| 单词 | nail |
| 释义 | nail (once / 254 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 4v 5v 6v 7v A nail is the pointed piece of metal that you pound with a hammer when you're building something. When you go to a nail salon, however, don't bring a pack of nails; bring your toes and fingers instead! When construction workers pound nails into wood, they nail them. Another kind of nail is the one at the end of each of your fingers and toes. In addition to hitting a nail, the verb version of nail also means "to arrest," "to succeed easily," and "to hit." Nail polish is what you use to color the nails on your hands (or feet), and when you "hit the nail on the head," you get the exact right answer. WORD FAMILYnail: nailed, nailer, nailing, nails+/nailer: nailers USAGE EXAMPLESThe stories elicited pushback from the industry, leading to legislative actions, including rules to require ventilation at all New York state nail salons. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) She spoke no English, but found a job at a nail salon run by a Portuguese woman. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) Nail’s attorney, Brad Engberg, says his client is “factually and legally innocent of any wrongdoing.” Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener Hypo|Hyper brad a small nail clout, clout naila short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood doornaila nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors eightpenny naila nail 2.5 inches long fourpenny naila nail 1.5 inches long hobnaila short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots sixpenny naila nail 2 inches long spikea large stout nail staplea short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables stub naila short thick nail tacka short nail with a sharp point and a large head tenpenny naila nail 3 inches long carpet tackused to nail down carpets drawing pin, pushpin, thumbtacka tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board tintacktack or small nail of tinned iron fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place 2v attach something somewhere by means of nails 2nail the board onto the wall Hyper attach cause to be attached n horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits 3Hypo|Hyper fingernail the nail at the end of a finger toenailthe nail at the end of a toe thumbnailthe nail of the thumb ingrown toenail, onyxistoenail having its free tip or edges embedded in the surrounding flesh horny structure, unguis any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin n a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard 4Hyper linear measure, linear unit a unit of measurement of length v take into custody 5Syn|Hyper apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, pick up clutch, prehend, seize take hold of; grab v hit hard 6Syn|Hyper blast, boom, smash hit deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument 1v succeed at easily She nailed her astrophysics course Syn|Hyper ace, breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through make it, pass go successfully through a test or a selection process 2v succeed in obtaining a position He nailed down a spot at Harvard Syn|Hyper nail down, peg bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win attain success or reach a desired goal 3v complete a pass 7Syn|Hyper complete play participate in games or sport v locate exactly The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome Syn|Hyper pinpoint locate, turn up discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining |
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