hangnail
noun [ C ] uk/ˈhæŋ.neɪl/ us/ˈhæŋ.neɪl/
甲刺，倒刺
a small piece of torn skin at the edge of a fingernail
I had a hangnail that was really hurting me. 我有一个倒刺，让我觉得非常疼。
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- Picking, biting, or cutting a hangnail may put you at risk of infection.
- We encourage people not to go to the doctor for every hangnail.
- There's no shortage of folk remedies reputed to cure everything from headaches to hangnails.
- In a time in the NFL's history where a guy won't play if he's got a hangnail, this guy will play if his arm is hanging off.
- There was a hangnail at the side of my thumb and I tore it off.