nick

noun

1. 监狱；警察局
   a prison or a police station
   1. He'll end up in the nick.
      他早晚得进局子。
2. 裂口；刻痕
   a small cut in the edge or surface of sth

verb

1. 在…上划刻痕；使有缺口；使有破损
   to make a small cut in sth
   1. He nicked himself while shaving.
      他刮胡子刮了个口子。
2. 扒窃；偷窃
   to steal sth
   1. Who nicked my pen?
      谁偷走了我的钢笔？
3. 逮捕
   to arrest sb for committing a crime
   1. You're nicked!
      你被捕了！
4. 迅速去（某地）
   to go somewhere quickly

1. VERB 偷;偷窃
   If someone nicks something, they steal it.
   1. He smashed a window to get in and nicked a load of silver cups...
      他破窗而入，偷走了很多银杯。
   2. We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen.
      以前我们常到厨房偷饼干吃。
2. VERB 抓住;逮捕
   If the police nick someone, they arrest them.
   1. The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon...
      警察以携带攻击性武器为由逮捕了我。
   2. Keep quiet or we'll all get nicked.
      别出声，要不然我们都会被抓住的。
3. N-COUNT 监狱;监牢;警察局
   The nick is a prison, or a police station.
   1. After several years banged up in the nick, even you might start to go mad.
      在监狱关上几年后，就算是你，也可能会变疯的。
4. VERB 使有划痕;划伤;擦伤
   If you nick something or nick yourself, you accidentally make a small cut in the surface of the object or your skin.
   1. When I pulled out of the space, I nicked the rear bumper of the car in front of me...
      我把车从车位开出来时，蹭到了前面那辆车的后保险杠。
   2. A sharp blade is likely to nick the skin and draw blood...
      锋利的刀刃可能会划伤皮肤，导致出血。
   3. He dropped a bottle in the kitchen and nicked himself on broken glass.
      他在厨房不小心打碎了一个瓶子，被碎玻璃片划伤了。
5. N-COUNT (通常指皮肤上的)划痕，破口
   A nick is a small cut made in the surface of something, usually in someone's skin.
   1. The barbed wire had left only the tiniest nick just below my right eye.
      带刺铁丝网在我的右眼正下方只留了非常小的划痕。
6. VERB 欺骗;敲…竹杠
   If you are nicked by someone, they cheat you, for example by charging you too much money.
   1. College students already are being nicked, but probably don't realize it.
      大学生已经上了当，但他们或许还没有意识到。
7. PHRASE 处于良好状态/处于糟糕状态
   Nick is used in expressions such as 'in good nick' or 'in bad nick' to describe the physical condition of someone or something.
   1. His ribs were damaged, but other than that he's in good nick...
      他的肋骨受了损伤，但除此之外一切都还好。
   2. Tom's house is actually in better nick than mine.
      说实在的，汤姆家房子的状况比我家的强。
8. PHRASE 在事情正好发生的时候;关键时刻
   If you say that something happens in the nick of time, you are emphasizing that it happens at the last possible moment.
   1. Seems we got here just in the nick of time...
      看来我们来得正是时候。
   2. News of interest cuts came in the nick of time for borrowers.
      对借款人来说，减息的消息来得正是时候。

1. Nick looked back over his shoulder and then stopped, frowning
   尼克回头看了看，又皱着眉头停了下来。
2. Nick acted as a decoy after the dog attacked a group of children swimming in the river.
   那只狗攻击了在河里游泳的一群孩子后，尼克作诱饵要将其捉住。
3. She sipped the wine. Everything was hazy now, except for Nick's face
   她小口地抿着酒。现在一切都变得模糊起来，除了尼克的脸。
4. Her spirits were high with the hope of seeing Nick in minutes rather than hours.
   她很兴奋，因为再过几分钟而不是几小时后就有希望见到尼克了。
5. Nick's voice was hoarse with screaming
   尼克的声音因尖叫而变得嘶哑了。
6. Davey sat as if hypnotized by the sound of Nick's voice.
   戴维坐在那里，好像被尼克的声音迷住了似的。
7. Nick jabbed his finger at the clothes on the bed.
   尼克用手指戳了戳床上的衣服。
8. There are those who believe that Nick Price is just about the best golfer in the world
   有一些人认为尼克·普赖斯几乎就是世界上最优秀的高尔夫球运动员了。
9. Nick's head bent slowly over hers until their mouths met.
   尼克慢慢向她低下头去，直到他们的嘴唇碰在了一起。
10. He smashed a window to get in and nicked a load of silver cups
    他破窗而入，偷走了很多银杯。
11. We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen.
    以前我们常到厨房偷饼干吃。
12. The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon
    警察以携带攻击性武器为由逮捕了我。
13. Keep quiet or we'll all get nicked.
    别出声，要不然我们都会被抓住的。
14. After several years banged up in the nick, even you might start to go mad.
    在监狱关上几年后，就算是你，也可能会变疯的。
15. When I pulled out of the space, I nicked the rear bumper of the car in front of me
    我把车从车位开出来时，蹭到了前面那辆车的后保险杠。
16. A sharp blade is likely to nick the skin and draw blood
    锋利的刀刃可能会划伤皮肤，导致出血。
17. He dropped a bottle in the kitchen and nicked himself on broken glass.
    他在厨房不小心打碎了一个瓶子，被碎玻璃片划伤了。
18. The barbed wire had left only the tiniest nick just below my right eye.
    带刺铁丝网在我的右眼正下方只留了非常小的划痕。
19. College students already are being nicked, but probably don't realize it.
    大学生已经上了当，但他们或许还没有意识到。
20. His ribs were damaged, but other than that he's in good nick
    他的肋骨受了损伤，但除此之外一切都还好。
21. Tom's house is actually in better nick than mine.
    说实在的，汤姆家房子的状况比我家的强。
22. Seems we got here just in the nick of time
    看来我们来得正是时候。
23. News of interest cuts came in the nick of time for borrowers.
    对借款人来说，减息的消息来得正是时候。
24. Nick's bank sent him a letter saying he was £ 100 overdrawn
    银行致函尼克，称他透支了100英镑。
25. When I ask Nick about his childhood, he remembers a parade of babysitters.
    我问到尼克的童年生活时，他记起了一个又一个保姆。
26. Nick finished what he was saying and jumped down from the platform.
    尼克讲完后，从讲台上跳了下来。
27. Nick Sullivan previews this season's collections from Paris and Milan.
    尼克·沙利文对这一季来自巴黎和米兰的时装系列作了预评。
28. After school, I had picked up Nick and Ted and made the rounds of the dry cleaner and the grocery store
    放学以后，我接了尼克和特德，然后又去了干洗店和杂货店。
29. He was as violent as Nick underneath
    在内心深处，他和尼克一样暴躁不安。
30. I'm sorry, Nick, I got waylaid.
    抱歉，尼克，我被人耽搁了。

n.

in good, etc. nick

• 身体健康（等）；状况良好（等）
  in good, etc. condition or health

in the nick of time

• 在最后一刻；紧要关头；恰是时候
  at the very last moment; just in time before sth bad happens

noun

1. a small cut

   Synonym:    notchsnick

2. (British slang) a prison
   1. he's in the nick

3. an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

   Synonym:    dentdinggouge

verb

1. mate successfully

2. divide or reset the tail muscles of
   1. nick horses

3. cut a nick into

   Synonym:    chip

4. cut slightly, with a razor
   1. The barber's knife nicked his cheek

   Synonym:    snick