nick

🇬🇧 UK/nik/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A small cut or notch on a surface; (British informal) a prison or police station; condition or state

刻痕,缺口;(英式俚语)监狱;状态

v.

To make a small cut or scratch on a surface; (British informal) to steal or arrest

划出缺口,轻划;(英式俚语)偷窃;逮捕

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
nickother
=nick

Common Collocations

  • 1.in the nick of time千钧一发
  • 2.nick of the knife刀口
  • 3.nick in the surface表面的刻痕

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    In the nick of time, she caught the glass before it fell.

  • 2.

    The knife made a small nick in the wooden surface.

  • 3.

    He got a nick on his chin while shaving.

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