◊ 77iat’s a nice way to speafc to your mother/ 你竟然对你

母亲这么说话！

► SMALL DETAILS 5 (formal) involving a very small detail or difference 细微的；_细的 BCE] subtle: a nice point of law (= one that is difficult to decide)

上难以决断之处

► nice-ness noun [U]； In some professions, niceness does not get you very/ar■在某些行业，老好人思想成不了大 事。as .nice as 'pie {informal) very kind and friendly, especially when you are not expecting it # # 友好的，很善良的（尤指由乎意料）have a nice 'day! (informal, especially NAm£) a friendly way of saying goodbye, especially to customers (与顾客邊别时常用） HJjjL 'nice one! (BrE, informal) used to show you are pleased when sth good has happened or sb has said sth amusing 太好了；好极了 ： Ybu got the job? Mce one/ 你 得到那份工#了？ i^Tenice_work!(/n/ormfl/，espe- cially Br£) used to show you are pleased when sb has done sth well 干得好：You did a good job today. Nice worfc, James/你今天干得不错。好样的，詹姆斯！ nice work if you can 'get it (informal) used when you wish that you had sbJs success or good luck and think they have achieved it with little effort (认为对方耕耘少，设 获多）能有这样的好事儿就好了一 more at Mr

nice」looking 〇£/_/. attractive好看的；有吸引力的： What a nice-〖oofcingyoung mcm/ 多帅如小扶子啊！

niC0-ly /'naisli/ adv.

1             in an attractive or acceptable way; well 有吸引力； 令人满意；令人愉快；很好地：rheroomwas/iiceZy jlimished.这房间希置得很舒适。◊ TTie pZants are coming nicely (= growing well).植物疾势良好。

2             in a kind, friendly or polite way 和善地；温fn地；友

好地；有礼貌地："you osfc her nfcdy she might say yes. 分好地跟她说，她也许会同意的。3      carefully;

exactly 细致地；精确地：Ms novek m’cefy describe hje i/i Britain between the wars.他的小说细致地描述了两次 大战之间英国的生活状况。niljl do 4ice丨y 1 to be making good progress 进展良好：Her new business is doing very nicdy•她的新事i—ifeil风顺。2 to be accept­able 令人满意： Tomorrow at ten wiM do /lice沙（=will be a good time)•明天上午十点挺合适。

ni*cety /'naisati/ noun {pi -ies) {formal) 1 [C, usually pi.] the small details or points of difference, especially concerning the correct way of behaving or of doing things 细节；细微的差别 2 [U] (/brmfl/) the quality of being very detailed or careful about sth 精确；准确；严 密；仔细：the nfceiy 〇/his argument他证的精确严

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niche /ni:J; mtj; NAmE nitj"; ni:J/ noun 1 a comfortable or suitable role，job, way ohife, etc•舒适或称心的工作 (或生活等）：He eventuaHy /ound his niche in sports 扣umafcm.最后他在体育新闻界找到了理想的工作。

2 {business an opportunity to sell a particular product to a particular group of people (产品的）商 市场定位：They spotted a niche in the marfcet，wfth no serious comperiti’on.他们看到市场上一个竞争禾激烈 的商机。◊ a niche market看利岢鹵和审场◊ the deveZop- ment of niche marketing (= aiming products at particular groups)针对某群体如产品营销开发3 a small hollow place, especially in a wall to contain a statue, etc.，or in the side of a hill壁龛；（山体）凹进的地方 HT1 nook 4 {biology the conditions of its environ­ment within which a particular type of living thing can live successfully生态位(——个隹物所占生境的最小单位）

nick /mk/ noun, verb

m noun 1 the nick [sing.] [BrE, slang) a prison or a police station 监狱；警察局：end up in the nfcfc.也早晚 得进局子。2 a small cut in the e^ge or surface of sth $ 口； ’亥丨j痕 H»TO1 in good, etc. 'nick (BrE, informal) in good, etc. condition or health 身体健康（毒）；状E 良 iff ( ^ ) in the ,nick of 'time (informal) at the very last moment; just in time before stji tad happens 在最后一 刻；紧要关头；恰是时候

■ verb 1 [VN] to make a small cut in sth 在…上划刻痕；使 有缺 口 ；後有破损：He m’cfced hi’msef/ s/iavi’n^.他 鈾知子刮了个 口子。2 [VN]〜sth (from sb/sth) (8r£, /zi/orwa/j to steal sth 扒窃；偷窃’pinch ： Who nicked my pen?谁偷走了義的_笔？ 3 [VN]〜sb (for sth) /n/orma/) to arrest sb for committing a crime 逮

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捕：Ybu’re nicked/ 你被捕了！ 4 [V +fldv./pre7?.] (Awsfra/f， A/Z£, /n/owifl/) to go somewhere quickly 迅速去（某地） nickel /'mkl/ noun 1 [U] (symb Ni) a chemical element. Nickel is a hard silver-white metal used in making some types of steel and other alloys•镍 2 [C] a coin of the US and Canada worth 5 cents■(美_和加S大的）5 #镍币

^ickel-and-'dime adj. [NAmE, informal) involving only a small amount of money; not -important 只涉/j、钱的；

微不足道的

nicker /'mka(r)/ noun (pi. nicker) [BrE, slang) a pound (in money)( —）矣镑 nick-name /'mkneim/ noun, verb m noun an informal, often humorous, name for a person that is connected with their real name, their person­ality or appearance, or with sth they have done 诨名；外号

• verb [VN-N] [often passive] to give a nickname to sb/sth 给…起缚％: She was nicfcntmied The Jce Queen’•她外

g叫冰上王后”。

nico-tine /'nik0ti:n/ noun [U] a poisonous substance in tobacco that people become addicted to, so that it is difficult to stop smoking 尼古丁；烟碱 nico-tin-ic acid /.mkatmik 'aesid/ noun [u] = niacin niece 0■» /ni:s/ nown

the daughter of your brother or sister; the daughter of your husband’s or wife’s brother or sister 侄女；甥女 —compare nephew

nifty /’mft" <7办（/n/ormfl/) 1 skilful and accurate 有技巧 的；if 确的：TTiere’s some niyity guitar work on his Zatest CD.他最新的激光唱片里有一些吉他曲弹得非常精彩。

2 practical; working well 实用的；灵便的 handy： a m/iy HttZe gadget /or sZiring cucumijers 片黄瓜的小巧

壬具

nig-gard-ly /'mgadli; NAmE -gard-/ adj. (formal, disap­proving) 1 unwilling to be generous with money, time, etc.吝啬的；小气的；不大度的E〇a mean 2 (of a gift or an amount of money 礼品或钱数）not worth much and given unwillingly不值盛A ;迨门儿的；小气的

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nig-ger /'mg0(r)/ noun (taboo, slang) a very offensive word for a black person (对黑人的冒犯称呼）黑鬼 nig-gle /'mgl/ noun, verb

3             fjow/i 1 (阶£) a small criticism or complaint 轻微的批 评； '小牢骚 2 a slight feeling, such as worry, doubt, etc. that does not go away —丝挥不去的烦恼（诚疑虑等）：

a niggle 〇/ doubt —丝挥之不去的疑虑 3 a slight pain 轻微疼痛：He gets the occasional niggle in his right shouWer.他的右肩有时感到轻微的疼痛。

4             verfc 1 〜(at sb) to irritate or annoy sb slightly; to make sb slightly worried 使烦恼；使焦遍 033 bother: [V] A doubt niggied at her. —丝疑意困扰着她。o[VN thatj (6/-£) It niggled him that she had not phoned back. M'S 给他回电话，这使他有些不妄。◊[VN】（8r£) Something was niggHng her.她有点烦心的事儿。2 [V]〜（about/ over sth) | 〜（at sb) (for sth) (8rf) to argue about sth unimportant; to criticize sb for sth that is not important 吹毛求疵；挑剔H33 QUIBBLE

nig-gling /'mglii]/ (also less frequent nig-gly /-li/) adj. 1 used to describe a slight feeling of worry or pain that does not go away (不严重却不断）烦人的，疼痛的： She had niggling doubts about their relationship. M N" ^ 对他们的关系有一丝疑虑。◊ a series 〇/ niggling injuries 接逢不断的小伤痛2 not important不重要的;微术足道 的：nigging detaik 琐碎的细节 Rn71 petty nigh /nai/ adv. f 〜on (o/f/./ash/oziec/) almost; nearly 几 ■乎；差不多：They’ve Zived in that house/or nigh on 30 years•他们在那所房子里住了差不多30年了。一 see also well-nigh 2 (〇/«/ t/5e or //ferary) near 靠近；近：Winter was drawing nigh.冬天快到了。 night /nait/ noun [U, C]

1 the time between one day and the next when it is dark, when people usually sleep 夜；夜晚：These anfmak oniy come outatnight这些3物只在夜晚出来。

◊ TTiey sZeep by day and hunt by night•他们.天睡會， 夜晚痛猎。◊ The accident happened on Friday night.