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    nail

    US /nel/

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    UK /neɪl/

    B1
    n. (c.)Countable NounPointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
    We used a nail to hold the pieces of wood together
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo attach things together with metal nails
    To build a house for birds, first nail four wood pieces together to form a box
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo catch someone doing an illegal activity
    The police are going to nail him one of these days.
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo complete something perfectly or successfully
    He is thinking of a way to nail his performance tonight
    n. (c.)Countable NounHard part at the end of your finger
    I broke my nail when I was washing dishes

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    Impulse Buying: Why You Buy Stuff You Don't Need

    06:14Impulse Buying: Why You Buy Stuff You Don't Need
    • You've probably noticed that in a lot of stores, they make you run through a gauntlet of candy bars, nail clippers, and

      You've probably noticed that in a lot of stores, they make you run through a gauntlet of candy bars, nail clippers, and

    • nail clippers, and phone chargers before you can pay

      nail clippers, and phone chargers before you can pay

    B1

    Zendaya On Her In-N-Out Order, Last Show Binged & Styling w/ Law Roach | Ask Me Anything | ELLE

    07:04Zendaya On Her In-N-Out Order, Last Show Binged & Styling w/ Law Roach | Ask Me Anything | ELLE
    • Gel nail polish.

      Gel nail polish.

    • Gel nail polish, like, sometimes I do them myself

      Gel nail polish, like, sometimes I do them myself

    A2

    Are You Being Charged More Than Everyone Else?

    09:39Are You Being Charged More Than Everyone Else?
    • implemented the use of price tags, a nail in the coffin

      implemented the use of price tags, a nail in the coffin

    B1

    Why He Left Canada 放棄??加拿大高薪退休金穩定工作?他選擇全家搬來台灣??

    13:05Why He Left Canada 放棄??加拿大高薪退休金穩定工作?他選擇全家搬來台灣??
    • Tooth and nail.

      Tooth and nail.

    • It was tough with my first two boys because they were always fighting, tooth and nail.

      It was tough with my first two boys because they were always fighting, tooth and nail.

    A2

    如何在任何情況下都保持冷靜,永遠不再生氣 ► Dr Peter Attia 彼得-阿提亞(中英字幕)

    08:12如何在任何情況下都保持冷靜,永遠不再生氣 ► Dr Peter Attia 彼得-阿提亞(中英字幕)
    • If I didn't perfectly cook a steak, if I didn't perfectly nail something I was doing, if I didn't do anything that was perfect at what I described as match grade perfect, I mean, I would want to beat myself to a pulp and I would scream at myself.

      If I didn't perfectly cook a steak, if I didn't perfectly nail something I was doing, if I didn't do anything that was perfect at what I described as match grade perfect, I mean, I would want to beat myself to a pulp and I would scream at myself.

    • If I didn't perfectly cook a steak, if I didn't perfectly nail something I was doing, if I didn't do anything that was perfect at what I described as match-grade perfect, I mean, I would want to beat myself to a pulp,

      If I didn't perfectly cook a steak, if I didn't perfectly nail something I was doing, if I didn't do anything that was perfect at what I described as match-grade perfect, I mean, I would want to beat myself to a pulp,

    B1

    Boy vs Girl LAST TO LEAVE HAUNTED HOUSE

    13:26Boy vs Girl LAST TO LEAVE HAUNTED HOUSE
    • Yes creepy Got it Now time to post on Instagram see who wins Good got it Pretty Halloween photo for nail ish, but seriously do not ship them.

      Yes creepy Got it Now time to post on Instagram see who wins Good got it Pretty Halloween photo for nail ish, but seriously do not ship them.

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • for anything he chose to put his hand to.  Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.

      for anything he chose to put his hand to.  Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.

    • about a door-nail. I might have been inclined,  myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest  

      about a door-nail. I might have been inclined,  myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest  

    B2

    A Typical Workday at a Japanese Hardware Tool Store

    15:15A Typical Workday at a Japanese Hardware Tool Store
    • Kirakuya actually has three other shops in the Chiba area and a customer requested a store transfer to check out one of their nail guns

      Kirakuya actually has three other shops in the Chiba area and a customer requested a store transfer to check out one of their nail guns

    • and a customer requested a store transfer to check out one of their nail guns.

      and a customer requested a store transfer to check out one of their nail guns.

    A2

    Mistaken for an Employee

    01:48Mistaken for an Employee
    • Oh, I know this one, 6A, yeah, by the nail clippers.

      Oh, I know this one, 6A, yeah, by the nail clippers.

    • Yeah, by the nail clippers.

      Yeah, by the nail clippers.

    B1

    Don't Try To Memorize Vocabulary

    05:52Don't Try To Memorize Vocabulary
    • People try to say, well, you should try to learn 10 words a day and really make sure you can use them and sort of nail them down.

      People try to say, well, you should try to learn 10 words a day and really make sure you can use them and sort of nail them down.

    • People try to say, "Well, you should try to learn 10 words a day and really make sure you can use them and sort of nail them down." I've never found that effective.

      People try to say, "Well, you should try to learn 10 words a day and really make sure you can use them and sort of nail them down." I've never found that effective.

    A2