plural nails
plural nails
Learner's definition of NAIL
[count]
1
: a long, thin piece of metal that is sharp at one end and flat at the other end and that is used chiefly to attach things to wood钉子 — see picture at carpentry; compare 1screw 1 2
: the hard covering at the end of a finger or toe : a fingernail or toenail指甲;趾甲 — see also hangnail
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
(as) hard/tough as nails
of a person
hit the nail on the head
— see 1hit
tooth and nail
— see tooth 2 nail /ˈneɪl/ verb
nails; nailed; nailing
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。
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nailing [=hammering] the boards together把板子钉在一起
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All the doors were nailed shut.所有的门都被钉死了。
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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 b : to arrest or punish (someone) for doing something that is illegal or wrong逮捕;惩罚 3
informal : to hit (someone or something) forcefully用力击打 4
US, informal : to make or do (something) in a perfect or impressive way完美地完成;漂亮地做
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) 2
: to find out or identify (something) exactly查明,敲定(某事物) 3
: to make (something) definite or final确定