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fingernail

noun
🔊/ˈfɪŋɡəneɪl/
🔊/ˈfɪŋɡərneɪl/
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  1. the thin hard layer that covers the outer tip of each finger手指甲
    Extra Examples
    • I noticed I had dirt under my fingernails.我发现我的指甲下藏着污垢。
    • She tapped her fingernails against the table impatiently.她不耐烦地用指甲叩打着饭桌。
    • ‘Actually, I'm leaving,’ she said, examining her fingernails.“实际上，我要离开了。”她边说边审视着她的指甲。
    • She dug her fingernails into my neck.她的指甲掐进我的脖子里了。
    • the horrible sound of fingernails scraping across a blackboard指甲刮擦黑板发出的可怕声音
    • the sound of fingernails being dragged down a blackboard指甲刮过黑板的声音
    Topics Bodyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • long
    • sharp
    • black
    • …
    verb + fingernail
    • clip
    • cut
    • paint
    • …
    fingernail + verb
    • dig in
    • scrape
    • grow
    • …
    fingernail + noun
    • polish
    • clippers
    preposition
    • under the/​your fingernails
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