| 单词 | nick |
| 释义 | nick1 /nɪk/ noun 1 in the nick of time ON TIMEjust before it is too late, or just before something bad happens 在紧要关头；正是时候 Luckily, help arrived in the nick of time. 幸运的是援兵及时到来。2 in good nick/in bad nick etc British English informalCONDITION/STATE OF something in good condition or in bad condition 状态良好/不好等 It’s an old car but it’s still in good nick. 这是辆旧车，但性能仍然不错。3. CUT[countable] a very small cut made on the edge or surface of something 刻痕；裂口4. the nick British English informalSCJ a police station 警察局Examples from the Corpusnick• Anyone still in Lewisham nick would have been carrying.• Even the smallest nick can cause streaking.• They're all in the nick. charged with possession.• But better in the nick of time than not at all.• With repairs completed in the nick of time she sailed for the operation with a depleted crew.• In the nick of time: according to one recent report 80 out of 92 league clubs are technically insolvent.• I could smell their tobacco and see the nicks left by their razors.• You could see the nicks on them, places where you stuck some one.Related topics: Crime, Policenick2 verb [transitive] 1 British English informalSCCSTEAL to steal something 偷 SYN pinch, steal Someone’s nicked my wallet. 有人偷了我的钱包。nick something from somebody/something You nicked those pens from my desk. 你从我的书桌上偷走了那些钢笔。► see thesaurus at steal2 CUTto make a small cut in the surface or edge of something, usually by accident 〔意外地〕刻痕于；擦伤 He nicked his hand on some broken glass. 他被一些碎玻璃割破了手。3 British English informalSCPCATCH if the police nick you, they catch you and charge you with a crime 抓获，逮捕，拘捕 SYN arrest You’re nicked! 你被捕了！→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusnick• Roy Winters nicked a line-out ball, and the forwards worked their way closer.• The bullet spun around his body, nicking a rib and burning across his back.• He'd scatter some of the grain he'd nicked, and fetch down the wire and cutters, and his books.• She looked, appropriately, nicked by the sarcasm of his tone.• He was not sure how he cut his hand, but suggested that he nicked himself while wrestling with his son.• I must have nicked myself when I was shaving this morning.• They'd nick you for lifting the wallet, and me as well probably, for helping you.• There isn't a finite amount of love to go round so there's a danger some one else might nick your share.Origin nick1 (1400-1500) Perhaps from nock “small cut in the end of a bow for the string to fit in” ((14-20 centuries))nick1 nounnick2 verbChinese Corpus too it just or late, is before |
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