Nick

(noun.) (British slang) a prison; 'he's in the nick'.

(verb.) mate successfully; of livestock.

(verb.) divide or reset the tail muscles of; 'nick horses'.

(verb.) cut a nick into.

(verb.) cut slightly, with a razor; 'The barber's knife nicked his cheek'.

编辑:纳内特

• So, the Spider, doggedly watching Estella, outwatched many brighter insects, and would often uncoil himself and drop at the right nick of time. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• However, if I hear of her and her family, you shall know, Nick. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• It is come just in the nick of time, said Smith. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Why, if a man has got any heart, doesn't he want to see an old friend, Nick? 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Mr. Bhaer was Nick Bottom, and Tina was Titania, a perfect little fairy in his arMs. To see them dance was 'quite a landscape', to use a Teddyism. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Why, I always called you Nick in my heart, and though lost to sight, to memory dear. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Noddy--or Nick--Boffin. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• It struck me that so astute a man as Straker would not undertake this delicate tendon-nicking without a little practice. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Of all the imperfections (not considering glaring cracks or nicks), carbon spots are the most discernible. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Surface flaws consist of nicks or cavities in the face of the stone either above or below the girdle. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

整理:瓦莱丽