fingernail• Fieldingknelt and ticked a fingernail against the sedimentedglass of the fishtank.• She turned her thumb- and fingernails in and pinched, probing for painfulpulses between the bones.• I could tell because she was nibbling her fingernails and then trying not to.• He dug his fingernails into the raw itchiness along his part.• He grew his fingernails long on the right hand, saying that made it easier to pluck the strings.• Her long fingernailsclacked against the rim of a champagne glass.• Liz's fingernails were tingling, her nerves crawling with frustration.• Stop biting your fingernails.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + FINGERNAIL | FINGERNAIL + VERB | FINGERNAIL + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤long長指甲➤sharp尖指甲▸➤black, dirty黑黑的指甲;髒指甲▸➤broken折斷的指甲▸➤manicured修剪過的指甲▸➤painted, red塗過的/紅色的指甲VERB + FINGERNAIL➤clip, cut剪指甲➤paint塗指甲▸➤bite, chew咬指甲;啃指甲▸➤break弄斷指甲▸➤dig in指甲戳進◇She dug her fingernails into my neck.她的指甲掐進我的脖子裏了。➤run移動指甲➤tap(用)指甲輕叩◇She tapped her fingernails against the table impatiently.她不耐煩地用指甲叩打着飯桌。➤examine, inspect仔細看/查看指甲◇'Actually, I'm leaving,' she said, examining her fingernails.“實際上,我要離開了。”她邊說邊審視着她的指甲。FINGERNAIL + VERB➤dig in指甲掐進➤scrape指甲刮擦◇the horrible sound of fingernails scraping across a blackboard指甲刮擦黑板發出的可怕聲音➤grow指甲長長FINGERNAIL + NOUN➤polish (especially NAmE) 指甲油➤clippers指甲刀PREPOSITION➤under the/your fingernails指甲裏◇I noticed I had dirt under my fingernails.我發現我的指甲下藏着污垢。