"doornail" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈdɔɹˌneɪɫ

DAWR-nayl

UK

dˈɔːneɪl

DAW-nayl

释义

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.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈdɔɹˌneɪɫ

英式英语

dˈɔːneɪl

简化发音

美式

DAWR-nayl

英式

DAW-nayl

语境中听

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.