名詞 nail:

1. horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
2. a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
3. a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

動(dòng)詞 nail:

1. attach something somewhere by means of nails
2. take into custody
   同義詞：collar, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
3. hit hard
   同義詞：smash, boom, blast
4. succeed in obtaining a position
   同義詞：nail down, peg
5. succeed at easily
   同義詞：breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through
6. locate exactly
   同義詞：pinpoint
7. complete a pass
   同義詞：complete

1. She tore her skirt on the nail.
   釘子勾破了她的裙子。
2. She says she'll come, but I can't nail her down to a specific time.
   她說(shuō)她來(lái)，我卻無(wú)法讓她說(shuō)出確切的時(shí)間。
3. My husband doesn't allow me to paint my nails.
   我丈夫不允許我染指甲。
4. We nailed up the windows of the old house.
   我們把這座舊房子的窗戶都釘死了。

nail

n.（名詞）
A slim, pointed piece of metal hammered into material as a fastener.
釘子，圖釘：一細(xì)的尖頭金屬，用于楔入某物，如圖釘

A fingernail or toenail.
手指甲，腳趾甲
A claw or talon.
爪或爪狀物
Something resembling a nail in shape, sharpness, or use.
釘狀物：在形狀、鋒利度或應(yīng)用上類似指甲的東西
A measure of length formerly used for cloth, equal to !/' yard (5.7 cm).
納爾：以前用于量布的單位，等于十六分之一碼(5.7厘米）
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
nailed,nail.ing,nails
To fasten, join, or attach with or as if with a nail.
釘牢：用釘子或像釘子一樣固定、連結(jié)或附著
To cover, enclose, or shut by fastening with nails:
用釘子固定：通過(guò)用釘子固定來(lái)覆蓋、包圍或切斷：
例句：
nail up a window.
釘牢一扇窗戶

To keep fixed, motionless, or intent:
使固定，使動(dòng)彈不得：保持固定的、無(wú)表情的或?qū)Ｗ⒌模?/br>例句：
Fear nailed me to my seat.
恐懼使我坐在凳子上動(dòng)彈不得

Slang
【俚語(yǔ)】
To stop and seize; catch:
抓?。鹤柚共⒆プ?；抓?。?/br>例句：
Police nailed the suspect.
警察抓住了嫌疑犯

To detect and expose:
查出并揭露：
例句：
nailed the senator in a lie; nail corruption before it gets out of control.
查出并揭露參議院議員的謊言；在失去控制前查出并揭露腐敗

Slang
【俚語(yǔ)】
To strike or bring down, especially with something shot or hurled:
擊打：打擊或擊倒，尤指利用槍擊或投擲：
例句：
nail a bird in flight.
擊下空中的飛鳥

To gain thorough understanding of; master:
徹底了解；掌握：
例句：
a brilliant student who nailed all her courses in thermodynamics.
掌握熱力學(xué)全部課程的優(yōu)秀學(xué)生

Baseball To put out (a base runner).
【棒球】 殺（跑壘員）出局

<常用詞組>nail down
To discover or establish conclusively:
明確地決定或建立：
例句：
nailed down the story by checking all the facts.
通過(guò)查核所有的事實(shí)而下的結(jié)論

To win:
贏得：
例句：
nailed down another victory in the golf tournament.
贏得了另一項(xiàng)高爾夫球大賽

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old English nôgl [fingernail, toenail] * see nogh-
源自 古英語(yǔ) nôgl [手指甲，腳趾甲] *參見 nogh-

【引伸】
nail.er
n.（名詞）