nail

[neɪl]
n
a fastening device usually made from round or oval wire, having a point at one end and a head at the other
anything resembling such a fastening device, esp in function or shape
the horny plate covering part of the dorsal surface of the fingers or toesSee fingernail See toenail
the claw of a mammal, bird, or reptile
a hypodermic needle, used for injecting drugs
a unit of length, formerly used for measuring cloth, equal to two and a quarter inches
vb
to attach with or as if with nails
to arrest or seize
to hit or bring down, as with a shot
I nailed the sniper
to expose or detect (a lie or liar)
to fix or focus (one's eyes, attention, etc) on an object
to stud with nails
See nail down See nail up
- 习惯用语
- a nail in one's coffin an experience or event that tends to shorten life or hasten the end of something
- bite one's nails to chew off the ends of one's fingernails.to be worried or apprehensive
- hard as nails in tough physical condition.without sentiment or feelings
- hit the nail on the head to do or say something correct or telling
- on the nail (of payments) at once (esp in the phrase pay on the nail)