a nicked + noun
nicked 作定语时直接放在名词前，说明该物体带有一处或多处缺口。
He sliced the bread with a nicked knife.
他用一把有缺口的刀切面包。
有缺口的；有刻痕的
有一个或多个缺口；有刻痕的。；带切口的
Having one or more nicks; notched or slightly damaged.
有一个或多个缺口；有刻痕的。
Having one or more nicks; notched.
The surface of the table was nicked from years of use.
这张桌子表面因多年使用而布满了划痕。
用法提示：nicked 在这里是形容词，意为“有划痕的”，描述桌面的状态。
He noticed a nicked edge on the blade.
他注意到刀刃上有一个缺口。
用法提示：nicked 作为形容词，修饰 edge，表示“有缺口的”。
The car's paint is nicked in several places.
这辆车的油漆在几处被划伤了。
用法提示：nicked 用作形容词，描述油漆被划伤的状态。
nicked 作定语时直接放在名词前，说明该物体带有一处或多处缺口。
He sliced the bread with a nicked knife.
他用一把有缺口的刀切面包。
作表语时，用 be 动词加 nicked，常跟 along、on 等介词短语点明缺口的位置。
The blade is nicked along the edge.
刀刃上有一处缺口。
用于 leave + 宾语 + nicked 结构，表示某个动作让物体带上缺口。
The collision left the bumper nicked.
这次碰撞使保险杠留下了缺口。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bowl has nicked.
正确表达The bowl is nicked.
汉语用"有"表示状态，英语里形容词作表语必须用 be 动词：The bowl is nicked.（碗有缺口。）have 后面只能接名词，若要保留 have，应说 has a nick。
grammar · medium
易错句子The glass nicked when it fell.
正确表达The glass was nicked when it fell.
nicked 是形容词（过去分词），不能像汉语动词那样单独作谓语。表示"被磕出缺口"这一被动状态，要用 be + nicked。
grammar · medium
易错句子The table is nicked several places.
正确表达The table is nicked in several places.
汉语说"有好几处刻痕"不需要介词，英语表示"在几处"必须加介词 in：nicked in several places。
notched 侧重物体带有凹口或凹槽；nicked 侧重物体表面或边缘有小切口/小缺口。
chipped 指边缘缺了一小块、有破损；nicked 指留下小切口或小缺口，不一定缺块。
scratched 指表面有细长划痕；nicked 指表面或边缘有小缺口/切口。
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