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nail
10 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural nails
plural nails
Learner's definition of NAIL
[count]
2
: the hard covering at the end of a finger or toe : a fingernail or toenail指甲；趾甲 — see also hangnail
- I get my nails done at the beauty salon every other week.我每两个星期去美容院做一次美甲。
- a pair of nail clippers一把指甲剪
a nail in the/someone's coffin
: something that makes it more likely that someone or something will fail, be destroyed, etc.使某人（或某事）更易失败之事物
- Every mistake is one more nail in the coffin of his professional baseball career.每次失误都让他的职业棒球事业更快地走向终结。
- The lawyers put another nail in her coffin today.今天律师们又给了她致命的一击。
(as) hard/tough as nails
of a person : very tough强硬的
- When she's negotiating a contract, she can be as tough as nails.她在谈合同的时候，态度会很强硬。
hit the nail on the head
tooth and nail
2 nail /ˈneɪl/ verb
nails; nailed; nailing
2 nail
/ˈneɪl/
verb
nails; nailed; nailing
Learner's definition of NAIL
[+ object]
1
always followed by an adverb, adjective, or preposition : to attach (something) with a nail钉牢；固定
- Nail the picture to the wall.把这幅画钉在墙上。
- nailing [=hammering] the boards together把板子钉在一起
- All the doors were nailed shut.所有的门都被钉死了。
- The desks and chairs had been nailed (down) to the floor.桌椅都被固定在地板上了。
2
informal
a : to catch (someone) doing something illegal or wrong当场抓住；现场抓获
- He got nailed by his parents while trying to sneak out of the house.他要从家里溜出去的时候被父母逮住了。
b : to arrest or punish (someone) for doing something that is illegal or wrong逮捕；惩罚
- He got nailed for not paying his taxes.他因逃税而被捕。
- The FBI has nailed the hackers.联邦调查局已经逮捕了那些黑客。
3
informal : to hit (someone or something) forcefully用力击打
- Someone nailed [=whacked] him on the head with a rock.有人用石头猛击了他的头。
4
US, informal : to make or do (something) in a perfect or impressive way完美地完成；漂亮地做
- She nailed a three-point shot in the final seconds of the game.比赛快结束时，她投了一个漂亮的三分球。
- You really nailed that song. It sounded great!这首歌你演绎得太好了，真好听！
nail down
[phrasal verb] 1
nail (something) down or nail down (something)
: to make (something, such as a victory) certain to happen确保（胜利等）
- They need to score another touchdown to nail down the victory.他们需要再来一个达阵才能稳操胜券。
2
: to find out or identify (something) exactly查明，敲定（某事物）
- Her doctors haven't yet been able to nail down a diagnosis.她的医生还不能确诊。
- They're trying to nail down the cause of our network problems.他们正在努力查明我们网络故障的原因。
3
: to make (something) definite or final确定
- nail down a decision明确地做出决定
nailed; nailing; nails
nailer noun
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun a hammer and some nails I get my nails done at the beauty salon every other week. a pair of nail clippers Verb Nail the picture to the wall. All the doors were nailed shut. He got nailed by his parents while trying to sneak out of the house. He got nailed for not paying his taxes. The FBI has nailed the hackers. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Denise Chow, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2022 It's become the final nail in the coffin for a lot of officials. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 Israel intended the trove of documents to be the final nail in the coffin for the Iran Nuclear Deal between the U.S. and Iran, which former President Donald Trump had withdrawn from. Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2022 When the obituary for the Pac-12 is written, the Big 12 may get a footnote about being the final nail in the coffin, but the actual being of the Pac-12 was dead long before that. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 That was the nail in the coffin: Following this piece of evidence, the university concluded that the manuscript is, indeed, a 20th-century forgery. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2022 The massive upward transfer of wealth during the pandemic has perhaps been the last nail in the coffin of end-of-history neoliberalism. Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Instead, his departure was the last nail in the coffin that contains the remains of the 2019 world champions. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 And the Exynos 2200 might be the final nail in the Exynos coffin. Chris Smith, BGR, 29 July 2022 Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2017 Marist coach Colleen Biebel also sent Garofalo, who was nailed at home on a perfect relay throw from Barrington shortstop Julia Kozar. Tony Baranek, Daily Southtown, 10 June 2017 And making sure Johnson nailed all those backing vocals. Matt Wake, AL.com, 9 June 2017 Some houses had bathtubs, mirrors, furniture, crosses nailed to the wall. Washington Post, 5 June 2017 By nailing down Chance as the festival’s finale, before even his star-making turn at this year’s Grammy Awards, Sasquatch! grabbed one of this year’s marquee live acts for their youthful audience. Charles R. Cross, The Seattle Times, 24 May 2017 Why does Apple nail what channel the Cavs game is on but Google does not? Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 18 May 2017 Finally, in 2011, Shell and Eni paid the government $1.3 billion, including about $200 million as a signature bonus -- a onetime fee charged by some oil-producing nations -- to nail down the contract once and for all. Chiara Albanese, Bloomberg.com, 9 May 2017 How could anyone nail both the keys and the rhythms with perfect accuracy? David Pogue, Scientific American, 3 July 2017 See More
Noun
That move should have been the final nail in Spaceport Camden’s coffin, but the county is still vowing to push ahead with the project. Denise Chow, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2022 It's become the final nail in the coffin for a lot of officials. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 Israel intended the trove of documents to be the final nail in the coffin for the Iran Nuclear Deal between the U.S. and Iran, which former President Donald Trump had withdrawn from. Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2022 When the obituary for the Pac-12 is written, the Big 12 may get a footnote about being the final nail in the coffin, but the actual being of the Pac-12 was dead long before that. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 That was the nail in the coffin: Following this piece of evidence, the university concluded that the manuscript is, indeed, a 20th-century forgery. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2022 The massive upward transfer of wealth during the pandemic has perhaps been the last nail in the coffin of end-of-history neoliberalism. Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Instead, his departure was the last nail in the coffin that contains the remains of the 2019 world champions. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 And the Exynos 2200 might be the final nail in the Exynos coffin. Chris Smith, BGR, 29 July 2022 Verb
But so was the dialogue, and this is where Cerda really nails it. Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2017 Marist coach Colleen Biebel also sent Garofalo, who was nailed at home on a perfect relay throw from Barrington shortstop Julia Kozar. Tony Baranek, Daily Southtown, 10 June 2017 And making sure Johnson nailed all those backing vocals. Matt Wake, AL.com, 9 June 2017 Some houses had bathtubs, mirrors, furniture, crosses nailed to the wall. Washington Post, 5 June 2017 By nailing down Chance as the festival’s finale, before even his star-making turn at this year’s Grammy Awards, Sasquatch! grabbed one of this year’s marquee live acts for their youthful audience. Charles R. Cross, The Seattle Times, 24 May 2017 Why does Apple nail what channel the Cavs game is on but Google does not? Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 18 May 2017 Finally, in 2011, Shell and Eni paid the government $1.3 billion, including about $200 million as a signature bonus -- a onetime fee charged by some oil-producing nations -- to nail down the contract once and for all. Chiara Albanese, Bloomberg.com, 9 May 2017 How could anyone nail both the keys and the rhythms with perfect accuracy? David Pogue, Scientific American, 3 July 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English nægl; akin to Old High German nagal nail, fingernail, Latin unguis fingernail, toenail, claw, Greek onyx
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of nail was before the 12th century Phrases Containing nail
noun¹
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