nail

noun

1. 指甲；趾甲
   a thin hard layer covering the outer tip of the fingers or toes
   1. Stop biting your nails!
      别咬指甲！
   2. nail clippers
      指甲钳
2. 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
   1. She hammered the nail in.
      她把钉子敲了进去。

verb

1. （用钉子）钉牢，固定
   to fasten sth to sth with a nail or nails
   1. I nailed the sign to a tree.
      我将标示牌钉到了一棵树上。
2. 抓获并证明有罪；抓住
   to catch sb and prove they are guilty of a crime or of doing sth bad
   1. The police haven't been able to nail the killer.
      警方还没有抓到杀人凶手。
3. 证明…不属实；揭露；揭发
   to prove that sth is not true
   1. We must nail this lie.
      我们一定要戳穿这个谎言。
4. （尤指体育运动中）获得，赢得，击中
   to achieve sth or do sth right, especially in sport
   1. He nailed a victory in the semi-finals.
      他在半决赛中获胜。

1. N-COUNT 钉子
   A nail is a thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end. You hit the flat end with a hammer in order to push the nail into something such as a wall.
   1. A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand...
      脸盆架上方用钉子挂着一面镜子。
   2. He hammered the nail into the branch.
      他把钉子钉到了树枝上。
2. VERB (用钉子)钉住，钉牢
   If you nail something somewhere, you fix it there using one or more nails.
   1. Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place...
      弗兰克放下第一块厚木板，把它钉在合适的位置上。
   2. They nail shut the front door...
      他们把前门钉死了。
   3. The windows were all nailed shut.
      窗户都钉死了。
3. N-COUNT 指甲;趾甲
   Your nails are the thin hard parts that grow at the ends of your fingers and toes.
   1. Keep your nails short and your hands clean.
      常剪指甲，保持双手清洁。
4. VERB 抓住;逮住;证明…有罪
   To nail someone means to catch them and prove that they have been breaking the law.
   1. The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists.
      检控方仍设法使其入室抢劫知名实业家们的罪名成立。
5. PHRASE 冷酷无情的;铁石心肠的;强硬好斗的
   If you say that someone is as hard as nails, you mean that they are extremely tough and aggressive, either physically or in their attitude towards other people or other situations.
   1. He's a shrewd businessman and hard as nails...
      他是一个既精明又铁石心肠的生意人。
   2. He simply looked mean and hard as nails.
      他看起来既卑鄙又冷酷无情。
6. PHRASE 正中要害;说得中肯
   If you say that someone has hit the nail on the head, you think they are exactly right about something.
   1. 'I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions.' — 'I think you've hit the nail on the head.'
      “我认为，如果人们有良好的环境，就会更有教养一点。”——“我想你说到点子上了。”
7. a nail in the coffin → see: coffin

1. Only a bit of string looped round a nail in the doorpost held it shut.
   仅仅是靠缠在门柱钉子上的一小段细绳把门关紧。
2. A fine would be the final nail in the coffin of the airline.
   罚款将会是对这家航空公司的最后致命一击。
3. I shall nail my colours firmly to the mast on this subject — as a feminist I find movies like this offensive.
   我要非常明确地表明自己对这个主题的看法：作为一名女权主义者我认为这类电影是对女性的侮辱。
4. I held it still and drove in a nail.
   我稳稳地拿着它将钉子钉了进去。
5. The glitterati of Hollywood are flocking to Janet Vaughan's nail salon.
   众多的好莱坞名流都去光顾珍妮特·沃恩的美甲店。
6. England took the lead after 31 minutes with a goal by Peter Nail
   英格兰队第31分钟由彼得·奈尔攻进一球，取得领先。
7. Even the smallest metallic object, whether a nail file or cigarette lighter, is immediately confiscated
   即便是最小的金属物品，不管是指甲锉刀还是打火机，都会马上被没收。
8. A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand
   脸盆架上方用钉子挂着一面镜子。
9. He hammered the nail into the branch.
   他把钉子钉到了树枝上。
10. Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place
    弗兰克放下第一块厚木板，把它钉在合适的位置上。
11. They nail shut the front door
    他们把前门钉死了。
12. The windows were all nailed shut.
    窗户都钉死了。
13. Keep your nails short and your hands clean.
    常剪指甲，保持双手清洁。
14. The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists.
    检控方仍设法使其入室抢劫知名实业家们的罪名成立。
15. He's a shrewd businessman and hard as nails
    他是一个既精明又铁石心肠的生意人。
16. He simply looked mean and hard as nails.
    他看起来既卑鄙又冷酷无情。
17. 'I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions.' — 'I think you've hit the nail on the head.'
    “我认为，如果人们有良好的环境，就会更有教养一点。”——“我想你说到点子上了。”
18. It would be useful if you could nail down the source of this tension.
    如果你能弄清这种紧张的根源，将会大有益处。
19. The Secretary of State and his Russian counterpart met to try to nail down the elusive accord.
    美国国务卿和俄罗斯外交部长进行了会晤，试图敲定这项难以达成的协议。
20. Lay strips of 4mm ply over the mesh and nail these down with panel pins.
    把4毫米厚的胶合板条铺在网子上，然后用镶板钉钉牢。
21. Mishka got some nail scissors and started carefully trimming his fingernails.
    米什卡找到个指甲剪，开始仔细地修剪指甲。
22. Atoms of iron in the nail combine with atoms of oxygen from the air to form molecules of iron oxide, or rust.
    钉子里的铁原子与空气中的氧原子结合后形成氧化铁分子，也就是锈。
23. He fought tooth and nail to keep his job
    他竭尽全力保住自己的工作。
24. Unions pledged to fight any compulsory redundancies 'tooth and nail'.
    工会许诺会“竭尽所能地”阻止任何强制裁员。
25. The nail is too short to serve.
    这钉子太短不合用。
26. Every word he said hit the nail on the head.
    他说的真是头头是道。
27. A nail on the road punctured the tyre.
    路上的钉子把车胎戳穿了。
28. Her skirt got caught on a nail.
    她的裙子给钉子挂住了。
29. Can you knock this nail into the wood?
    你能把这钉子敲进木头里去吗？
30. The edge of her skirt caught on a nail.
    她的裙边给钉子钩住了。

nail sth↔down

1. （用钉子）将…钉牢，将…固定
   to fasten sth down with a nail or nails
   1. Stop biting your nails!
      别咬指甲！
   2. nail clippers
      指甲钳
2. 达成一致；作出决定
   to reach an agreement or a decision, usually after a lot of discussion
   1. She hammered the nail in.
      她把钉子敲了进去。

nail sb↔down (to sth)

1. 迫使明确保证（或准确说出想做之事）
   to force sb to give you a definite promise or tell you exactly what they intend to do
   1. I nailed the sign to a tree.
      我将标示牌钉到了一棵树上。

nail sth↔up

1. 用钉子将…固定到（墙上、柱子上等）
   to fasten sth to a wall, post, etc. with a nail or nails
   1. We must nail this lie.
      我们一定要戳穿这个谎言。
2. 用钉子封住，封死（门或窗）
   to put nails into a door or window so that it cannot be opened
   1. He nailed a victory in the semi-finals.
      他在半决赛中获胜。

n.

a nail in sb's/sth'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, sb's plans, etc. more likely to happen

on the nail

• 立刻；马上；毫不拖延
  without delay
  1. They're good customers who always pay on the nail.
     他们是好主顾，付账从不耽搁。

fight tooth and nail

• 坚决斗争；全力以赴地斗争
  to fight in a very determined way for what you want
  1. The residents are fighting tooth and nail to stop the new development.
     居民为制止新的建房开发计划正在全力以赴进行斗争。

(as) hard as nails

• 冷酷无情；铁石心肠；毫无惧色
  showing no sympathy, kindness or fear

hit the nail on the head

• 说到点子上；正中要害
  to say sth that is exactly right

(as) tough as old boots

(as) tough as nails

(as) tough as nails

v.

nail your colours to the mast

• 公开宣称；公开表态
  to say publicly and firmly what you believe or who you support

noun

1. a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

2. horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

3. a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

verb

1. complete a pass

   Synonym:    complete

2. take into custody
   1. the police nabbed the suspected criminals

   Synonym:    collarapprehendarrestpick upnabcop

3. attach something somewhere by means of nails
   1. nail the board onto the wall

4. hit hard
   1. He smashed a 3-run homer

   Synonym:    smashboomblast

5. locate exactly
   1. can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?
   2. The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome

   Synonym:    pinpoint

6. succeed at easily
   1. She sailed through her exams
   2. You will pass with flying colors
   3. She nailed her astrophysics course

   Synonym:    breeze throughacepass with flying colorssweep throughsail through

7. succeed in obtaining a position
   1. He nailed down a spot at Harvard

   Synonym:    nail downpeg