Word · Frequency #21884
toenail
脚趾甲
the nail at the end of a toe
- 1.
The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.
覆盖脚趾末端上表面的薄而透明的角质板
- 2.
the nail at the end of a toe
脚趾末端的指甲
覆盖脚趾末端上表面的薄而透明的角质板；脚趾末端的指甲；斜钉；[医] 趾甲
In use
I cut my toenail too short and now my toe hurts.
You should trim your toenails regularly to avoid ingrown nails.
He noticed a dark spot under his toenail and decided to see a doctor.
a toenail
toenail 是可数名词，单数形式前常用不定冠词 a。
He broke a toenail when he dropped the chair on his foot.
椅子砸到脚上时，他弄裂了一个脚趾甲。
the toenail on one's [toe]
表示某根脚趾上的趾甲时，用介词 on 连接。
The toenail on his big toe is turning black.
他大脚趾上的脚趾甲正在变黑。
one's toenails
复数形式 toenails 表示多个脚趾甲，常与所有格连用。
Connections
Collocations
- ingrown toenail
- 嵌甲；向内生长的脚趾甲
- He had surgery to fix an ingrown toenail.他做了手术来矫正嵌甲。
- trim your toenails
- 修剪脚趾甲
- You should trim your toenails regularly to keep them healthy.你应该定期修剪脚趾甲以保持健康。
- toenail clippers
- 脚趾甲剪
- I bought a new pair of toenail clippers.我买了一个新的脚趾甲剪。
- toenail fungus
- 脚趾甲真菌感染；灰指甲
- Toenail fungus can be hard to treat.脚趾甲真菌感染可能很难治疗。
- paint your toenails
- 给脚趾甲涂指甲油
- She painted her toenails bright red for the summer.她为夏天把脚趾甲涂成了鲜红色。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
脚趾（toe）上钉着指甲（nail）——toenail 就是脚趾甲。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常护理、医疗健康 通常用于日常交谈和健康护理场景，比较常见于谈论剪指甲、脚部卫生或脚趾受伤时，属于中性常用词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with the final /neɪl/ of toenail: nail, snail, mail, and hail share the -ail spelling, while whale and pale use -ale with the same sound. Be careful with homophones like mail/male and pale/pail: they sound identical but have different spellings. Also, don't confuse the -oe- in toenail (toʊ) with the spelling of 'does' or 'shoe'; the first syllable is /toʊ/, and the rhyming part is the second syllable /neɪl/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.