nick

切り傷、欠け

皮膚の小さな切り傷や、物の表面についた小さな傷や欠け。

やさしい英語で： A small cut in skin or a small damaged mark on an object’s surface.

• There’s a nick on my chin.
• The knife has several nicks along its edge.
• She noticed a small nick in the table.

使い方： a nick in something (There is a nick in the wooden handle.)

類義語： cut, notch

よく使う表現： a small nick, nick in something

状態

物がどれほど手入れされているか、正常に動くかなどの状態。

やさしい英語で： The condition something is in, especially whether it is well kept or working well.

• The car is in good nick.
• His boots were in pretty bad nick.
• For its age, the house is in excellent nick.

使い方： in good/bad nick (The old bicycle is still in good nick.)

類義語： condition, shape

よく使う表現： in good nick, in bad nick

ニックネーム、ハンドルネーム

特にネット上で、本名の代わりに使う短い名前や自分で選んだ名前。

やさしい英語で： A short or chosen name used instead of someone’s real name, especially online.

• My online nick is BlueFox.
• She changed her nick in the chat room.
• What nick do you use on that forum?

類義語： nickname, handle

よく使う表現： online nick, choose a nick

警察署、刑務所

警察署や刑務所を指す俗語。

やさしい英語で： A police station or a prison.

• They took him to the nick.
• She spent the night in the nick.
• Two officers drove back to the local nick.

類義語： police station, prison, jail

よく使う表現： the local nick, in the nick

盗む

他人の物を許可なく取ることを表すくだけた言い方。

やさしい英語で： To take something that belongs to someone else without permission.

• Someone nicked my bag.
• He was caught trying to nick a phone.
• Who’s nicked the money from my desk?

類義語： steal, pinch

よく使う表現： nick something, nick someone’s bike

浅く切る、傷をつける

皮膚に小さな切り傷を作る、または表面の一部を傷つけること。

やさしい英語で： To make a small cut in skin or damage a small part of a surface.

• I nicked my finger.
• He nicked his chin while shaving.
• Be careful not to nick the wood with that blade.

類義語： cut, scratch

よく使う表現： nick your chin, nick something

逮捕する

犯罪の疑いで警察が人を拘束することを表す俗語。

やさしい英語で： To take someone into police custody because they may have committed a crime.

• The police nicked him yesterday.
• They nicked two suspects outside the station.
• She was nicked for driving a stolen van.

使い方： nick someone for something (The police nicked him for stealing a car.)

類義語： arrest, nab

反対語： release

よく使う表現： nick someone, nick someone for something