a notch in sth
表示物体表面上的 V 形切口或凹口,常用介词 in。
There is a deep notch in the tree trunk.
树干上有一个深深的 V 形缺口。
山隘;山口;(手机屏幕顶部的)刘海;凹口;税率跳档点;税级断点;V形切口;V形缺口
A V-shaped or U-shaped cut or indentation in a surface.
V形切口
A V-shaped cut.
V形缺口
a V-shaped indentation
凹口
An indentation.
山隘
the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
山口;峡谷
A mountain pass; a defile.
V形或U形刻痕
a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
税收表的不连续变化
A discontinuous change in a taxation schedule.
手机屏幕边缘的凹口,用于容纳摄像头、传感器等,同时最大化屏幕空间
A portion of a mobile phone that overlaps the edge of the screen, used to house a camera, sensors etc. while maximizing screen space.
He cut a small notch in the stick to mark the measurement.
他在棍子上刻了一个小V形凹痕来标记测量值。
用法提示:notch在此作名词,表示刻在表面上的V形切口。
AI contextual example
The V-neck of her dress had a decorative notch at the center.
她的连衣裙的V领中央有一个装饰性的V形缺口。
用法提示:notch在此作名词,指服装领口上的V形剪口。
AI contextual example
We hiked through a narrow notch between two peaks to reach the valley.
我们徒步穿过两座山峰之间的狭窄隘口到达山谷。
用法提示:notch在此作名词,表示山脉间的狭窄隘口。
AI contextual example
表示物体表面上的 V 形切口或凹口,常用介词 in。
There is a deep notch in the tree trunk.
树干上有一个深深的 V 形缺口。
动词常用 cut 或 carve,介词用 in 或 on。
He carved a notch in the handle of his axe.
他在斧柄上刻了一个 V 形刻痕。
指山岭中低于周围山峰的隘口,常用 between 引出两侧的山峰。
The cabin sits in a notch between two mountain peaks.
小屋坐落在两座山峰之间的山隘中。
比 notch 更小更浅,常指意外或随意的小划痕,不一定是 V 形。
泛指任何切口或伤痕,不强调 V 形,需根据上下文明确指表面上的切口。
指各种形状的凹陷,可由按压而非切割造成,形状不限于 V 形。
强调用工具在表面刻出的线条或标记,常用于度量或装饰,不一定是 V 形。
grammar · medium
易错句子He cut notch in the stick with his knife.
正确表达He cut a notch in the stick with his knife.
notch 是可数名词,单数形式泛指“一个切口”时必须带限定词,这里要用不定冠词 a。汉语名词前没有冠词,“切了个口子”直译成英语时很容易漏掉 a/an。
grammar · medium
易错句子He made three notch on the edge of the board.
正确表达He made three notches on the edge of the board.
notch 是可数名词,前面有 three、several、many 等词时要变复数;它以 -ch 结尾,复数加 -es,写作 notches。汉语名词不随数量变化(“三个缺口”中“缺口”不变),学习者常因此忘记加复数词尾。
grammar · medium
易错句子The new phone has bangs at the top of the screen.
正确表达The new phone has a notch at the top of the screen.
英语里指手机屏幕顶部为摄像头预留的凹口用 notch,不用 bangs。汉语把这种凹口叫“刘海”,按字面直译成 bangs,在英语中只表示人的刘海头发,词义就错了。
与“V形/U形凹口、刻痕”义相对:凹口是向内切出的缺口,protrusion是向外突出的部分;不适用于“山隘/山口”义。
在“凹口/刻痕”义上,ridge指表面凸起的窄长棱线,与凹口相对;当notch指山隘时,这一反义关系不成立。
刻一个V形切口
He cut a small notch in the branch to mark the spot.
他在树枝上刻了一个小V形切口做标记。
深的缺口;深凹口
The cliff face has a deep notch worn by wind and rain.
悬崖表面有一个被风雨侵蚀成的深凹口。
山隘;山口
The old road follows a mountain notch between two peaks.
这条老路沿着两座山峰之间的山隘延伸。
屏幕凹口;屏幕刘海
The phone's screen notch houses the front camera.
手机的屏幕凹口内嵌有前置摄像头。
略高一筹;比……高一等
This restaurant is a notch above the others in town.
这家餐厅比镇上其他的餐厅略高一筹。
冷静一点;降低调门
You're shouting—take it down a notch, please.
你在喊叫——请冷静一点。
赢得;取得;记录
The team notched up another win.
这个队又赢得一场比赛。
Notch不是神!(《我的世界》标题画面的随机标语,Notch是游戏制作人马库斯·佩尔森的网名。)
Carve a small notch in the wood before inserting the peg.
在木头上刻一个小凹口,再把木栓插进去。
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