Word · Frequency #2798
nick
小切口；刻痕；凹痕
核心释义
a small cut or notch on a surface
- 1.
表示小的感觉。
Senses connoting something small.
- 2.
凹痕
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
- 3.
监狱
(British slang) a prison
- 4.
小切口
a small cut
监狱；表示小的感觉。；凹痕；小切口；刻痕
用法In use
There is a small nick on the table.
用法提示：这里的 nick 是名词，表示物体表面的小刻痕或缺口。
The blade has a nick in it.
用法提示：nick 作为名词，指刀片上的小缺口。
He got a nick on his chin while shaving.
用法提示：nick 在这里指刮伤造成的小切口。
he's in the nick
a nick in sth
介词 in 用于引出被磕出缺口或凹痕的物体或部位。
There's a small nick in the windshield where a stone hit it.
挡风玻璃被石头砸出一个小凹痕。
a nick on sth
on 多接身体部位或表面，指被划出的细小切口。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a nick in
- ...上的一个小缺口
- There was a nick in the blade.刀片上有个小缺口。
- a nick on
- ...上的一个划痕
- I noticed a nick on the new table.我注意到新桌子上有道划痕。
- small nick
- 小刻痕
- The knife has a small nick in the edge.这把刀的刀刃上有个小刻痕。
- nick in the paint
- 油漆上的凹陷
- The car door had a nick in the paint.车门上的油漆有个凹陷。
- nick in the edge
- 边缘的缺口
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象小刀在表面刻一个'V'形缺口，'nick'的发音像‘尼克’，记住这个名字的小划痕。
语境与语域Context & Register
多用于描述物体表面的小刻痕或缺口，中性语域，日常与正式语境均可使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为可数名词，指刻痕、小切口或（英式俚语）监狱。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words end with '-ick' and rhyme with 'nick' because they share the /ɪk/ sound. Beware of lookalikes like 'niche' (/niːʃ/ or /nɪtʃ/) or 'nice' (/naɪs/) which sound different.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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