nick
[nɪk] noun
CUT 切割
countable
■a small cut in a surface or an edge 刻痕；缺口•Apart from a few nicks in the varnish, the guitar is in very good condition.除了漆面上有几道划痕，吉他保养得很好。
[nɪk] noun
PRISON 监狱
the nick only singular UK slang
■prison 监狱•He's been in the nick half his life.他已经在牢里蹲了半辈子。
[nɪk] noun
CONDITION 状况
uncountable UK slang
■a stated condition, especially of health （尤指健康）状况•He's in pretty good nick for a man of his age.对他这个年纪的人来说，他的健康状况相当不错。 •The car really is in excellent nick.这辆车性能相当不错。
[nɪk] noun
in the nick of time
■at the last possible moment 在紧要关头；在最后一刻•We got there just in the nick of time.我们刚好及时赶到那里。
[nɪk] verb transitive
STEAL 偷窃 UK informal
■to steal something 偷•I've had my bike nicked again.我的脚踏车又被偷了。 •All right, who's nicked my ruler?好吧，是谁顺手牵羊拿走了我的尺子？
[nɪk] verb transitive
CATCH 抓获 UK slang
■If the police nick someone, they catch them for committing a crime 抓获，逮捕•They nicked him for driving at seventy in a fifty speed limit area.他因在限速50英里的区域内开到时速70英里而被他们逮捕。
[nɪk] verb transitive
CHARGE 收费 US informal
■to cheat someone or to charge them too much money 讹诈；收取过高费用•$50 for a meal like that - we were nicked!花50美元吃这样一顿饭？我们被骗了！ •If your bank account balance falls below the minimum, you'll be nicked for a $5 service charge.如果你的银行存款余额低于这个底限，你就会被收取5美元的服务费。
[nɪk] verb transitive
CUT 切割
■to make a small cut in a surface or an edge 刻痕于；使有缺口•Paintwork on the corner of a stairway tends to get nicked and scratched.楼梯转角处的油漆往往容易被刮擦剥落。 |