nick

noun

/nɪk/

Idioms

the nick
[singular] (British English, slang) a prison or a police station监狱；警察局
- He'll end up in the nick.他早晚得进局子。
- She was questioned at the local nick.她在当地警察局接受了询问。
Topics Crime and punishmentc2
a small cut in the edge or surface of something裂口；刻痕
- He had several nicks and scars on his cheeks.他脸颊上有几处刻痕和疤痕。

词源late Middle English: of unknown origin.

Idioms

in good, bad, etc. nick

(British English, informal) in good, bad, etc. condition or health身体健康（等）；状况良好（等）
- She’s in pretty good nick for her age.就她的年龄来说，她身体相当好。

in the nick of time

(informal) at the very last moment; just before something bad happens, so that you manage to avoid it, but only just在最后一刻；紧要关头；恰是时候
- They escaped from the smoke-filled house just in the nick of time.他们正好在紧要关头从烟雾弥漫的房子里逃了出来。

verb

/nɪk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they nick	/nɪk/ /nɪk/
he / she / it nicks	/nɪks/ /nɪks/
past simple nicked	/nɪkt/ /nɪkt/
past participle nicked	/nɪkt/ /nɪkt/
-ing form nicking	/ˈnɪkɪŋ/ /ˈnɪkɪŋ/

[transitive] nick something/yourself to make a small cut in something在…上划刻痕；使有缺口；使有破损
- He nicked himself while shaving.他刮胡子刮了个口子。
- I nicked my finger opening the tin.我开罐头时划破了手指。
[transitive] nick something (from somebody/something) (British English, informal) to steal something扒窃；偷窃 synonym pinch
- Who nicked my pen?谁偷走了我的钢笔？
- kids trying to nick anything they can get their hands on孩子们试图抓住他们能抓住的任何东西
Topics Crime and punishmentc2
[transitive] (British English, informal) to arrest somebody for committing a crime逮捕
- You're nicked!你被捕了！
- be nicked for something I was nicked for speeding.我因超速行驶而被捕。
- kids who've been nicked for shoplifting因入店行窃被抓的孩子
[intransitive] + adv./prep. (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) to go somewhere quickly迅速去（某地）

词源late Middle English: of unknown origin.

Nick

/nɪk/

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