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

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 钉子
  Anailis 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。
• VERB (用钉子)钉住，钉牢
  If younailsomething 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。
• N-COUNT 指甲;趾甲
  Yournailsare 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。
• VERB 抓住;逮住;证明…有罪
  Tonailsomeone 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。
• PHRASE 冷酷无情的;铁石心肠的;强硬好斗的
  If you say that someone isas 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。
• PHRASE 正中要害;说得中肯
  If you say that someonehas 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。”
• a nail in the coffin→ see:coffin

双语例句

• She had small hands with nails painted bright red.
  她的手很小，指甲涂成了鲜红色。
• Use your fingers and nails, too.
  用你的手指和指甲也可成为工具。
• 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。
• Her long, pointed nails bit in my flesh.
  她那又长又尖的指甲抠进了我的肉里。
• She was filing her nails.
  她在锉指甲。
• When she had attempted to cut his nails he resisted.
  她试图给他剪指甲，他不让。
• He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails.
  他用木楔子取代钉子制作家具。
• Both sisters bit their nails as children
  两姐妹都像小孩儿一样咬指甲。
• 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。
• 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。