英语词组nail是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

idiomnail► nail the lie that► nail sb to the wallanother nail in sb's/sth's coffin(also the final/last nail in the coffin)used about an event, in a series of bad events, that helps to destroy someone's success, plans, or hopes ◆ often used in newspapers, on television news etc:The loss of so many jobs is another nail in the coffin of economic confidence in this troubled region.The final nail in the coffin of plans for a nuclear reactor came when a panel from the Commission advised against it.hit the nail on the headto give exactly the right answer to a question or a problem, or to describe something in exactly the right way:I've heard some intelligent guesses, but no one's hit the nail on the head.Farber's article hits the nail on the head about why there aren't many good film roles for women.on the nail BrEBrEpay for if you pay on the nail for something, you pay for it immediately, and with money:The woman on the desk looked at me rather strangely when she saw I had no luggage, but I paid on the nail and there was no hassle.You know they won't wait - they want cash on the nail as soon as the arbitrators reach a settlement.AmE = cash on the barrelhead

nail

1. slang To catch, apprehend, or arrest someone. After nearly three months on the run, police in Arkansas finally nailed the two fugitives. I heard Jimmy was nailed in Chicago last night. He'd better not squeal on us!

2. slang To catch someone out; to expose someone, as in a lie or a criminal or dishonest act. The undercover investigative journalist nailed the CEO in an attempt to bribe a state senator. I got my story mixed up, and my parents ended up nailing me in a lie.

nail

1. tv. to arrest someone. (see also nailed.) The cops nailed him right in his own doorway.

2. Go to coffin nail.

3. tv. to identify someone. The officer nailed Freddy, thanks to the description the victim provided.

nailed

1. mod. correctly identified. The thugs sure got nailed fast.

2. mod. arrested. (see also nail.) Why am I nailed? I didn’t do anything.

See:

(as) hard as nails
(as) tough as nails
a bed of nails
a nail in somebody's/something's coffin
a nail in the coffin
a nail-biter
another lie nailed to the counter
another nail in (one's) coffin
another nail in the coffin
be (as) hard as nails
be (as) tough as nails
be a bed of nails
bite (one's) nails
bite nails
bite one's nails
bite your nails/fingernails
can't nail (something) down
cash on the nail
coffin nail
dumber than a doornail
eat nails
fight hammer and tongs
fight tooth and nail
final nail in the coffin
for want of a nail
For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ...
go at each other tooth and nail
go at it tooth and nail
go at one another tooth and nail
hard as nails
hard-as-nails
hit the bull's-eye
hit the nail (right) on the head
hit the nail on the head
hit the nail on the head, to
if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
like nailing Jell-O to a cross
like nailing Jell-O to a tree
like nailing Jell-O to the wall
like nailing jelly to the wall
like trying to nail Jell-O to a cross
like trying to nail Jell-O to a tree
like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall
mad enough to chew nails
mad enough to chew nails and spit rivets
mad enough to eat nails
mad enough to spit nails
nail
nail (one) to a cross
nail (one) to the wall
nail (one's) colors to the mast
nail (one's) colours to the mast
nail (one's) ears back
nail (one's) hide to the wall
nail (something) back
nail (something) down
nail (something) into
nail (something) onto (something else)
nail a lie
nail a/the lie
nail back
nail down
nail ears back
nail in
nail in (someone's or something's) coffin
nail in coffin
nail in one's coffin
nail in one's coffin, drive/put a
nail in the coffin
nail in the coffin of (something)
nail into
nail it
nail Jell-O to a cross
nail Jell-O to a tree
nail Jell-O to the wall
nail one's colors to the mast
nail onto
nail polish on a hangnail
nail somebody to the wall
nail someone to a cross
nail someone to the wall
nail someone‘s hide to the wall
nail to a cross
nail up
nail your colours to the mast
nail-biting
nailed
nail-em-and-jail-em
on the nail
pay (someone) on the nail
pin down
right on the nail
spit nails
squint like a bag of nails
tail 'em, nail 'em, and jail 'em
tooth and nail
tooth and nail, fight/with
tough as nails
tough as old boots

词组	nail
释义	nail Theme: ARREST tr. to arrest someone. The cops nailed him right in his own doorway.“I'm gonna nail you,” said the officer. Theme: IDENTIFICATION tr. to identify someone. They nailed him from his picture.The officer nailed Freddy, thanks to the description the victim provided. nail 1. noun 1 a hypodermic needle US, 1936. 2 a marijuana cigarette. Possibly another 'nail in your coffin' US, 1978.► on the nail(of a payment) promptly UK, 1600 2. verb 1 to apprehend; to arrest UK, 1732. 2 to kill UK, 1824. 3 to have sex US, 1957. 4 to get right, to master US, 1989. 5 (of a wave) to knock a surfer from the surfboard. Always in the passive voice US, 1977.► nail someone's bollocks to the doorto physically beat up, to figuratively neuter and mentally defeat UK, 1998.► nail the corein the language of hang gliding, to find the centre of a thermal and ride it up US, 1992 idiomnail► nail the lie that► nail sb to the wallanother nail in sb's/sth's coffin(also the final/last nail in the coffin)used about an event, in a series of bad events, that helps to destroy someone's success, plans, or hopes ◆ often used in newspapers, on television news etc:The loss of so many jobs is another nail in the coffin of economic confidence in this troubled region.The final nail in the coffin of plans for a nuclear reactor came when a panel from the Commission advised against it.hit the nail on the headto give exactly the right answer to a question or a problem, or to describe something in exactly the right way:I've heard some intelligent guesses, but no one's hit the nail on the head.Farber's article hits the nail on the head about why there aren't many good film roles for women.on the nail BrEBrEpay for if you pay on the nail for something, you pay for it immediately, and with money:The woman on the desk looked at me rather strangely when she saw I had no luggage, but I paid on the nail and there was no hassle.You know they won't wait - they want cash on the nail as soon as the arbitrators reach a settlement.AmE = cash on the barrelhead phrasenail[nailed, nailed, nailing] nail down 1. nail down sth/sb • *nail sth/sb* down** to make something final and definite, especially by getting other people to agree about specific details: So far, we have been unable to nail down a date for the talks. General Morillon is hoping to nail down a ceasefire agreement between the Serbs and the Muslims.nail sb down to sth (=make someone give you a definite decision or agreement about sth) Before they start the work, nail them down to a price.2. nail down sth • *nail sth* down to understand or describe something correctly or exactly, especially after thinking about it carefully for a long time: It's taken me a long time to nail down the cause of the problem. She had to use a dictionary to nail down the precise meaning of the word.■ SIMILAR TO: pin down nail up** nail up sth • *nail sth* up** to fasten a door, window etc with nails, in order to prevent it from being opened: The door of the shed had been nailed up and the windows boarded over with plywood. nail 1. slang To catch, apprehend, or arrest someone. After nearly three months on the run, police in Arkansas finally nailed the two fugitives. I heard Jimmy was nailed in Chicago last night. He'd better not squeal on us! 2. slang To catch someone out; to expose someone, as in a lie or a criminal or dishonest act. The undercover investigative journalist nailed the CEO in an attempt to bribe a state senator. I got my story mixed up, and my parents ended up nailing me in a lie. nail 1. tv. to arrest someone. (see also nailed.) The cops nailed him right in his own doorway. 2. Go to coffin nail. 3. tv. to identify someone. The officer nailed Freddy, thanks to the description the victim provided. nailed 1. mod. correctly identified. The thugs sure got nailed fast. 2. mod. arrested. (see also nail.) Why am I nailed? I didn’t do anything. See: (as) hard as nails (as) tough as nails a bed of nails a nail in somebody's/something's coffin a nail in the coffin a nail-biter another lie nailed to the counter another nail in (one's) coffin another nail in the coffin be (as) hard as nails be (as) tough as nails be a bed of nails bite (one's) nails bite nails bite one's nails bite your nails/fingernails can't nail (something) down cash on the nail coffin nail dumber than a doornail eat nails fight hammer and tongs fight tooth and nail final nail in the coffin for want of a nail For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ... go at each other tooth and nail go at it tooth and nail go at one another tooth and nail hard as nails hard-as-nails hit the bull's-eye hit the nail (right) on the head hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head, to if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail like nailing Jell-O to a cross like nailing Jell-O to a tree like nailing Jell-O to the wall like nailing jelly to the wall like trying to nail Jell-O to a cross like trying to nail Jell-O to a tree like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall mad enough to chew nails mad enough to chew nails and spit rivets mad enough to eat nails mad enough to spit nails nail nail (one) to a cross nail (one) to the wall nail (one's) colors to the mast nail (one's) colours to the mast nail (one's) ears back nail (one's) hide to the wall nail (something) back nail (something) down nail (something) into nail (something) onto (something else) nail a lie nail a/the lie nail back nail down nail ears back nail in nail in (someone's or something's) coffin nail in coffin nail in one's coffin nail in one's coffin, drive/put a nail in the coffin nail in the coffin of (something) nail into nail it nail Jell-O to a cross nail Jell-O to a tree nail Jell-O to the wall nail one's colors to the mast nail onto nail polish on a hangnail nail somebody to the wall nail someone to a cross nail someone to the wall nail someone‘s hide to the wall nail to a cross nail up nail your colours to the mast nail-biting nailed nail-em-and-jail-em on the nail pay (someone) on the nail pin down right on the nail spit nails squint like a bag of nails tail 'em, nail 'em, and jail 'em tooth and nail tooth and nail, fight/with tough as nails tough as old boots
随便看	let one out of let one pass by let (one) pass by let (one) past let one past let one rip let oneself go let (oneself) go let oneself in for let (one's) emotions show let (one's) guard down let one's hair down let (one's) hair down let one's hair down, to let one's heart rule one's head let (one's) heart rule (one's) head let one slide by let one slip away let one slip by let (one) stew let (one) stew in (one's) own juice(s) let one through let or an animal out let or hindrance let , , or some creature alone