nail down

1make secure by using nails用钉子钉住

If the corner of the carpet curls upnail it down.要是地毯的角卷起了,就把它钉牢。

2settle definitelymake sure确定;肯定

Joe had a hard time selling his carbut he finally nailed the sale down when he got his friend Sam to give him300.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 newcontract worth 60000.我们公司刚设法确定了一份价值6万英镑的合同。

3make sbexpress his positionopinionetc.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 downthe 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。

4insist on sbkeeping a promisean undertakingetc.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。

5make 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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