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• nail   /neɪl/ DJ   /nel/ KK
  • noun
    • 指甲；趾甲 a thin hard layer covering the outer tip of the fingers or toes
      • 别咬指甲！ Stop biting your nails!
      • 指甲钳 nail clippers
      • See also:
        fingernail;   toenail;   body
    • 钉；钉子 a small thin pointed piece of metal with a flat head, used for hanging things on a wall or for joining pieces of wood together
      • 她把钉子敲了进去。 She hammered the nail in.
      • See also:
        screw;   tack;   tool
    • Idiom:
      a nail in somebody's/something's coffin
      • 导致失败的事物；导致某事终结之物 something that makes the end or failure of an organization, somebody's plans, etc. more likely to happen
    • Idiom:
      on the nail informal
      • 付款 of payment 立刻；马上；毫不拖延 without delay
        • 他们是好主顾，付账从不耽搁。 They're good customers who always pay on the nail.
    • See also:
      fight tooth and nail;   hard as nails;   hit the nail on the head;   (as) tough as nails
  • verb
    • （用钉子）钉牢，固定 to fasten something to something with a nail or nailsVN
      • 我将标示牌钉到了一棵树上。 I nailed the sign to a tree.
    • 抓获并证明有罪；抓住 to catch somebody and prove they are guilty of a crime or of doing something badinformal VN
      • 警方还没有抓到杀人凶手。 The police haven't been able to nail the killer.
    • 证明…不属实；揭露；揭发 to prove that something is not trueinformal VN
      • 我们一定要戳穿这个谎言。 We must nail this lie.
    • Idiom:
      nail your colours to the mast especially British English
      • 公开宣称；公开表态 to say publicly and firmly what you believe or who you support
    • Phrasal:
      nail something↔down
      • （用钉子）将…钉牢，将…固定 to fasten something down with a nail or nails
      • 达成一致；作出决定 to reach an agreement or a decision, usually after a lot of discussion
        • 各方面似乎都渴望将停火之事敲定。 All the parties seem anxious to nail down a ceasefire.
    • Phrasal:
      nail somebody↔down (to something)
      • 迫使明确保证（或准确说出想做之事） to force somebody to give you a definite promise or tell you exactly what they intend to do
        • 她说要来，但我无法让她敲定具体什么时候来。 She says she'll come, but I can't nail her down to a specific time.
    • Phrasal:
      nail something↔up
      • 用钉子将…固定到（墙上、柱子上等） to fasten something to a wall, post, etc. with a nail or nails
      • 用钉子封住，封死（门或窗） to put nails into a door or window so that it cannot be opened

English dictionary

• nail
  • 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
  • An animal's claw
  • A hard growth on the upper mandible of some soft-billed birds

Related phrases

• a nail in sb.'s coffin
  加速某人死亡或使某人必死的事物;某人的结局、失败等
• nail-biting
  令人焦躁不安的；令人紧张的
• nail brush
  指甲刷
• nail file
  指甲锉
• nail scissors
  指甲刀
• nail varnish
  指甲油
• coffin nail
  【俚】香烟
• fight tooth and nail
  坚决斗争；全力以赴地斗争
• hit the nail on the head
  说到点子上；正中要害
• a nail in somebody's/something's coffin
  导致失败的事物；导致某事终结之物

Synonyms

• noun: claw, spike, talon, tack, peg

Web translations

Usage examples

• The Republican leader in the House, John Boehner, took aim at Obama, saying: "Some leaders who opposed, criticised, and fought tooth and nail to stop the surge strategy now proudly claim credit for the results. Today we mark not the defeat those...
  Aug 31, 2010 -  John Boehner -  The Guardian
• "Getting this far on Wall Street reform hasn't been easy. There are those who've fought tooth-and-nail to preserve the status quo," he said. "I urge Congress to take us over the finish line and send me a reform bill I can sign into law."
  Jun 26, 2010 -  Barack Obama -  BusinessWeek
• "Floridians need leaders who are willing to stand up for middle-class families -- tireless fighters who know what it means to tackle big issues. They deserve leaders who will fight tooth-and-nail to preserve Social Security and will stand with...
  Aug 24, 2010 -  Kendrick Meek -  NewsHour (blog)

Web definitions

• • attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"
    
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• • collar: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
    
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• • smash: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
    
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