bite your nails to the quick
collocation把指甲咬到露出嫩肉
He bites his nails to the quick when he is nervous.
他紧张时会咬指甲，一直咬到露出嫩肉。
（指甲下的）嫩肉；敏感部位
quicks — plural of quick
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（指甲下的）嫩肉；敏感部位
The sensitive flesh under the fingernails or toenails; any area of the body that is very sensitive to pain.
When cutting your nails, be careful not to cut into the quick.
剪指甲时小心不要剪到活肉。
常作 the quick。
生肉或敏感部位,尤指甲下
Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.
身体上对疼痛高度敏感的区域(如皮肤下或指甲、趾甲下的肉)
any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
用于制作绿篱的植物
Plants used in making a quickset hedge
生命,要害,易受重伤或敏感的部位
The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling.
Biting your nails too short can expose the quick and cause pain.
把指甲咬得太短会露出活肉并引起疼痛。
She filed her nail so deeply that she reached the quick.
她锉指甲锉得太深，伤到了活肉。
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把指甲咬到露出嫩肉
He bites his nails to the quick when he is nervous.
他紧张时会咬指甲，一直咬到露出嫩肉。
指甲下的嫩肉
If you trim too deeply, you may damage the quick of the nail.
如果你剪得太深，可能会伤到指甲下的嫩肉。
深深伤害；触及要害
The criticism cut her to the quick.
那番批评深深刺痛了她。
生者与死者
The preacher reminded the congregation of the quick and the dead.
牧师提醒会众记念生者与死者。
深深伤害；刺痛
His careless remark cut her to the quick.
他漫不经心的话深深刺痛了她。
生者与死者。
This phrase comes from the Apostles' Creed, where God is said to come 'to judge the quick and the dead,' meaning the living and the dead. It is also the title of a 1995 American Western film, making it a well-known pop culture reference. Here 'quick' is used as a noun meaning 'the living'.
这个短语出自《使徒信经》，其中说上帝“来审判活人死人”，即生者和死者。它也是一部1995年美国西部片的片名，因此是一个知名的流行文化引用。这里的“quick”用作名词，意为“活着的人”。
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碰到指甲下的嫩肉，人会很快(quick)缩手：名词 quick 就指‘嫩肉、要害、命脉’。
语域：mixed 常见场景：谈论指甲或趾甲下的嫩肉、文学作品或正式语体（如 the quick and the dead）、园艺（用于制作绿篱的植物）、板球运动（指快速投球手） 该词的语体随义项变化：最常见的是“指甲下的嫩肉”这一日常用法，多用于口语和一般叙述；而在“the quick and the dead（生者与死者）”等表达中偏正式或文学；园艺和板球义项则用于相应专业语境。
作名词时通常用单数，常跟介词 of 连用，如 'the quick of the nail'。
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