nail

爪

手や足の指先にある、硬く平たい部分。

やさしい英語で： The hard, flat part at the end of a finger or toe.

• I broke a nail.
• She paints her nails every weekend.
• Have you cut your nails?

よく使う表現： nail polish, nail clippers, a broken nail, a long nail

釘

物をつなぎ留めるために、木に金づちで打ち込む小さな尖った金属片。

やさしい英語で： A small, pointed piece of metal you hammer into wood to hold things together.

• I need a nail for this board.
• He hammered three nails into the wood.
• A rusty nail caught my sleeve.

よく使う表現： a rusty nail, hammer a nail, a loose nail, a metal nail

完璧にこなす、見事に成功する

何かを非常にうまく行い、見事に成功させる。

やさしい英語で： To do something very well and successfully.

• I nailed the test.
• She practiced until she could nail the dance routine.
• Do you think he nailed his interview?

類義語： ace

反対語： fail

よく使う表現： nail an interview, nail a performance, nail the landing

釘で留める、打ち付ける

金づちで釘を打ち込み、物を固定する。

やさしい英語で： To attach something using pointed metal pieces that you hit with a hammer.

• Nail these boards together.
• He nailed the box shut.
• We nailed a wooden shelf to the wall.

使い方： nail something to something (They nailed a sign to the fence.)

よく使う表現： nail something down, nail something shut, nail something together

的確に捉える、言い当てる

ぴったり正しい答えや説明を見つけたり、言い表したりする。

やさしい英語で： To find or express exactly the right answer or explanation.

• You nailed the answer.
• She nailed the reason for his strange behavior.
• His description really nails what makes the place special.

類義語： get right, pinpoint

よく使う表現： nail the answer, nail the explanation, nail it