1 VERB 偷;偷窃 If someone nicks something, they steal it. 偷;偷窃 [British, informal]
SYN steal, pinch [informal] , swipe [slang] , pilfer
2 VERB 抓住;逮捕 If the police nick someone, they arrest them. 抓住;逮捕 [British, informal]
SYN arrest, apprehend, take into custody, nail [informal]
3 N-COUNT [usually singular, usually the NOUN] 监狱;监牢;警察局 The nick is a prison, or a police station. 监狱;监牢;警察局 [British, informal]
4 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. 使有划痕;划伤;擦伤
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When I pulled out of the space, I nicked the rear bumper of the car in front of me. [VERB noun]
我把车从车位开出来时,蹭到了前面那辆车的后保险杠。
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A sharp blade is likely to nick the skin and draw blood. [VERB noun]
锋利的刀刃可能会划伤皮肤,导致出血。
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He dropped a bottle in the kitchen and nicked himself on broken glass. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
他在厨房不小心打碎了一个瓶子,被碎玻璃片划伤了。
SYN cut, mark, score, damage
5 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. (通常指皮肤上的)划痕,破口
SYN cut, mark, scratch, score
6 VERB 欺骗;敲…竹杠 If you are nicked by someone, they cheat you, for example by charging you too much money. 欺骗;敲…竹杠 [US, informal]
7 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. 处于良好状态/处于糟糕状态 [British, informal]
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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。
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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。
8 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. 在事情正好发生的时候;关键时刻 [emphasis]
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