釘付け

Meanings

1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive

   nailing on; nailing down; nailing shut; being glued (to); being unable to take one's eyes (from)

2. Noun

   being stationary; being rooted to the spot; halting; freezingIdiom

3. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive

   (price) pegging

• トムはスマホの画面がめんに釘付くぎづけだ。

  Tom can't take his eyes off his phone.

• トムはスクリーンに釘付くぎづけだった。

  Tom's eyes were glued to the screen.

• 映画えいがはすごく面白おもしろくて、最後さいごまで釘付くぎづけでした。

  The movie was very interesting and kept me hooked till the end.

• メアリーはショーウィンドウのドレスに釘付くぎづけになった。

  The dress in the show window caught Mary's eye.

• 彼かれには見慣みなれた風景ふうけいだったが、私わたしにとっては新鮮しんせんなもので目めが釘付くぎづけになった。

  To him it was a familiar sight, but to me it was something new, and I couldn't take my eyes away.