| 释义 |
notch
I. \ˈnäch\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: perhaps alteration (resulting from incorrect division of an otch) of (assumed) otch, from Middle French oche
1.
a. : a V-shaped indentation or hollow (as in a surface or edge)
b.
(1) : a slit or cut made in something especially to serve as a mark or record : nick
< supposed to be three notches on the butt of his business six-shooter — Green Peyton >
(2) : a run in cricket
c. : undercut
d. : a half-moon (as in a thumb index) cut in book leaves at the fore edge to provide space for an identification guide
e. : a space cut out in the safety roller of lever escapements and in the staff of duplex escapements of watches to permit passage of a safety finger piece during impulse to the balance
f.
(1) : a small V-shaped cut or one of several cuts along the edge of clothing patterns to be used as an aid in assembling a garment
(2) : a V-shaped angle at the joining of lapel and collar on a garment
2. : a narrow passage between two mountains or other elevations : a deep close pass : defile, gap
< the most historic of nine notches … which are scattered through these mountains — Ford Times >
— often used in place names
< Crawford Notch >
3. : a degree, step, or peg
< his voice rose another notch — Earle Birney >
< this book … is notches above the usual product — Louise D. Rich >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
transitive verb
1.
a. obsolete : to cut (the hair) unevenly or poorly
b.
(1) : to cut or make a notch in : indent
< fitted together by notching the ends — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
< the much steeper continental slope, notched by the mouths of the gorges — R.E.Coker >
(2) : to score, mark, or record by or as if by means of a notch
< notched another kill on the butt of his gun >
(3) : to score, gain, or achieve successfully
< notched his second victory against three losses — New York Times >
< wrote the thesis which notched him his M.D. — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin >
< notched his thirteenth consecutive perfect performance — Postal Service News >
< notched himself a place in Spanish history — Hamilton Basso >
c. : to make an undercut in
< notch a tree >
2. : to fit (the arrow) to the string : nock
3.
a. : to fasten or insert by means of a notch
< logs being notched into each other at the corners — American Guide Series: Texas >
b. : to give a particular shape or form to by making notches — used with into
4. : to change the position of (a control device) step by step
intransitive verb
: to make or form a notch
< the path notched into the jungle wall — William Faulkner > |