nick
/nɪk/
흠, 훔치다
📚 Meanings
- 1.
물건이나 표면에 생긴 작고 얕은 자국이나 흠집, 칼자국 등을 의미합니다.
"There's a small nick on the new car door."
- 2.
주로 'in the nick of time' 구문에서 사용되며, 아슬아슬하게 제때, 결정적인 순간을 나타냅니다.
"She managed to catch the train in the nick of time."
- 1.
물건의 표면에 작은 흠집이나 자국을 내다, 베다. 의도치 않게 작은 손상을 입힐 때 자주 쓰입니다.
"I accidentally nicked my finger with the knife."
- 2.
(비격식, 주로 영국 영어) 물건을 훔치다, 슬쩍하다. 또는 사람을 체포하다, 잡다.
"Someone tried to nick my wallet."
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Be careful not to nick the paint on the wall.
벽 페인트에 흠집 내지 않도록 조심하세요.
The ambulance arrived in the nick of time to save him.
구급차가 아슬아슬하게 제때 도착하여 그를 구했다.
He was nicked for shoplifting.
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