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单词 fingernail
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fingernail
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪŋ.ɡə.neɪl/us
/ˈfɪŋ.ɡɚ.neɪl/
(alsonail)
B2
the hard,slightlycurvedpartthatcoversandprotectsthetopof the end of afinger:
手指甲
dirtyfingernails脏乎乎的手指甲
She hadlongredfingernails.她留着长长的指甲并涂成了红色。
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  • Shedugher fingernails into mywrist.
  • Hebiteshis fingernails - it's aninfuriatinghabit.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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  • carpal
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  • carpus
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  • dexterity
  • dexterous
  • finger
  • fingerprint
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  • left-handed
  • left-hander
  • little finger
  • metacarpus
  • minimus
  • nail
  • opposable
  • palm
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  • phalangeal
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(Definition offingernailfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fingernail| American Dictionary

fingernail
noun[C]
us
/ˈfɪŋ·ɡərˌneɪl/
the hard,smoothcoveringthatprotectstheupperpartof the end of afinger
(Definition offingernailfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffingernail

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Their wearers' fingernails 'are sharpened after the manner of falcons or hawks', which certainly suggests they do no manual work.
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Perhaps mercifully neither are there fingernails to provide false comfort.
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Peering inside to look for her dear son's remains, she finds nothing but tiny bits of his fingernails.
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Note that the group resembling afingernailon the branch-tip consists of active cells.
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Two variants are achieved by either using or not using thefingernail(bright or dull sound).
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Examination of the extremities revealed that thefingerswere short and stubby with short wide fingernails.
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A cautious developer will carry out simulations of particularly risky approaches - and perhaps nibble fingernails when the system goes live.
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The procedure was repeated for the other warm-up item, nail (fingernailor iron nail).
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Subjects wore snugly fitting rubber thimbles on their right thumb and index finger that were used to hold rigid metal tabs in place directly above their fingernails.
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He had long hair, long fingernails.
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They are hanging on by their fingernails until the last possible moment, hoping that we will blow it and their bacon will be saved.
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The church is hanging on by its fingernails.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
At the end, it was hanging on by its financial fingernails from day to day.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He described coming across a peregrine nest thief hanging by his fingernails after slipping in pursuit of a nest.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Similarly, their women-folk painted their faces and hair in various fantastic colours, and their fingernails resembled as closely as possible lobsters' claws.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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