at/on the door idiom tighten See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Blaming & accusing nail verb (SUCCEED) [ T ] informal to do something succcessfully: She nailed her audition and got the lead part in the musical. You totally nailed it! Idiom(s) nail your colours to the mast nail a lie nailing jelly to the wall Phrasal verb(s) nail sb down nail sth down nail sth on nailnoun [ C ] us/neɪl/ nail noun [ C ] (METAL) a thin piece of metal having a pointed end that is forced into wood or another substance by hitting the other end with a hammer, and is used esp. to join two pieces or to hold something in place nail noun [ C ] (BODY PART) the hard, smooth part at the upper end of each finger and toe Idiom(s) (as) tough as nails nailverb [ T ] us/neɪl/ nail verb [ T ] (FASTEN) to attach or fasten with a nail or nails: [ M ] Workmen were nailing down the carpet. If you nail something shut, you put nails in it to fasten it so that it cannot easily be opened: He nailed the box shut. infml To nail someone is to catch someone in a dishonest or illegal act: We finally nailed the guys dumping garbage in the park. Phrasal verb(s) nail something down nailverb [ T ] uk/neɪl/usinformal to prove that someone is guilty of doing something: Identifying and nailing insider dealers in the credit markets is a difficult task. to do something successfully: He nailed the interview and was offered the job right there. Phrasal verb(s) nail sth down nail sb down nailnoun uk/neɪl/us on the nail UK informal at exactly the right time: Some credit cards are offering loyalty bonuses to customers who pay on the nail** .
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nailnoun [ C ]

nail noun [ C ] (METAL)

nail noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

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nailverb

nail verb (FASTEN)

nail verb (CATCH)

nail verb (SUCCEED)

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Phrasal verb(s)

nailnoun [ C ]

nail noun [ C ] (METAL)

nail noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

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nailverb [ T ]

nail verb [ T ] (FASTEN)

Phrasal verb(s)

nailverb [ T ]

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nailnoun