nail /neɪl/ star2 CET4 TEM4 (nailing,nailed,nails)

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） 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. 钉子

  例：

  A mirror hung on a nail above the sink.

  镜子挂在水池上方的一枚钉子上。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） If you nail something somewhere, you fasten it there using one or more nails. (用钉子) 钉住

  例：

  Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place.

  弗兰克放下第一块木板，把它钉到位。

• 3.  

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

  例：

  Keep your nails short and your hands clean.

  指甲要短，保持双手清洁。

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  V-T（及物动词） To nail someone means to catch them and prove that they have been breaking the law. 逮住并证明…犯法 [非正式]

  例：

  The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists.

  原告律师仍设法证明他因在知名实业家的家中抢劫而犯法。

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  PHRASE（习语） If you say that someone has hit the nail on the head, you think they are exactly right about something. 正中要害

  例：

  "I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions."—"I think you've hit the nail on the head."

  “我认为如果人们有好的条件，就会使其更有教养一点。”—“我想你说到点子上了。”