nail

1. N-COUNT A nail is a thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end. You hit the flat end with a hammer in order to push the nail into something such as a wall. 釘子

A mirror hung on a nail above the sink. 鏡子掛在水池上方的一枚釘子上。

2. V-T If you nail something somewhere, you fasten it there using one or more nails. (用釘子) 釘住

Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place. 弗蘭克放下第一塊木板，把它釘?shù)轿弧?/p>

They nail shut the front door. 他們將前門釘死。

3. N-COUNT Your nails are the thin hard parts that grow at the ends of your fingers and toes. 指甲; 趾甲

Keep your nails short and your hands clean. 指甲要短，保持雙手清潔。

4. V-T To nail someone means to catch them and prove that they have been breaking the law. 逮住并證明…犯法[非正式]

The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists. 原告律師仍設(shè)法證明他因在知名實業(yè)家的家中搶劫而犯法。

5. PHRASE If you say that someone has hit the nail on the head, you think they are exactly right about something. 正中要害

"I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions."—"I think you've hit the nail on the head."

“我認(rèn)為如果人們有好的條件，就會使其更有教養(yǎng)一點(diǎn)?！薄拔蚁肽阏f到點(diǎn)子上了。”