剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - nail collapse

nail
/neɪl/
noun [C]
METAL 金属
A
* a small thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end which you hit into something with a hammer, especially in order to fasten or join it to something else
钉，钉子

1. a three-inch nail
三英寸长的钉子

2. I stepped on a nail sticking out of the floorboards.
我踩到了地板上凸出来的一颗钉子。

3. Hammer a nail into the wall and we'll hang the mirror from it.
在墙上钉个钉子，我们要把镜子挂在上面。

/neɪl/
noun [C]
BODY PART 身体部位
A
* a thin hard area that covers the upper side of the end of each finger and each toe
指甲；趾甲

1. Stop biting your nails!
别再咬指甲了！

2. nail clippers
指甲刀

3. a nail file
指甲锉

/neɪl/
noun [C]
another/the final nail in the coffin
* an event which causes the failure of something that had already started to fail
导致失败的事件，致命打击，催命符

1. Each successive revelation of incompetence is another nail in the chairman's coffin.
接二连三地显露出不称职，是导致董事长下台的一道道催命符。

2. That report drove the final nail in the company's coffin.
那份报告为公司敲响了丧钟。

/neɪl/
noun [C]
hard/tough as nails
* not feeling or showing any emotions such as sympathy, fear or worry
冷酷无情的，铁石心肠的

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verb
FASTEN 钉牢
[T + adv/prep]
* to fasten something with nails
用钉子钉，将…钉牢

1. She had nailed a small shelf to the door.
她在门上钉了一个小架子。

2. A notice had been nailed up on the wall.
墙上钉了一张告示。

3. The lid of the coffin had been nailed down.
棺材盖被钉死了。

/neɪl/
verb
CATCH 抓获
[T] slang
* to catch someone, especially when they are doing something wrong, or to make it clear that they are guilty
（尤指当场）抓获，逮住；证明…有罪，揭发

1. The police had been trying to nail those guys for months.
数月来，警方一直想抓住那帮家伙。

/neɪl/
verb
nail your colours to the mast UK
* to make it obvious what your opinions or plans are
明确表态；表明意图

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verb
nail a lie UK old-fashioned informal
* to prove that something really is a lie
拆穿谎言

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verb
nailing jelly to the wall
* trying to give exact details for something that it is not possible to know about exactly
试图提供无从知晓的细节；白费力气

1. Writing the history of this period is like nailing jelly to the wall.
试图写下这时期的历史纯属白费力气。

/neɪl/
verb
phrasal verb nail sb down informal
* to make someone give you exact details or a firm decision about something
使（某人）准确说出细节；迫使（某人）作出决定

1. They nailed him down to a specific time and place.
他们迫使他确定了时间和地点。

/neɪl/
verb
phrasal verb [M] nail sth down
DECISION
informal
* If you nail down an arrangement or decision, you fix and agree to the details of it
达成（协议）；最终确定（或决定）

1. After a five-hour meeting, we finally nailed down a deal.
开会五小时后，我们最终达成了一项协议。

UNDERSTAND
US informal
* to understand something completely, or to describe something correctly
完全理解；正确描述

1. We haven't been able to nail down the cause of the fire yet.
我们仍未弄清火灾的起因。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - nail collapse

nail ★★☆☆☆
1.N-COUNT 可数名词钉子 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.

  • A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand...

    脸盆架上方用钉子挂着一面镜子。

  • He hammered the nail into the branch.

    他把钉子钉到了树枝上。

2.VERB 动词(用钉子)钉住，钉牢 If you nail something somewhere, you fix it there using one or more nails.

【语法信息】：V n prep/adv

【语法信息】：V n with adj

【语法信息】：V-ed

  • 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。

  • They nail shut the front door...

    他们把前门钉死了。

  • The windows were all nailed shut.

    窗户都钉死了。

3.N-COUNT 可数名词指甲;趾甲 Your nails are the thin hard parts that grow at the ends of your fingers and toes.

【搭配模式】：usu poss N in pl

  • Keep your nails short and your hands clean.

    常剪指甲，保持双手清洁。

4.VERB 动词抓住;逮住;证明…有罪 To nail someone means to catch them and prove that they have been breaking the law.

【语法信息】：V n

【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式

  • 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 短语冷酷无情的;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.

【搭配模式】：v-link PHR

  • 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。

  • He simply looked mean and hard as nails.

    他看起来既卑鄙又冷酷无情。

6.PHRASE 短语正中要害;说得中肯 If you say that someone has hit the nail on the head, you think they are exactly right about something.

【搭配模式】：V inflects

  • '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; to nail your colours to the mast→see: colour; to fight tooth and nail→see: tooth;
    相关词组：
    nail down nail up

    牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - nail collapse

    ☞ nail
    nail / neil / noun1. a thin hard layer covering the outer tip of the fingers or toes
       指甲；趾甲:
       Stop biting your nails!
       别咬指甲！
       nail clippers
       指甲钳
    ⇨ see also fingernail , toenail
    2. 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
       钉；钉子:
       She hammered the nail in.
       她把钉子敲了进去。
    ⇨ compare screw n. (1), tack n. (3)
     IDIOMS 
    ▪ a nail in sb's / sth's 'coffin
       something that makes the end or failure of an organization, sb's plans, etc. more likely to happen
       导致失败的事物；导致某事终结之物
    ▪ on the 'nail
    (BrE, informal) (of payment 付款)
       without delay
       立刻；马上；毫不拖延:
       They're good customers who always pay on the nail.
       他们是好主顾,付账从不耽搁。
    ⇨ more at fight v., hard adj., hit v., tough adj. verb [VN]
    1. to fasten sth to sth with a nail or nails
       (用钉子)钉牢,固定:
       I nailed the sign to a tree.
       我将标示牌钉到了一棵树上。
    2. (informal) to catch sb and prove they are guilty of a crime or of doing sth bad
       抓获并证明有罪；抓住:
       The police haven't been able to nail the killer.
       警方还没有抓到杀人凶手。
    3. (informal) to prove that sth is not true
       证明…不属实；揭露；揭发:
       We must nail this lie.
       我们一定要戳穿这个谎言。
    4. (NAmE, informal) to achieve sth or do sth right, especially in sport
       (尤指体育运动中)获得,赢得,击中:
       He nailed a victory in the semi-finals.
       他在半决赛中获胜。
    ▪ nail your colours to the 'mast
    (especially BrE)
       to say publicly and firmly what you believe or who you support
       公开宣称；公开表态
     PHRASAL VERBS 
    ▪ 7nail sth ↔ 'down
    1. to fasten sth down with a nail or nails
       (用钉子)将…钉牢,将…固定
    2. to reach an agreement or a decision, usually after a lot of discussion
       达成一致；作出决定:
       All the parties seem anxious to nail down a ceasefire.
       各方面似乎都渴望将停火之事敲定。
    ▪ 7nail sb ↔ 'down (to sth)
       to force sb to give you a definite promise or tell you exactly what they intend to do
       迫使明确保证(或准确说出想做之事)
       SYN  pin down :
       She says she'll come, but I can't nail her down to a specific time.
       她说要来,但我无法让她敲定具体什么时候来。
    ▪ 7nail sth ↔ 'up
    1. to fasten sth to a wall, post, etc. with a nail or nails
       用钉子将…固定到(墙上、柱子上等)
    2. to put nails into a door or window so that it cannot be opened
       用钉子封住,封死(门或窗)

    牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - nail collapse

    nail noun

    1. on the fingers/toes ⇨ See also fingernail, toenail

    • ADJECTIVE long, short | sharp | healthy, strong | brittle | broken | manicured | acrylic, artificial, fake, false I wore acrylic ~s for two months. | painted, polished

    • VERB + NAIL bite, chew | do, manicure Do your ~s after your bath as they will be softer. | clean | clip, cut, trim | file | paint, polish, varnish (BrE) | grow I was trying to grow my ~s. | examine, inspect, study She inspected her ~s casually. | break | dig, sink He screamed as she dug her ~s into his shoulders. | drag | tap I tapped my ~s against the glass.

    • NAIL + VERB grow | break, split | scrape sth, scratch sth | bite into sth, dig into sth

    • NAIL + NOUN care (see also nail polish) | brush | clippers, scissors | clippings | file | salon | technician | fungus, infection

    • PREPOSITION under your ~ There was dirt under his ~s.

    2. piece of metal

    • ADJECTIVE long | small | six-inch, etc. | loose | protruding | bent | rusty | brass, iron, etc. | galvanized | finishing | coffin, roofing

    • VERB + NAIL drive, hammer, knock He knocked the ~ into the wall. | drive in, hammer in, knock in | pull out, remove

    • NAIL + VERB stick out, stick up

    • NAIL + NOUN head | hole | bomb, gun

    The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - nail collapse

    nail
     In addition to the idioms beginning with nail, also see bite one's nails; fight tooth and nail; hard as nails; hit the bull's-eye; on the nail.
     * * *
     - nail down
     - nail in one's coffin

    新牛津英语同义词词典 - nail collapse

    nail

    noun
    1 tack, spike, pin, rivet; hobnail; screw; Brit. panel pin, tin tack; technical brad, sprig, clout nail, sparable.

    2 fingernail, thumbnail, toenail; claw, talon, nipper, pincer; technical unguis, chela. ungual.
    hard as nails
    CALLOUS , hard-hearted, heartless, having a heart of stone, stony, stony-hearted, unfeeling, unsympathetic, uncaring, insensitive, unsentimental, cold-hearted, cold, hardbitten, tough, unforgiving, lacking compassion, uncharitable, inflexible, unbending, implacable.
    on the nail
    IMMEDIATELY , at once, without delay, straight away, right away, promptly, on the spot, directly, now, this minute; N. Amer. on the barrelhead.

    verb
    1 a large blackboard was nailed to the wall
    FASTEN , attach, fix, affix, secure, tack, hammer, pin, post.

    2 a device which could help police to nail their suspects
    CATCH , capture, apprehend, arrest, take into custody, seize, take in, bring in; informal collar, nab, pinch, cop, run in, pull in, pick up, bust; Brit. informal nick, nobble.

    3 the paper's exclusive pictures had nailed the lie
    EXPOSE , reveal, uncover, unmask, bring to light, lay bare, smoke something out, unearth, detect, identify; archaic discover.

    词源记忆 - nail collapse

    nail 钉子，指甲
    来自PIE→*nogh, 指甲，爪子，词源同unguent, onyx。引申词义钉子。拼写比较rule, regulate.