单词 | nick |
释义 | nick 1. n. & v. --n   1. a small cut or notch.   2. Brit. sl. a a prison. b a police station.   3. (prec. by in with adj.) Brit. colloq. condition (in reasonable nick).   4. the junction between the floor and walls in a squash court. --vtr.   1. make a nick or nicks in.   2. Brit. sl. a steal. b arrest, catch. Phrases and idioms in the nick of time only just in time; just at the right moment. Etymology: ME: orig. uncert. 2. v.intr. Austral. sl. (foll. by off, in, etc.) move quickly or furtively. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. uncert. (cf. NIP(1) 4) |
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