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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

• But while Owen was top scorer on a regular basis for Liverpool in the Premier League, he struggled to nail down a starting place at the Bernabeu.
  在英超中，欧文是利物浦联赛中的顶级射手，但在伯纳乌他却为主力位置而苦苦奋斗。
• 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。
• The investment side of ROI can be easier to nail down than the return, as it boils down to what it costs to build and maintain the software product.
  相对于回报来说，ROI的投资这一边更容易被固定下来，这是由于它归结为建立和维护软件产品的费用。
• The goal is to work out all the unknowns and nail down all the details before the first line of code is written.
  目的就是为了在第一行代码写下前，将所有不明确的东西明确并细化下来。
• 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？
• If I do, then I may not want to or need to nail down the details.
  如果是，那么我就不想做更多了，或者需要明确一些细节。
• 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。
• The latter is characterized by the inability to nail down requirements up front, making it necessary to continually adapt and re-estimate as a project progresses.
  后者的特征是没有事先明确了解需求的能力，因而需要随项目的进展不断地调整适应和重新评估。
• If we could just nail down a few more contracts, we'd be all right.
  我们如果能再确定几个契约就好了。
• What we hope to achieve in today's meeting is to nail down the programming content.
  希望在今天的会上我们能把节目内容确定下来。