to nick sb for sth

to nick sb for sth
1. (cut, chip) 切；割；削
- The knife blade nicked her ear and she bled profusely. 刀片割到了她的耳朵, 流了很多血。
- I nicked the rear bumper of the car in front of me. 我蹭到了前面车子的后保险杠。
- He'd nicked his chin, shaving. 他刮胡子的时候割到了下巴。
2. <英,非正式> (steal) 偷；剽窃
- Someone's nicked my pen! 有人偷了我的钢笔！
- He's nicked all your ideas. 他剽窃了你所有的想法。
- Michelle had her purse nicked. 米歇尔的手提包被偷了。
3. <英,非正式> (arrest) 逮捕；抓获
- The police nicked them as they came out of the bank. 他们走出银行的时候被警方逮了个正着。
4. <非正式> (take deftly) (巧妙地)击中, 踢中, 抢下
- She nicked the ball off her opponent's stick. 她从对手的棒下巧妙地把球抢了下来。
- City nicked a goal in the dying seconds of the game. 城队在比赛行将结束之时踢进了一球。
5. to nick sb for sth<美,加拿大,非正式> (defraud to the extent of) 从某人处骗走…
- Up till now taxpayers have been nicked for a relatively small share of these dubious expenditures. 到目前为止, 纳税者们被骗走的钱只占这些可疑支出的一小部分。
- Me and Beth were nicked for 32 bucks each. 我和贝丝每人都被讹了32美元。
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