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nick /nɪk/► SEE ALLin good, bad, etc. nickin the nick of time
●in good, bad, etc. ˈnick (BrE, informal) in good/bad condition or health 状况良好／不佳；身体健康／不好◆When I last saw him he looked in pretty good nick.
我上次见到他时，他身体相当不错。◆She wants to sell the bike, but she won’t get very much for it because it’s in terrible nick.
她想把自行车卖掉，不过可能卖不出好价钱，那车子已经破破烂烂了。●in the ˌnick of ˈtime (informal) at the last possible moment; just in time 在最后一刻；在紧要关头；恰是时候◆He got to the railway station in the nick of time.
他在最后一刻赶到火车站。◆He remembered in the nick of time that his passport was in his coat pocket.
在最后关头他想起来护照在外套口袋里。 |