nail學測 L2KK [ˈnel] | /ˈneɪl/
釘子;鐵釘·指甲;趾甲·用釘子釘牢·逮捕;緝捕
生活常見字:釘子、指甲、動詞用法都常考
She hit her nail with a hammer while trying to nail two boards together.
她想把兩片木板釘在一起時,不小心用鎚子打到了自己的指甲。
一個畫面:尖物釘牢不放
尖物刺入細長尖頭的金屬敲進木頭
指尖硬甲手指尖端的硬殼覆蓋
牢牢逮住抓住或釘住不放開
義項
鐵釘落地A2noun釘子;鐵釘
There is a nail on the floor; be careful.
地板上有一根釘子,小心一點。
hammer a naila rusty nail
指甲塗色A2noun指甲;趾甲
Samantha painted her nails bright red for the party.
莎曼珊把指甲塗成鮮紅色去參加派對。
paint your nailsbite your nails
木板釘牢A2verb用釘子釘牢
He used a hammer to nail the wooden boards together.
他用鐵鎚把木板釘在一起。
nail boards togethernail a sign to the wall
當場逮捕B1verb逮捕;緝捕
The police finally nailed the thief after a long search.
警方經過長時間追查,終於逮到了那名小偷。
nail a thiefnail a criminal
片語
hit the nail on the head一鎚正中 →一針見血,說到重點
nail it精準達成 →精準完成,做得很好
bite one's nails啃咬指甲 →緊張時咬指甲
as hard as nails堅硬如鐵 →個性強悍不易動搖
你會不會這樣說?
'She hit her nail with a hammer while trying to nail two boards together.' 句中 her nail 意思最接近:(A) 釘子 (B) 指甲 (C) 逮捕
看答案
(B)
her nail 指手指的指甲,不是釘東西用的金屬釘子。
'The police finally nailed the thief after a long search.' 這句的 nail 是「逮捕」的意思。(對/錯)
看答案
對
警方抓到竊賊的情境,此處 nail 作動詞表示逮捕。
字族
fingernail 手指甲・nail polish 指甲油
順路看看
hammer — 把 nail 敲進木頭的工具screw — 同樣固定物體,但用轉的pin — 同樣尖細,但更小更輕多益練習
本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
展場施工
The carpenter selected a longer nail for the wooden display frame.
木工為木製展示框架挑了一根較長的釘子。
倉庫包裝
The warehouse worker nailed the lid onto the wooden crate.
倉庫作業人員用釘子把蓋子釘在木箱上。
詞族
nail noun 釘子・nail verb 用釘子固定・nailed verb(過去式/過去分詞) 已用釘子固定・nailing verb(現在分詞/動名詞) 用釘子固定
四選一
The carpenter will ____ the wooden sign to the display stand before the exhibition opens.
看答案
nail
will 後需要動詞原形 nail,表示將用釘子固定招牌。nails 是第三人稱單數現在式或複數名詞;nailed 是過去式或過去分詞;nailing 是 -ing 形式,皆不能直接填入此處。
同義改寫
The technician nailed the panel to the wooden frame. → The technician fastened the panel to the wooden frame with nails.
fastened ... with nails 明確保留 nailed 所包含的固定方式:使用釘子。
The crew used nails to attach the sign to the wooden post. → The crew nailed the sign to the wooden post.
將「用釘子固定」的名詞結構改為動詞 nailed,固定的物件、位置與方式都相同。