nails

英 [neɪlz] 美 [neɪlz]

n.  指甲; 趾甲; 钉; 钉子
v.  (用钉子)钉牢，固定; 抓获并证明有罪; 抓住; 证明…不属实; 揭露; 揭发
nail的第三人称单数和复数

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  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
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双语例句

  1. Jane was suddenly aware that she was digging her nails into her thigh.
    简突然间意识到她正在用指甲抠大腿。
  2. Both sisters bit their nails as children
    两姐妹都像小孩儿一样咬指甲。
  3. I grab George's arm and dig my nails into his flesh
    我抓住乔治的胳膊，指甲抠进了他的肉里。
  4. Manicurists are skilled at shaping and filing nails.
    美甲师修锉指甲的手艺娴熟。
  5. She took care to paint her toe nails a lurid red or orange.
    她精心地把脚指甲涂成妖艳的红色或橙色。
  6. Her nails were painted bright red to match her dress
    她的指甲涂成了大红色，为的是与裙子相配。
  7. Keep your nails short and your hands clean.
    常剪指甲，保持双手清洁。
  8. 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。
  9. He simply looked mean and hard as nails.
    他看起来既卑鄙又冷酷无情。
  10. He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails.
    他用木楔子取代钉子制作家具。
  11. He found the man's cheeks and raked them with his nails.
    他摸到了那人的脸颊并用指甲抓过去。
  12. She had small hands with nails painted bright red.
    她的手很小，指甲涂成了鲜红色。
  13. When she had attempted to cut his nails he resisted.
    她试图给他剪指甲，他不让。
  14. Copper nails are better than iron nails because the iron rusts
    铜钉比铁钉好，因为铁会生锈。
  15. His finger nails were square and cut neatly across.
    他的手指甲是方形的，修剪得很齐。
  16. The fingers were gnarled, lumpy, with long, curving nails suggestive of animal claws
    手指粗糙，关节突出，指甲又长又弯，让人想起动物的爪子。
  17. To hold the carpet in place, it's a good idea to tap in a few nails temporarily.
    要想固定住地毯，临时钉些钉子是个好办法。
  18. My great-grandfather made horseshoes and nails and what have you.
    我曾祖父打制马掌、铁钉等诸如此类的东西。
  19. He has trimmed up his nails.
    他已修剪过指甲。
  20. He cautiously picked up the nails.
    他小心地把钉子拾了起来。
  21. The tail won't come off the toy plane, it's fixed on with nails.
    玩具飞机的机尾掉不下来，它是用钉子钉住的。
  22. Nails are thin horny growths at the ends of the fingers.
    指甲是生长在手指头尖端的细薄角物质。
  23. He hammered the nails into the wall.
    他把钉子钉进墙壁。
  24. He took some nails and bits of wood, and built them into a rough cupboard.
    他拿了钉子和木头，做了一只粗糙的食品橱。
  25. Keratin is the major protein in hair and nails.
    角蛋白是毛发和指甲中的主要蛋白质。
  26. She was filing her nails.
    她在锉指甲。
  27. The tail is fixed on the model plane with nails, it cannot come off.
    模型飞机的机尾是用钉子钉在飞机上的，不会掉下来。
  28. Her long, pointed nails bit in my flesh.
    她那又长又尖的指甲抠进了我的肉里。
  29. I need a hammer and some nails.
    我需要一个锤子和一些钉子。
  30. Use your fingers and nails, too.
    用你的手指和指甲也可成为工具。
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