1. in the nick of time : 恰好;
及物动词
不及物动词
名词
1. 偷;偷窃
If someone nicks something, they steal it.
2. 抓住;逮捕
If the police nick someone, they arrest them.
3. 监狱;监牢;警察局
The nick is a prison, or a police station.
4. 使有划痕;划伤;擦伤
If you nick something or nick yourself, you accidentally make a small cut in the surface of the object or your skin.
5. (通常指皮肤上的)划痕,破口
A nick is a small cut made in the surface of something, usually in someone's skin.
6. 欺骗;敲…竹杠
If you are nicked by someone, they cheat you, for example by charging you too much money.
7. 处于良好状态/处于糟糕状态
Nick is used in expressions such as 'in good nick' or 'in bad nick' to describe the physical condition of someone or something.
8. 在事情正好发生的时候;关键时刻
If you say that something happens in the nick of time, you are emphasizing that it happens at the last possible moment.