Definition of doornail in English:

doornail

nounˈdɔːneɪlˈdɔrneɪl

A stud set in a door for strength or as an ornament.
（起加固或装饰作用的）护门帽钉；大头钉
Example sentencesExamples
- In spite of being dumber than a doornail, the minister immediately picked up on it.

Phrases

(as) dead as a doornail

Quite dead.
完全死了的
the plants are all as dead as a doornail
Example sentencesExamples
- She's just deader than the proverbial doornail.
- Everyone in front of me was dead - dead as a doornail.
- Don't ask me what has happened in the interim, but the whole issue seems to be as dead as the proverbial doornail just now.
- If we'd lost it this estate would have been dead as a doornail.
- Their screams sounded like nails on a chalkboard, or a strangled cat, as they slowly fell into heaps on the floor, dead as doornails and far more ugly.
- He merely just flopped back on the floor, now dead as a doornail.
- They'll be deader'n doornails for the next couple hours.
- ‘As a doctrine, it's dead as a doornail,’ he insists.
- I'll stand in front of him until I'm as dead as a doornail.
- Dated, fin-de-siècle symbolism is deader than a doornail (which at least doesn't rot), without the ghost of a chance at survival.
Synonyms
dead, expired, departed, gone, no more, passed on, passed away

Definition of doornail in US English:

doornail

nounˈdɔrneɪlˈdôrnāl

A stud set in a door for strength or as an ornament.
（起加固或装饰作用的）护门帽钉；大头钉
Example sentencesExamples
- In spite of being dumber than a doornail, the minister immediately picked up on it.

Phrases

(as) dead as a doornail

Quite dead.
完全死了的
the plants are all as dead as a doornail
Example sentencesExamples
- She's just deader than the proverbial doornail.
- Everyone in front of me was dead - dead as a doornail.
- Dated, fin-de-siècle symbolism is deader than a doornail (which at least doesn't rot), without the ghost of a chance at survival.
- ‘As a doctrine, it's dead as a doornail,’ he insists.
- Don't ask me what has happened in the interim, but the whole issue seems to be as dead as the proverbial doornail just now.
- I'll stand in front of him until I'm as dead as a doornail.
- He merely just flopped back on the floor, now dead as a doornail.
- Their screams sounded like nails on a chalkboard, or a strangled cat, as they slowly fell into heaps on the floor, dead as doornails and far more ugly.
- If we'd lost it this estate would have been dead as a doornail.
- They'll be deader'n doornails for the next couple hours.
Synonyms
dead, expired, departed, gone, no more, passed on, passed away

词汇	doornail
释义	Definition of doornail in English: doornail nounˈdɔːneɪlˈdɔrneɪl A stud set in a door for strength or as an ornament. （起加固或装饰作用的）护门帽钉；大头钉 Example sentencesExamples In spite of being dumber than a doornail, the minister immediately picked up on it. Phrases (as) dead as a doornail Quite dead. 完全死了的 the plants are all as dead as a doornail Example sentencesExamples She's just deader than the proverbial doornail. Everyone in front of me was dead - dead as a doornail. Don't ask me what has happened in the interim, but the whole issue seems to be as dead as the proverbial doornail just now. If we'd lost it this estate would have been dead as a doornail. Their screams sounded like nails on a chalkboard, or a strangled cat, as they slowly fell into heaps on the floor, dead as doornails and far more ugly. He merely just flopped back on the floor, now dead as a doornail. They'll be deader'n doornails for the next couple hours. ‘As a doctrine, it's dead as a doornail,’ he insists. I'll stand in front of him until I'm as dead as a doornail. Dated, fin-de-siècle symbolism is deader than a doornail (which at least doesn't rot), without the ghost of a chance at survival. Synonyms dead, expired, departed, gone, no more, passed on, passed away noun.1 phr. Definition of doornail in US English: doornail nounˈdɔrneɪlˈdôrnāl A stud set in a door for strength or as an ornament. （起加固或装饰作用的）护门帽钉；大头钉 Example sentencesExamples In spite of being dumber than a doornail, the minister immediately picked up on it. Phrases (as) dead as a doornail Quite dead. 完全死了的 the plants are all as dead as a doornail Example sentencesExamples She's just deader than the proverbial doornail. Everyone in front of me was dead - dead as a doornail. Dated, fin-de-siècle symbolism is deader than a doornail (which at least doesn't rot), without the ghost of a chance at survival. ‘As a doctrine, it's dead as a doornail,’ he insists. Don't ask me what has happened in the interim, but the whole issue seems to be as dead as the proverbial doornail just now. I'll stand in front of him until I'm as dead as a doornail. He merely just flopped back on the floor, now dead as a doornail. Their screams sounded like nails on a chalkboard, or a strangled cat, as they slowly fell into heaps on the floor, dead as doornails and far more ugly. If we'd lost it this estate would have been dead as a doornail. They'll be deader'n doornails for the next couple hours. Synonyms dead, expired, departed, gone, no more, passed on, passed away noun.1 phr.
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