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| 1 | +to/across/over/together to fix one thing to another with a nail or nails 钉；钉牢；钉住；把…钉上 |
| He nailed the ‘No Smoking’ sign to the wall. 他把“禁止吸烟”的告示牌钉在墙上。 |
| Boards had been nailed over the front door. 木板已被钉在前门上。 |
| nail sth shut The windows are nailed shut. 这些窗户被钉死了。 |
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| 2 | informal to prove that someone has done something wrong or illegal 戳穿；揭露 |
| They finally nailed Capone for tax evasion. 他们最终揭穿了卡彭逃税一事。 |
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| 3 | AMERICAN informal to do something in a perfect way , especially in sport 把…做得很完美；（尤指在体育运动中）出色地完成 |
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| - | nail a rumour/lie BRITISH informal
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| to show that something is not true |
| 揭穿谣言/谎言 |
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| I think we need to nail these lies about the deal. 我认为我们应该揭穿有关该交易的这些谎言。 |
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| - | nail your colours to the mast BRITISH
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| to say clearly and publicly who you support or what you think about something |
| 旗帜鲜明地表达自己的观点；公开表态 |
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| - | ˌnail ˈdown |
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| 1 | informal to definitely decide , arrange , or complete something 确定；敲定；搞定 | They’ re on the verge of getting the agreement nailed down. 他们几乎就要敲定这个协议。 | |
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| 2 | to fix something firmly in position with a nail or nails 钉牢；钉住 |
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| 3 | informal to make someone agree to something or tell you what they are going to do 使同意；让…表明意图 | I’ ll try to nail Jim down about the date. 我会试着说服吉姆同意这个日期。 | |
| - | ˌnail ˈup |
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| 1 | to use nails to fasten a door or window firmly shut 把（门或窗）钉死，钉住 |
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| 2 | to fix something to a wall with a nail or nails 把…钉在墙上 |
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