nail down
第三人称
nails down
现在进行时
nailing down
过去式
nailed down
过去完成时
nailed down
1
钉牢, 用钉子固定
to secure something in place by using nails
- The carpenter will nail down the shingles on the roof this afternoon.
木匠今天下午将钉牢屋顶上的木瓦。
- Last weekend, we nailed the new carpet down in the living room.
上个周末，我们在客厅里钉牢了新地毯。
- The construction crew is currently nailing down the baseboards in the new house.
施工队目前正在新房子中钉牢踢脚板。
- I need to nail the loose floorboard down before someone trips.
我需要在有人绊倒之前钉牢松动的地板。
- Have you nailed down the plywood on the windows for the storm?
你为风暴把胶合板钉在窗户上了吗？
2
敲定, 达成协议
to finally come to an agreement or decision
- After weeks of discussions, the team managed to nail down the details of the project plan.
经过数周的讨论，团队终于敲定了项目计划的细节。
- After hours of debate, they finally nailed a solution down.
经过数小时的辩论，他们终于敲定了一个解决方案。
- Our focus this week is nailing down the logistics for the event.
我们这周的重点是敲定活动的后勤工作。
- We need to nail down the details of the contract before signing.
在签署之前，我们需要敲定合同的细节。
- The project manager nailed the date down for the next meeting.
项目经理敲定了下一次会议的日期。
3
获得明确的回答, 确保承诺
to make someone give a clear and definite answer or commitment
- We need to nail down their commitment to the project before moving forward.
在继续之前，我们需要确定他们对项目的承诺。
- Let's aim to nail down their response by the end of the day.
让我们争取在今天结束前敲定他们的答复。
- Despite repeated inquiries, I couldn't nail her to a clear answer.
尽管反复询问，我还是没能让她给出一个明确的答案。
- She nailed down the supplier to a fixed price.
她敲定了供应商的固定价格。
- Let's aim to nail down their response by the end of the day.
让我们争取在今天结束前敲定他们的答复。