Word · Frequency #2798
nicks
/nɪk/
verb
划伤；刮破
nicks is the third person singular of nick.
to make a small cut or scratch in something
- 1.
To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
在物体上刻痕或切割,造成小的切口或划痕。
- 2.
To make a cut at the side of the face.
在脸侧切割。
划伤脸侧；在物体上刻痕或切割,造成小的切口或划痕。；在脸侧切割。；刻痕于；弄缺
In use
He nicked his chin while shaving this morning.
Be careful not to nick the wire when stripping it.
The knife blade has been nicked from cutting hard bread.
Verb forms
base nick · third person nicks · -ing nicking · past nicked · past participle nicked
Connections
Collocations
- nick yourself
- 割伤自己；划伤自己
- I nicked myself while shaving this morning.今天早上刮胡子时我不小心割伤了自己。
- nick your finger
- 划破手指
- He nicked his finger on a piece of broken glass.他被一块碎玻璃划破了手指。
- nick the surface
- 划伤表面
- The knife slipped and nicked the surface of the cutting board.刀一滑，划伤了砧板的表面。
- nick the wire
- 割伤电线；划破电线外皮
- Be careful not to nick the wire when you strip it.剥线时小心别划破电线外皮。
- nick the paintwork
- 划伤漆面
- The tree branch nicked the car's paintwork.树枝划伤了汽车的漆面。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 nick 的 k 像刀尖：轻轻一划就是一道小切口。想象“尼克”被纸划伤脸侧，记住这个画面。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常口语、描述意外划伤、剃须/刮胡子 该词作动词表示“划出小切口、划伤”时，通常用于日常口语或一般叙述，例如剃须或使用刀具时不小心划到；正式书面语中更常用 cut。整体语气比较中性，不算俚语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上六个词都与 nick（/nɪk/）押韵，末尾都是 /ɪk/，只是开头的辅音不同。注意拼写相似的 niche（/niːʃ/ 或 /nɪtʃ/）、Nike（/ˈnaɪki/）等发音并不相同。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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