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nail/neil/ n. & v.●n. 1 a small usu. sharpened metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven in with a hammer to join things together or to serve as a peg, protection (cf. 参见 HOBNAIL), or decoration (通常为金属的)钉子 2a a horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates 指甲 b a claw or talon 趾甲；爪 c a hard growth on the upper mandible of some soft-billed birds (鸟软喙上的)硬甲壳 3 hist. a measure of cloth length (equal to 2(1/4) inches) [史义]纳尔(丈量布料的长度单位，等于 2.25 英寸) ●v. tr. 1 fasten with a nail or nails 钉住；钉牢 nailed it to the beam 把它钉到梁上； nailed the planks together 把木板钉在一起 2 fix or keep (a person, attention, etc.) fixed 盯住(某人)；集中(注意力等)于 3a secure, catch, or get hold of (a person or thing) 使(东西)牢固；抓住，握住(人或东西) b expose or discover (a lie or a liar) 揭露(或发现) (说谎或说谎者) □ hard as nails 1 callous; unfeeling 麻木的；无情的；冷酷的 2 in good physical condition 身体强壮的 □ nail one's colours to the mast persist; refuse to give in 坚持；不放弃 □ nail down 1 bind (a person) to a promise etc. 使(某人)信守诺言(允诺等) 2 define precisely 精确界定 3 fasten (a thing) with nails 用钉(把某物)钉牢 □ nail in a person's coffin something thought to increase the risk of death 加速灭亡的原因 □ nail up 1 close (a door etc.) with nails 用钉子(把门等)封上 2 fix (a thing) at a height with nails 把(某物)钉在高处 □ on the nail (esp. of payment) without delay (尤指付款)立刻；当场 cash on the nail 当场兑现 □ nailed adj. (also in comb. 亦用于复合词)□ nailless adj.[Old English nœgel, nœglan, from Germanic] |