toenail

/ˈtəʊneɪl/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈonˌel] /ˈtəʊneɪl/ (ame, ipa) · [tˈonˌel] /ˈtō-ˌnāl How to pronounce toenail (audio) -ˈnāl/ (ame, mw)

toenail — 名詞

  • toenailsingular
  • toenailsplural

1. the small hard nail that grows over the tip of a toe

1.名詞B1
釋義

腳趾甲

腳趾前端的硬甲

the small hard nail that grows over the tip of a toe

例句

Adina painted a tiny blue star on her big toenail before the beach trip.

Adina 去海邊前，在她的大腳趾甲上畫了一顆小小的藍星。

collocation: paint a toenail

After the hike, Pedro found a stone stuck under his left toenail.

健行後，Pedro 發現左腳腳趾甲下面卡著一顆小石頭。

同義詞
  • nail

    broader; can mean the hard covering on a finger or a toe

  • nail plate

    more technical; refers to the visible hard part of the nail

用法筆記

Usually refers to one of the hard nails on a person's toes. In everyday English, people often use the plural toenails when speaking about foot care in general.

常見錯誤

❌I need to cut my toenail
✅I need to cut my toenails.
💡Use the plural when you mean the nails on both feet, not just one nail.

toenail — 動詞