nick

英 [nɪk]

美 [nɪk]

n. 监狱; 警察局; 裂口; 刻痕
v. 在…上划刻痕; 使有缺口; 使有破损; 扒窃; 偷窃; 逮捕

过去分词：nicked　过去式：nicked　现在分词：nicking　复数：nicks　第三人称单数：nicks　

GRE

Collins.2 / BNC.2798 / COCA.17704

习惯用语

in good, etc. nick

身体健康（等）；状况良好（等）
in good, etc. condition or health

in the nick of time

在最后一刻；紧要关头；恰是时候
at the very last moment; just in time before sth bad happens

牛津词典

noun

监狱；警察局
a prison or a police station
1. He'll end up in the nick.
  他早晚得进局子。
裂口；刻痕
a small cut in the edge or surface of sth

verb

在…上划刻痕；使有缺口；使有破损
to make a small cut in sth
1. He nicked himself while shaving.
  他刮胡子刮了个口子。
扒窃；偷窃
to steal sth
1. Who nicked my pen?
  谁偷走了我的钢笔？
逮捕
to arrest sb for committing a crime
1. You're nicked!
  你被捕了！
迅速去（某地）
to go somewhere quickly

柯林斯词典

VERB 偷;偷窃
If someonenickssomething, they steal it.
1. He smashed a window to get in and nicked a load of silver cups...
  他破窗而入，偷走了很多银杯。
2. We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen.
  以前我们常到厨房偷饼干吃。
VERB 抓住;逮捕
If the policenicksomeone, they arrest them.
1. The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon...
  警察以携带攻击性武器为由逮捕了我。
2. Keep quiet or we'll all get nicked.
  别出声，要不然我们都会被抓住的。
N-COUNT 监狱;监牢;警察局
The nickis a prison, or a police station.
1. After several years banged up in the nick, even you might start to go mad.
  在监狱关上几年后，就算是你，也可能会变疯的。
VERB 使有划痕;划伤;擦伤
If younicksomething ornickyourself, you accidentally make a small cut in the surface of the object or your skin.
1. When I pulled out of the space, I nicked the rear bumper of the car in front of me...
  我把车从车位开出来时，蹭到了前面那辆车的后保险杠。
2. A sharp blade is likely to nick the skin and draw blood...
  锋利的刀刃可能会划伤皮肤，导致出血。
3. He dropped a bottle in the kitchen and nicked himself on broken glass.
  他在厨房不小心打碎了一个瓶子，被碎玻璃片划伤了。
N-COUNT (通常指皮肤上的)划痕，破口
Anickis a small cut made in the surface of something, usually in someone's skin.
1. The barbed wire had left only the tiniest nick just below my right eye.
  带刺铁丝网在我的右眼正下方只留了非常小的划痕。
VERB 欺骗;敲…竹杠
If youare nickedby someone, they cheat you, for example by charging you too much money.
1. College students already are being nicked, but probably don't realize it.
  大学生已经上了当，但他们或许还没有意识到。
PHRASE 处于良好状态/处于糟糕状态
Nickis used in expressions such as 'in good nick' or 'in bad nick' to describe the physical condition of someone or something.
1. 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。
2. 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。
PHRASE 在事情正好发生的时候;关键时刻
If you say that something happensin the nick of time, you are emphasizing that it happens at the last possible moment.
1. Seems we got here just in the nick of time...
  看来我们来得正是时候。
2. News of interest cuts came in the nick of time for borrowers.
  对借款人来说，减息的消息来得正是时候。

英英释义

noun

a small cut
Synonym:notchsnick
(British slang) a prison
1. he's in the nick
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
Synonym:dentdinggouge

verb

mate successfully
divide or reset the tail muscles of
1. nick horses
cut a nick into
Synonym:chip
cut slightly, with a razor
1. The barber's knife nicked his cheek
Synonym:snick

双语例句

Nick's head bent slowly over hers until their mouths met.
尼克慢慢向她低下头去，直到他们的嘴唇碰在了一起。
We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen.
以前我们常到厨房偷饼干吃。
A sharp blade is likely to nick the skin and draw blood
锋利的刀刃可能会划伤皮肤，导致出血。
After school, I had picked up Nick and Ted and made the rounds of the dry cleaner and the grocery store
放学以后，我接了尼克和特德，然后又去了干洗店和杂货店。
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。
News of interest cuts came in the nick of time for borrowers.
对借款人来说，减息的消息来得正是时候。
College students already are being nicked, but probably don't realize it.
大学生已经上了当，但他们或许还没有意识到。
The barbed wire had left only the tiniest nick just below my right eye.
带刺铁丝网在我的右眼正下方只留了非常小的划痕。
The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon
警察以携带攻击性武器为由逮捕了我。
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。