كيف تنطق "doornail"
word
ˈdɔɹˌneɪɫ
DAWR-nayl
dˈɔːneɪl
DAW-nayl
التعريف
A doornail is a large, old-fashioned nail used to secure or decorate wooden doors. The word is best known from the saying 'dead as a doornail,' which means very dead or not working at all.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈdɔɹˌneɪɫ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
dˈɔːneɪl
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
DAWR-nayl
بريطاني
DAW-nayl
استمع في السياق
The old door has a big doornail in the center.
A carpenter used a strong doornail to fix the wooden door.
The blacksmith made a new doornail for the gate.
He’s dead as a doornail—there’s no hope at all.