单词 | nick |
释义 | nick¹ 1.(small cut)(边缘或表面上的)凹痕, 缺口, 痕迹, 伤痕 The barbed wire had left only the tiniest nick just below my right eye.带刺铁丝网在我右眼的正下方只留下了一道小小的伤痕。 The blade has got a nick in it.刀刃上有个缺口。 2.the nick<英,非正式>(prison)监狱;监牢 After several years banged up in the nick, even you might start to go mad.在监狱里被关上几年后, 即使是你也有可能发疯。 3.<英,非正式>(police station)警察局 Mark went down to the local nick and reported his wallet stolen.马克去了当地的警察局, 把钱包被偷的事情报了案。 He's in the nick helping the coppers with their enquiries.他在警察局协助调查。 4.(nickname)(网上聊天室或论坛的)绰号, 别名 I know your nick is 'Obvious Guy'.我知道你的绰号是“平淡无奇(的家伙)”。 5.【印】(on type)缺刻 6.in good/bad nick<英,非正式>(object)状况好的/不妙的 Tom's house is actually in better nick than mine.汤姆房子的状况实际上比我的要好。 The car's been serviced recently and generally it's in good nick.汽车最近保养过, 所以总体上说状况不错。 The bodywork's in pretty bad nick, but the engine's superb.车身的状况很糟糕, 但发动机还非常棒。 + person身体状况良好的/欠佳的 His ribs were damaged, but other than that he's in good nick.他的肋骨受伤了, 但除此之外他的身体状况还不错。 The old boy's in rather poor nick at the moment.这位老兄目前身体状况很糟。 7.in the nick of time在关键时刻;在紧要关头 It seems we got here just in the nick of time.看来我们来得正是时候。 News of interest cuts came in the nick of time for borrowers.降息的消息对借款人来说来得真是时候。 The heroine arrives in the nick of time to save the hero.女主人公在千钧一发之际赶到, 救了男主人公一命。 nick²🄰 vt. 1.(cut, chip)切;割;削 The knife blade nicked her ear and she bled profusely.刀片割到了她的耳朵, 流了很多血。 I nicked the rear bumper of the car in front of me.我蹭到了前面车子的后保险杠。 He'd nicked his chin, shaving.他刮胡子的时候割到了下巴。 to nick yourself割伤自己 He'd nicked himself on the chin with his razor.他用剃刀割伤了自己的下巴。 He dropped a bottle in the kitchen and nicked himself on broken glass.他在厨房里把一只瓶子掉到地上, 被碎玻璃割伤了。 2.<英,非正式>(steal)偷;剽窃 Someone's nicked my pen!有人偷了我的钢笔! He's nicked all your ideas.他剽窃了你所有的想法。 Michelle had her purse nicked.米歇尔的手提包被偷了。 3.<英,非正式>(arrest)逮捕;抓获 The police nicked them as they came out of the bank.他们走出银行的时候被警方逮了个正着。 to get nicked被逮到;被抓获 Keep quiet or we'll all get nicked.别出声, 否则我们都会被抓。 to be nicked for sth因某事被逮捕 The police nicked me for speeding.警方以超速为由逮捕了我。 Alfie was nicked for carrying an offensive weapon.阿尔菲因携带攻击性武器而被逮捕。 4.<非正式>(take deftly)(巧妙地)击中, 踢中, 抢下 She nicked the ball off her opponent's stick.她从对手的棒下巧妙地把球抢了下来。 City nicked a goal in the dying seconds of the game.城队在比赛行将结束之时踢进了一球。 5.to nick sb for sth<美,加拿大,非正式>(defraud to the extent of)从某人处骗走… Up till now taxpayers have been nicked for a relatively small share of these dubious expenditures.到目前为止, 纳税者们被骗走的钱只占这些可疑支出的一小部分。 Me and Beth were nicked for 32 bucks each.我和贝丝每人都被讹了32美元。 6.【兽医】切割(马尾部分肌肉) 🄱 vi. 1.<澳>(move rapidly)迅速移动;快速离开(或溜走) They nicked off down the pub while no-one was looking.他们趁人不备从酒馆里溜走了。 2.【农】(mate)(种畜)成功交配, 配种成功 |
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