nail

🇬🇧 UK/neil/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The hard covering at the tip of a finger or toe; a small metal spike hammered into surfaces as a fastener

指甲;钉子

v.

To fasten something with a nail; to do something perfectly or catch someone in a wrongdoing

用钉子固定;成功完成;抓住(某人)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
nailother
=nail

Common Collocations

  • 1.hammer a nail钉钉子
  • 2.nail polish指甲油

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He hammered the nail into the wood to hang the picture frame.

  • 2.

    She painted her fingernails red for the special party tonight.

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