| 词汇 | 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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