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in Vietnamese Móng tay / móng chân

BrE /neɪl/ AmE /neɪl/

noun / verb en → vi

1 BODY PART [singular] A1

Móng tay / móng chân

a hard, protective plate on the end of a finger or toe

  • nail (of somebody)

Collocations long nails · short nails

  • She has long, painted fingernails.

    Cô ấy có móng tay dài và được sơn màu.

2 FASTENER [singular] A2

Đinh, đột

a small metal pin with a flat head, used for joining pieces of wood together or attaching something to wood

  • nail (something) to/into something

Collocations hammer a nail into the wall · pull out a nail

  • He hammered a nail into the wall.

    Anh ấy đã đóng đinh vào tường.

3 ACHIEVE [transitive] B1

Đạt được, hoàn thành

to succeed in doing something that you have been trying to do for a long time

  • nail (something)

Collocations nail the goal · nail a deal

  • They finally nailed their business plan.

    Họ cuối cùng đã hoàn thành kế hoạch kinh doanh của mình.

4 FIX [transitive] B1

Đóng đinh, cố định bằng đinh

to fix something firmly in place with nails or similar fasteners

  • nail (something) to/into something

Collocations nail the poster to the wall · nail a fence post into the ground

  • She nailed the notice to the door.

    Cô ấy đã đóng thông báo lên cửa.

5 ATTACK [transitive] B2

Đánh mạnh, tấn công gay gắt

to attack or criticize someone very strongly, especially in public

  • nail (somebody) for something

Collocations nail someone for a mistake · nail someone for corruption

  • The newspaper nailed the politician for lying.

    Tờ báo đã tấn công mạnh mẽ chính trị gia vì nói dối.

6 IDENTIFY [transitive] B2

Xác định, nhận ra chính xác

to identify or recognize someone or something correctly and exactly

  • nail (somebody/something) as/for

Collocations nail someone as the culprit · nail a suspect for murder

  • The police nailed him as the thief.

    Cảnh sát đã xác định anh ta là tên trộm.

7 HIT [transitive] C1

Đánh mạnh, đánh chính xác

to hit something with great force or accuracy, especially in sports

  • nail (something)

Collocations nail a home run · nail the ball

  • He nailed the ball out of the park.

    Anh ấy đã đánh bóng ra khỏi sân.

8 DRINK [intransitive] C1

Uống một ngụm nhanh chóng

to drink a small amount of an alcoholic drink quickly, especially in order to feel the effects more strongly

  • nail (something)

Collocations nail a shot of whiskey · nail a glass of wine

  • He nailed a shot of tequila.

    Anh ấy đã uống một ngụm rượu tequila.