nick
noun
uk/nɪk/us/nɪk/nicknoun(CUT)
[C]
asmallcutin asurfaceor anedge:
刻痕；缺口Apart from a few nicks in thevarnish, theguitaris in very goodcondition.除了漆面上有几道划痕，这把吉他保养得很好。
Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- butcher
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- chop
- impaler
- incise
- julienne
- lacerate
- lacerated
- shave
- sheep shearing
- slash
- sliced
- slit
- snip
- spike
- transect
nicknoun(PRISON)
the nick[S]UKslang
prison:
监狱He's beeninthe nickhalfhislife.他已经在牢里蹲了半辈子。
Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- clink
- dungeon
- gaol
- gaoler
- halfway house
- open prison
- panopticon
- penal colony
- penitentiary
- prison
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
- the gulag
- warder
- young offender institution
nicknoun(CONDITION)
[U]UKslang
astatedcondition,especiallyofhealth:
（尤指健康）状况He'sinprettygood nick for a man of hisage.对他这个年纪的人来说，他的健康状况相当不错。
Thecarreally isinexcellentnick.这辆车性能相当不错。
Conditions and characteristics
- -ance
- -ancy
- -ibility
- ability
- age
- ambience
- appearance
- character
- have it inyouidiom
- hood
- humanity
- in
- presentation
- respect
- shape
- trappings
- unaffiliated
- undercurrent
- undertone
- vibe
Idiom
in the nick of time
nick
verb[T]
uk/nɪk/us/nɪk/nickverb[T](STEAL)
UKinformal
tostealsomething:
偷I've had mybikenicked again.我的自行车又被偷了。
Allright, who's nicked myruler?好吧，是谁顺手牵羊拿走了我的尺子？
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- anti-burglar
- anti-burglary
- anti-piracy
- hot-wire
- housebreaking
- jemmy
- jimmy
- job
- kleptomania
- piratical
- plunder
- poach
- poaching
- purloin
- rustle
- rustling
- snaffle
- snitch
nickverb[T](CATCH)
UKslang
If thepolicenick someone, theycatchthem forcommittingacrime:
抓获，逮捕They nicked himfordrivingat 70 in a 50speedlimitarea.他们逮捕了他，因为他在限速50英里的区域内开到了70英里。
Arresting & charging
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrest
- assist
- attach
- attachment
- busted
- charge
- collar
- fed
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- house arrest
- knock
- nail
- picksomeone/somethingup
- post-arrest
- probable cause
- pull
- pullsomeonein
nickverb[T](CHARGE)
USinformal
tocheatsomeone or tochargesomeone too muchmoney:
讹诈；收取高额费用$50 for ameallike that - we were nicked!花50美元吃这样一顿饭？我们被宰了！
Ifyourbankaccountbalancefallsbelow theminimum, you'll be nickedfora $5servicecharge.如果你的银行存款余额低于这个底限，那你将被收取5美元的服务费。
Cheating & tricking
- anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- deceive
- fiddle
- flannel
- gull
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- hustle
- pull a fast oneidiom
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- putsomethingon
- racket
nickverb[T](CUT)
to make asmallcutin asurfaceor anedge:
刻痕于；使有缺口Paintwork on thecornerof astairwaytendsto get nicked andscratched.楼梯转角处的油漆往往容易被刮擦剥落。
Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- butcher
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- chop
- impaler
- incise
- julienne
- lacerate
- lacerated
- shave
- sheep shearing
- slash
- sliced
- slit
- snip
- spike
- transect