词汇 | nail |
释义 | nail | BrE neɪl, AmE neɪl | A. noun ① (metal spike) 钉子 ▸ to hit the nail on the head figurative 一针见血 ▸ cash on the nail informal 现金 ▸ to pay on the nail informal 立即支付 ▸ the first/last nail in sb's/sth's coffin figurative 给某人/某事物以开始/最后的致命一击 ② Anatomy 指甲 ▸ to bite/paint one's nails 咬/涂指甲 B. transitive verb ① (fasten) 钉住 ▸ to nail sth (to or on to or on sth); 把某物钉(到某物)上 ▸ we nailed planks over the doors 我们在门上钉了木板 ▸ to nail one's colours to the mast figurative 公开表态 ② figurative (fix) 固定 ‹person›; 集中 ‹attention›▸ to nail one's eye(s) on sth 死死盯住某物 ▸ to be nailed to the ground or to the spot 在原地动弹不得 ③ figurative (expose) 揭穿 ‹myth, rumour›④ informal (catch, arrest) 抓住 ‹debtor, criminal, culprit›⑤ informal (bring down) 打中 ‹prey›⑥ Sport informal 扣杀 ‹ball, smash, drive›PHRASAL VERBS nail down: transitive verb ① [nail sth down, nail down sth] (fasten securely) 钉牢 ; figurative (define precisely) 确定 ‹origin, agreement›② ▸ to nail sb down (to sth) (make sb say precisely) 让某人(对某事)明确表态 nail on: transitive verb ① [nail sth on, nail on sth] (fasten with nails) 钉上 ② ▸ to nail sth on sb figurative informal 指控某人犯有 ‹murder, arson›nail up transitive verb [nail sth up, nail up sth] ① (fasten) 钉住 ‹poster, sign›▸ to be nailed up (somewhere) figurative informal 被限制(在某处) ② (make secure) 钉死 ‹door, window› |
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