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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   nail

   • IPA[nāl]

   美式

   • n.
     a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven typically into wood with a hammer to join things together or to serve as a peg or hook；a horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates
   • v.
     fasten to a surface or to something else with a nail or nails；expose (someone) as deceitful or criminal; catch or arrest

   • verb: nail, 3rd person present: nails, gerund or present participle: nailing, past tense: nailed, past participle: nailed

   • noun: nail, plural noun: nails

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven typically into wood with a hammer to join things together or to serve as a peg or hook don't try and hammer nails into the ceiling joists a masonry nail 同義詞 pin, spike, tack, rivet, hobnail, ... 更多panel pin, tin tack, technicalbrad, sprig, clout nail, sparable
   • 2. a horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates she began to bite her nails a pair of nail clippers 同義詞 fingernail, thumbnail, toenail, claw, talon, ... 更多nipper, pincer, technicalunguis, chela
   • ▪ an animal's claw the clicking of a dog's nails on a wooden floor
   • ▪ a hard growth on the upper mandible of some soft-billed birds.
   • 3. a measure of length for cloth, equal to 21/4 inches.
   • 4. a measure of wool, beef, or other commodity, roughly equal to 7 or 8 pounds.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. fasten to a surface or to something else with a nail or nails nail the edge framing to the wall the teacher was nailing up the lists 同義詞 fasten, attach, fix, affix, secure, ... 更多tack, hammer, pin, post
   • 2. informal expose (someone) as deceitful or criminal; catch or arrest have you nailed the killer? 同義詞 catch, capture, apprehend, arrest, take into custody, ... 更多seize, take in, bring in, informalcollar, nab, cop, run in, pull in, pick up, bust, pinch, nick, nobble
   • ▪ expose (a lie or other instance of deception). 同義詞 expose, reveal, uncover, unmask, bring to light, ... 更多lay bare, smoke something out, unearth, detect, identify, archaicdiscover
   • 3. informal tackle (the quarterback or ballcarrier), especially at or behind the line of scrimmage.
   • ▪ (of a fielder) put (a runner) out by throwing to a base he dropped a perfect throw home that should have nailed Joe by yards
   • ▪ North American (of a player) defeat or outwit (an opponent) Navratilova tried to nail her on the backhand side
   • ▪ (of a player) secure (a victory) conclusively there's no doubt I had chances to nail it in the last set
   • 4. informal perform (an action or task) perfectly she absolutely nailed the high notes I guess they were indeed impressed (nailed it!)
   • 5. US vulgar slang (of a man) have sex with (someone).

   片語

   • a nail in the coffin of
   • as hard as nails
   • on the nail
   • as tough as nails
   • nail down