单词 | nail down |
释义 | nail down (once / 12123 pages) v WORD FAMILY nail down: nailed down, nailing down, nails down USAGE EXAMPLESThere are theories — and we’ll publish some thoughts on them at some point — but it will be easier to nail down with this information. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) Sensors located the quake within about 27 seconds, and nailed down its magnitude a few second later. Seattle Times(Dec 08, 2016) Sometimes it’s nice to have a script nailed down. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1v make final; put the last touches on; put into final form Syn|Hyper finalise, finalize, settle end, terminate bring to an end or halt 2v define clearly Syn|Hypo|Hyper narrow, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify concretize make something concrete determine fix in scope; fix the boundaries of 3v succeed in obtaining a position Syn|Hyper nail, peg bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win attain success or reach a desired goal |
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