nail /neɪl/ CET4 TEM4 ( nailing, nailed, nails )

• 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. 钉子

  例：

  A mirror hung on a nail above the sink.

  镜子挂在水池上方的一枚钉子上。

• 2. 

  V-T If you nail something somewhere, you fasten it there using one or more nails. (用钉子) 钉住

  例：

  Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place.

  弗兰克放下第一块木板，把它钉到位。

  例：

  They nail shut the front door.

  他们将前门钉死。

• 3. 

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

  例：

  Keep your nails short and your hands clean.

  指甲要短，保持双手清洁。

• 4. 

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

  例：

  The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists.

  原告律师仍设法证明他因在知名实业家的家中抢劫而犯法。

• 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

  例：

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

  “我认为如果人们有好的条件，就会使其更有教养一点。”—“我想你说到点子上了。”