nick
noun uk/nɪk/ us/nɪk/
(CUT)
[ C ]刻痕；缺口
a small cut in a surface or an edge
Apart from a few nicks in the varnish, the guitar is in very good condition. 除了漆面上有几道划痕，这把吉他保养得很好。
(PRISON)
the nick[ S ] UK slang 监狱
prison
He's been in the nick half his life. 他已经在牢里蹲了半辈子。
(CONDITION)
[ U ] UK slang（尤指健康）状况
a stated condition, especially of health
He's in pretty good nick for a man of his age. 对他这个年纪的人来说，他的健康状况相当不错。
The car really is in excellent nick. 这辆车性能相当不错。
Idiom
in the nick of timeidiom 在紧要关头；在最后一刻
at the last possible moment
We got there just in the nick of time. 我们刚好及时赶到那里。
nick
verb [ T ] uk/nɪk/ us/nɪk/
(STEAL)
UK informal偷
to steal something
I've had my bike nicked again. 我的自行车又被偷了。
All right, who's nicked my ruler? 好吧，是谁顺手牵羊拿走了我的尺子？
(CATCH)
UK slang抓获，逮捕
If the police nick someone, they catch them for committing a crime.
They nicked him for driving at 70 in a 50 speed limit area. 他们逮捕了他，因为他在限速50英里的区域内开到了70英里。
(CHARGE)
US informal讹诈;收取高额费用
to cheat someone or to charge someone too much money
$50 for a meal like that - we were nicked! 花50美元吃这样一顿饭？我们被宰了！
If your bank account balance falls below the minimum, you'll be nicked for a $5 service charge. 如果你的银行存款余额低于这个底限，那你将被收取5美元的服务费。
(CUT)
刻痕于；使有缺口
to make a small cut in a surface or an edge
Paintwork on the corner of a stairway tends to get nicked and scratched. 楼梯转角处的油漆往往容易被刮擦剥落。