英语词汇“nick”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

nick

(nɪk )

Word forms: nicks , nicking , nicked

1. verb

If someone nicks something, they steal it. [British, informal]

He smashed a window to get in and nicked a load of silver cups. [VERB noun]

We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: steal, pinch [informal], swipe [slang], pilfer

2. verb

If the police nick someone, they arrest them. [British, informal]

The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon. [VERB noun]

Keep quiet or we'll all get nicked. [get/be V-ed]

Synonyms: arrest, apprehend, take into custody, nail [informal]

3. countable noun [usually singular, usually the NOUN]

The nick is a prison, or a police station. [British, informal]

4. verb

If you nick something or nick yourself, you accidentally make a small cut in the surface of the object or your skin.

When I pulled out of the space, I nicked the rear bumper of the car in front of me. [VERB noun]

A sharp blade is likely to nick the skin and draw blood. [VERB noun]

He dropped a bottle in the kitchen and nicked himself on broken glass. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]

Synonyms: cut, mark, score, damage

5. countable noun

A nick is a small cut made in the surface of something, usually in someone's skin.

The barbed wire had left only the tiniest nick just below my right eye.

Synonyms: cut, mark, scratch, score

6. verb

If you are nicked by someone, they cheat you, for example by charging you too much money. [US, informal]

College students already are being nicked, but probably don't realize it. [be VERB-ed]

7. in good nick/in bad nick phrase

Nick is used in expressions such as 'in good nick' or 'in bad nick' to describe the physical condition of someone or something. [British, informal]

His ribs were damaged, but other than that he's in good nick.

Tom's house is actually in better nick than mine.

8. in the nick of time phrase

If you say that something happens in the nick of time, you are emphasizing that it happens at the last possible moment. [emphasis]

Seems we got here just in the nick of time.

News of interest cuts came in the nick of time for borrowers.

Idioms:

in the nick of time

at the last possible moment, when it is almost too late

She woke up in the nick of time and raised the alarm.

单词	nick
释义	nick (nɪk ) Word forms: nicks , nicking , nicked 1. verb If someone nicks something, they steal it. [British, informal] He smashed a window to get in and nicked a load of silver cups. [VERB noun] We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen. [VERB noun] Synonyms: steal, pinch [informal], swipe [slang], pilfer 2. verb If the police nick someone, they arrest them. [British, informal] The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon. [VERB noun] Keep quiet or we'll all get nicked. [get/be V-ed] Synonyms: arrest, apprehend, take into custody, nail [informal] 3. countable noun [usually singular, usually the NOUN] The nick is a prison, or a police station. [British, informal] 4. verb If you nick something or nick yourself, you accidentally make a small cut in the surface of the object or your skin. When I pulled out of the space, I nicked the rear bumper of the car in front of me. [VERB noun] A sharp blade is likely to nick the skin and draw blood. [VERB noun] He dropped a bottle in the kitchen and nicked himself on broken glass. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] Synonyms: cut, mark, score, damage 5. countable noun A nick is a small cut made in the surface of something, usually in someone's skin. The barbed wire had left only the tiniest nick just below my right eye. Synonyms: cut, mark, scratch, score 6. verb If you are nicked by someone, they cheat you, for example by charging you too much money. [US, informal] College students already are being nicked, but probably don't realize it. [be VERB-ed] 7. in good nick/in bad nick phrase Nick is used in expressions such as 'in good nick' or 'in bad nick' to describe the physical condition of someone or something. [British, informal] His ribs were damaged, but other than that he's in good nick. Tom's house is actually in better nick than mine. 8. in the nick of time phrase If you say that something happens in the nick of time, you are emphasizing that it happens at the last possible moment. [emphasis] Seems we got here just in the nick of time. News of interest cuts came in the nick of time for borrowers. Idioms: in the nick of time at the last possible moment, when it is almost too late She woke up in the nick of time and raised the alarm. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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