| 单词 | nick |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英[nɪk] 美[nɪk] |
| 解释 | n.刻痕;缺口;〈英俚〉监狱;〈美俚〉五分镍币;vt.刻痕于;割伤;挑毛病;〈英俚〉逮捕;vi.刻痕;狙击; |
| 例句 | VERB 偷;偷窃 If someone nicks something, they steal it. 例:He smashed a window to get in and nicked a load of silver cups...他破窗而入,偷走了很多银杯。 例:We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen.以前我们常到厨房偷饼干吃。 VERB 抓住;逮捕 If the police nick someone, they arrest them. 例:The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon...警察以携带攻击性武器为由逮捕了我。 例:Keep quiet or we'll all get nicked.别出声,要不然我们都会被抓住的。 N-COUNT 监狱;监牢;警察局 The nick is a prison, or a police station. 例:After several years banged up in the nick, even you might start to go mad.在监狱关上几年后,就算是你,也可能会变疯的。 VERB 使有划痕;划伤;擦伤 If you nick something or nick yourself, you accidentally make a small cut in the surface of the object or your skin. 例:When I pulled out of the space, I nicked the rear bumper of the car in front of me...我把车从车位开出来时,蹭到了前面那辆车的后保险杠。 例:A sharp blade is likely to nick the skin and draw blood...锋利的刀刃可能会划伤皮肤,导致出血。 N-COUNT (通常指皮肤上的)划痕,破口 A nick is a small cut made in the surface of something, usually in someone's skin. 例:The barbed wire had left only the tiniest nick just below my right eye.带刺铁丝网在我的右眼正下方只留了非常小的划痕。 VERB 欺骗;敲…竹杠 If you are nicked by someone, they cheat you, for example by charging you too much money. 例:College students already are being nicked, but probably don't realize it.大学生已经上了当,但他们或许还没有意识到。 PHRASE 处于良好状态/处于糟糕状态 Nick is used in expressions such as 'in good nick' or 'in bad nick' to describe the physical condition of someone or something. 例:His ribs were damaged, but other than that he's in good nick...他的肋骨受了损伤,但除此之外一切都还好。 例:Tom's house is actually in better nick than mine.说实在的,汤姆家房子的状况比我家的强。 PHRASE 在事情正好发生的时候;关键时刻 If you say that something happens in the nick of time, you are emphasizing that it happens at the last possible moment. 例:Seems we got here just in the nick of time...看来我们来得正是时候。 例:News of interest cuts came in the nick of time for borrowers.对借款人来说,减息的消息来得正是时候。 |
| 变形 | third:nicks~done:nicked~pl:nicks~ing:nicking~past:nicked~ |
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