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釘子
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.
例句
A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand...
臉盆架上方用釘子掛著一面鏡子。
He hammered the nail into the branch.
他把釘子釘到了樹枝上。
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VERB
(用釘子)釘住，釘牢
If you nail something somewhere, you fix it there using one or more nails.
例句
Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place...
弗蘭克放下第一塊厚木板，把它釘在合適的位置上。
They nail shut the front door...
他們把前門釘死了。
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指甲;趾甲
Your nails are the thin hard parts that grow at the ends of your fingers and toes.
例句
Keep your nails short and your hands clean.
常剪指甲，保持雙手清潔。
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VERB
抓住;逮住;證明…有罪
To nail someone means to catch them and prove that they have been breaking the law.
例句
The prosecution still managed to nail him for robberies at the homes of leading industrialists.
檢控方仍設法使其入室搶劫知名實業家們的罪名成立。
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PHRASE
冷酷無情的;鐵石心腸的;強硬好斗的
If you say that someone is as hard as nails, you mean that they are extremely tough and aggressive, either physically or in their attitude towards other people or other situations.
例句
He's a shrewd businessman and hard as nails...
他是一個既精明又鐵石心腸的生意人。
He simply looked mean and hard as nails.
他看起來既卑鄙又冷酷無情。
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PHRASE
正中要害;說得中肯
If you say that someone has hit the nail on the head, you think they are exactly right about something.
例句
'I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions.' — 'I think you've hit the nail on the head.'
“我認為，如果人們有良好的環境，就會更有教養一點。”——“我想你說到點子上了。”