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英 [neɪl daʊn]

美 [neɪl daʊn]

弄清; 确定; 确定（协议）

法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 弄清;确定
  If younail downsomething unknown or uncertain, you find out exactly what it is.
  1. It would be useful if you could nail down the source of this tension.
     如果你能弄清这种紧张的根源，将会大有益处。
• PHRASAL VERB 确定(协议)
  If younail downan agreement, you manage to reach a firm agreement with a definite result.
  1. The Secretary of State and his Russian counterpart met to try to nail down the elusive accord.
     美国国务卿和俄罗斯外交部长进行了会晤，试图敲定这项难以达成的协议。
• PHRASAL VERB 钉牢;钉住
  If younailsomethingdown, you fix it firmly onto something.
  1. Lay strips of 4mm ply over the mesh and nail these down with panel pins.
     把4毫米厚的胶合板条铺在网子上，然后用镶板钉钉牢。

英英释义

verb

• make final
  1. let's finalize the proposal
  Synonym:finalizefinalisesettle
• define clearly
  1. I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
  Synonym:pin downpeg downnarrow downnarrowspecify
• succeed in obtaining a position
  1. He nailed down a spot at Harvard
  Synonym:nailpeg

双语例句

• He stayed another week, trying to nail down train tickets beyond Kuibyshev.
  他又呆了一个星期，设法弄到比古比雪夫更远的火车票。
• "Law of contract" in the286~ ( th) substantively stipulates the construction project priority, but this stipulation doesn t nail down the quality of this right.
  《合同法》第286条实质上规定的是建设工程优先权的内容，但该条规定并未明确其权利的性质。
• To nail down the aim of a class is the premise of merging setting-up and producing, to design elastic teaching procedure is the assurance, and to control a class smartly is the linchpin.
  设计弹性教学方案是预设和生成“相融共荣”的保证。灵活驾驭课堂是预设和生成“相融共荣”的关键。
• With government support set to play a crucial part in a deal, the participants are eager to nail down details before the election outcome potentially blurs authority between the Bush administration and its successor.
  由于政府支持将在这桩交易中起到至关重要的作用，交易各方迫切希望在大选前厘定细节，因为选举结果可能导致布什政府和新政府之间的权限变得模糊。
• Lay strips of 4mm ply over the mesh and nail these down with panel pins.
  把4毫米厚的胶合板条铺在网子上，然后用镶板钉钉牢。
• It would be useful if you could nail down the source of this tension.
  如果你能弄清这种紧张的根源，将会大有益处。
• Similarly, by partnering with PetroChina, shell can nail down a customer nation determined to wean itself off coal.
  同样，通过与中石油携手收购，壳牌就可敲定一个决心摆脱对煤炭依赖的客户国。
• Starting with the frame list keeps the storyboard organized and helps you nail down the step-by-step outline before delving into the details of each frame or sketch.
  以框架列表开始可以使故事板有组织，而且还可以帮助你钻研每一框架或者示意图细节之前确定一步步的纲要。
• They couldn't nail down numbers for private-equity firms, hedge funds and other money-management outfits but concluded that their ranks and compensation had grown dramatically.
  他们虽然无法弄清私人股本公司、对冲基金和其他资产管理机构的相关数字，但断定其阵容和报酬已大幅增长。
• Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?
  为什么非要用钉子把棺材的盖子钉住？