n.

1. 槽口；刻痕；裂口[C]
   a nick in the edge of a plate

   盤子邊上的缺口

2. 關鍵時刻[the S]
3. 【俚】監獄[the S]

vt.

1. 刻痕於；弄缺（刀口等）
   He nicked the razor.

   他弄缺了剃刀刀口。

2. 用刻痕記（數）；摘記
   She nicked down my address.

   她記下了我的地址。

3. 恰好趕上；說中，猜中
   We nicked the last bus.

   我們剛好趕上末班公車。

4. 【英】【俚】逮捕
5. 【俚】詐騙

vi.

1. 攻擊；狙擊[（+at）]
   The newspaper nicked at the government's economic policy.

   報紙抨擊了政府的經濟政策。

n.

1. a small cut or notch.
2. (the nick) Brit. informal prison.
   ▸a police station.
3. the junction between the floor and side walls in a squash court.

v.

1. make a nick or nicks in.
2. Brit. informal steal (something).
   ▸ (nick someone for) N. Amer. informal cheat someone of.
3. Brit. informal arrest (someone).

v.