nit

Word family adjectivenittynounnitnit-picking

Related topics: Insects, Hair & beauty

nit /nɪt/ noun [countableC] → knit

1. HBIDCBan egg of a louse (=a small insect that sucks blood), that is sometimes found in people’s hair 虱卵，虮子

2. British EnglishBrE informalSTUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT a silly person 笨蛋，傻瓜

Examples from the Corpus

nit• His nanny had a cure for nits.• She had to work in that awful place and get nits and steal and be beaten for wetting the bed.• You can't mistake nits for dandruff.• A litany of nits, ringworm, fleas and unmentionables ... But as the weeks and months passed, everything changed.• I look a right nit in that uniform.• Careful examination will reveal the tell-tale nits attached to the hairs.• The nits are shiny and firmly attached to the hair.• Nobody wanted to share a desk with the only girl in the class with nits in her head.

Origin nit

Old English hnitu

单词	nit
释义	nit Word family adjectivenittynounnitnit-picking Related topics: Insects, Hair & beauty nit /nɪt/ noun [countableC] → knit 1. HBIDCBan egg of a louse (=a small insect that sucks blood), that is sometimes found in people’s hair 虱卵，虮子 2. British EnglishBrE informalSTUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT a silly person 笨蛋，傻瓜 Examples from the Corpus nit• His nanny had a cure for nits.• She had to work in that awful place and get nits and steal and be beaten for wetting the bed.• You can't mistake nits for dandruff.• A litany of nits, ringworm, fleas and unmentionables ... But as the weeks and months passed, everything changed.• I look a right nit in that uniform.• Careful examination will reveal the tell-tale nits attached to the hairs.• The nits are shiny and firmly attached to the hair.• Nobody wanted to share a desk with the only girl in the class with nits in her head. Origin nit Old English hnitu
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