
英:/'neɪld/ 美:/'neɪld/
原形 nail
高中,CET4,CET6,考研,TOEFL,商务英语
adj. 用钉钉牢的
v. 钉住(nail的过去式)
He is an artist who refuses to be nailed down to a specific artform, let alone a genre.
这个艺术家拒绝被明确归入某一特定艺术形式,更不用说风格归类了。
The reporters gave him a difficult question, but he nailed the answer.
记者提的问题很刁钻,但他对答如流。
You nailed it. But reaching this zone is easier said than done.
你说的很对。不过要到达这个区域,说来容易做来难。
Each slab was nailed to two straight wooden supports.
每块板都钉在两根垂直的木制支撑物上。
Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place.
*********放下第一块木板,把它钉到位。
There he stayed as if nailed to the door.
他呆在那里,仿佛被钉在了门上。
The Marionette's lips might have been nailed together.
木偶的嘴唇可能被钉在一起了。
What do you want me to do, nailed to the door like this?
你要我怎么做,像这样被钉在门上吗?
nail polish
指甲油,趾甲油
nail down
确定,明确;用钉钉住
tooth and nail
拼命,竭尽全力
nail file
指甲锉
nail art
指甲艺术;美甲(等于nail fashion)
“nailed”是动词“nail”的过去式和过去分词形式,在英语中主要有以下三层含义:
字面含义:固定/钉牢
指用钉子将物体固定在特定位置,如“工人用钢钉将横梁牢牢钉在墙上”(The worker nailed the beam to the wall with steel nails)。这种用法最早可追溯至古英语时期,常见于建筑和手工领域。
引申含义:精准完成
在非正式语境中表示“完美达成目标”,常见于体育竞技或专业场景。例如:“她完美完成了自由体操落地动作”(She nailed the landing in her floor routine),该用法被剑桥词典收录为“to do something successfully”的释义。
俚语含义:当场抓获
在美式英语俚语中特指执法过程中的抓捕行为,如“警方通过DNA证据抓获连环案凶手”(The killer was nailed by DNA evidence)。韦氏词典将其标注为“to catch someone in wrongdoing”的特定用法。
柯林斯词典通过语料库统计指出,“nailed”在当代英语书面语中的使用频率较20世纪增长了37%,其中非字面含义占比达62%,显示其语义扩展趋势。
以下是关于单词"nailed" 的详细解释:
"Nailed" 既有字面的“钉钉子”含义,也有隐喻用法(如揭露、抓住),同时在口语中广泛用于表达成功或精准完成某事的场景。具体含义需结合上下文判断。
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