1. In good nick 词义:指物品或人处于良好状态 语体:英式英语非正式用语 用法: -- 多用于描述物体保存完好(如"This car is in good nick for its age") -- 可指身体健康(如"After training, he's in good nick") -- 常与系动词搭配(be/look/keep) 翻译技巧: 中文可译为"状态良好"、"保养得很好 ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
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【in good nick】 —(sl.) in good condition:
It’s not a local ale. Last year it turned up in a couple of pubs, sometimes 【in good nick】 other times not so good.
【in the nick】 —
1. (also: 【in the nick】 of time) at a critical moment when smth. urgently requires to be done:
Opening our mail we were relieved to discover the catalog had arrived. Just 【in the nick】 .
2. (sl.) at a police station or in prison:
Everybody 【in the nick】 had already been dubbed up for the night.