a nick in
collocation...上的一个小缺口
There was a nick in the blade.
刀片上有个小缺口。
小切口；刻痕；凹痕
nicks — plural of nick
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小切口；刻痕；凹痕
a small cut or notch on a surface
There is a small nick on the table.
桌子上有个小刻痕。
表示小的感觉。
Senses connoting something small.
凹痕
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
监狱
(British slang) a prison
小切口
a small cut
The blade has a nick in it.
刀片上有缺口。
AI contextual example
He got a nick on his chin while shaving.
他刮胡子时在下巴上划了个小口子。
AI contextual example
he's in the nick
他在监狱里
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...上的一个小缺口
There was a nick in the blade.
刀片上有个小缺口。
...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。
小刻痕
The knife has a small nick in the edge.
这把刀的刀刃上有个小刻痕。
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。
边缘的缺口
Be careful of the nick in the edge of the glass.
当心玻璃边缘的缺口。
正好及时
He arrived in the nick of time for the meeting.
他正好及时赶到参加会议。
势均力敌
The race was nick and tuck until the finish line.
比赛直到终点都势均力敌。
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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。
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。
作为可数名词，指刻痕、小切口或（英式俚语）监狱。
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