| 单词 | nail down |
| 释义 | nail down 1．make secure by using nails用钉子钉住 *If the corner of the carpet curls up，nail it down．要是地毯的角卷起了，就把它钉牢。 2．settle definitely；make sure确定；肯定 *Joe had a hard time selling his car，but he finally nailed the sale down when he got his friend Sam to give him＄300．乔的车很难脱手，在他朋友山姆出价300元时，他终于做成了交易。 *Our company has just managed to nail down a new，contract worth ￡60，000．我们公司刚设法确定了一份价值6万英镑的合同。 3．make sb．express his position，opinion，etc．要（某人）把话讲明 *It's impossible to tell how much truth there is in his allegations as he refuses to be nailed down．要说出在他的断言中有多少真实性是不可能的，因为他不肯讲明白。 *The more we try to nail her down，the more she refuses even to talk about the issue．我们越是想让她讲明白，她越是拒绝谈论这个问题。 4．insist on sb．keeping a promise，an undertaking，etc．坚持要（某人）遵守诺言等 *I'm not going to be nailed down to a particular date for completing the work．我不打算受在某个特定日期完成任务的约束。 5．make agree使同意；使应允 *See if you can nail him down to accepting our offer．看你能否使他同意接受我们的帮助。 *I nailed him down to coming at six．我让他一定在6点钟来。 |
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