nick
nick1
noun
[with obj.]
in —— nick
nick2
verb
noun
- a small cut or notch
切痕；凹痕，槽口 - (the nick)(Brit. informal)prison
(英， 非正式)监狱
■a police station
警察局
he was being fingerprinted in the nick.
他正在警察局里由人录指纹。 - the junction between the floor and side walls in a squash court or real tennis court
（壁球场或室内网球场内侧墙与地面之间的）连接处
[with obj.]
- make a nick or nicks in
划伤，刮伤；在…上开槽口
he had nicked himself while shaving.
他在刮胡子时刮伤了自己。 - (Brit. informal)steal
(英，非正式)偷
he'd had his car nicked by joyriders.
他的车被兜风族偷走了。
■arrest or apprehend (someone)
逮捕，拘留（某人）
I'd got nicked for burglary.
我因入室行窃而被捕。
■(nick someone for)(N. Amer. informal)cheat someone of (something, typically a sum of money)
(北美，非正式)骗取（尤指钱财）
banks and life insurance companies will be nicked for an extra $40 million.
银行和人寿保险公司将会被另外骗走4千万美元。
■(especially in sports journalism) score (a goal) undeservedly or unexpectedly
（尤在体育报道中）不当得分；意外得分
in —— nick
- (Brit. informal)in a specified condition
(英，非正式)处于…样的境况
you've kept the car in good nick.
你这辆车保养得很好。
- only just in time
正好，恰好；在最关键时刻
- late Middle English: of unknown origin
nick2
verb
- [no obj., with adverbial of direction](Austral. informal)go quickly or surreptitiously
(澳，非正式)快步走；溜走
they nicked across the road.
他们快步穿过马路。
■(nick off)depart; go away
离开；走掉
- late 19th cent.: probably a figurative use of the verbnick in the sense 'to steal'
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