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| 1 | a thin pointed piece of metal that you use to fix one thing to another by hitting it with a hammer 钉子 |
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| 2 | the smooth hard part that grows over the ends of your fingers and toes 指甲；趾甲 |
| to cut/file your nails 剪/锉指甲 |
| I’ ve told you before not to bite your nails. 我以前就告诉过你不许咬指甲。 |
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| - | hard/tough as nails
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| not affected by emotions such as sadness or sympathy |
| 铁石心肠的；冷酷无情的 |
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| - | a nail in the coffin
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| one of a series of events or actions that seriously harm someone or something |
| 造成严重伤害的事件；致命的举动 |
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| These job losses are the final nail in the region’ s coffin. 这些就业岗位的减少对该地区来说是严重的打击。 |
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| - | on the nail informal
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| 1 | BRITISH if you pay on the nail , you pay immediately 立即；当场 |
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| 2 | MAINLY AMERICAN correct 正确的 | Her comments about their relationship were right on the nail. 她对于他们关系的评论一语中的。 | |
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