English Dictionary

nail

IPA（発音記号）

/neɪl/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 俗語 卑語

(transitive) To fix (an object) to another object using a nail. / (intransitive) To drive a nail. / (transitive) To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails. / (slang) To catch.

日本語の意味

釘を使って物体を他の物体に固定する / 釘を打ち込む / 釘で飾る、もしくは釘打ちするように固定する / （口語で）捕まえる

Please nail the loose board to the fence before the storm.

嵐の前に、ゆるんだ板を釘で柵に留めてください。

意味（1）

(transitive) To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.

He nailed the placard to the post.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To drive a nail.

He used the ax head for nailing.

意味（3）

(transitive) To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.

The rivets of their arms were nail'd with gold.

意味（4）

(slang) To catch.

I pray you now send me some dub, / A bottle or two to the needy. / I beg you won't bring it yourself, / The harman is at the Old-Bailey; / I'd rather you'd send it behalf, / For, if they twig you they'll nail you.

意味（5）

(transitive, slang) To expose as a sham.

意味（6）

(transitive, slang) To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.

I really nailed that test.

意味（7）

(transitive, slang) To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.

Fly-half Ruaridh Jackson departed early with injury but Chris Paterson nailed a penalty from wide out left to give Scotland an early lead, and Jackson's replacement Dan Parks added three more points with a penalty which skimmed over the crossbar.

意味（8）

(transitive, vulgar, slang) Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.

Allison Reynolds: I'm a nymphomaniac. […] The only person I told was my shrink. / Andrew Clark: And what did he do when you told him? / Allison Reynolds: He nailed me.

意味（9）

(military) To spike, as a cannon.

That the Ordinance be not nayled, nor the munition fiered.

意味（10）

(transitive) To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.

nails （ present singular third-person ）

nailing （ participle present ）

nailed （ participle past ）

nailed （ past ）