Nick
NIK /nɪk/
Informal Neutral
What it really means
To steal: "someone nicked my bike". "Nicked" can also mean arrested: "he got nicked". Both meanings are very common — context tells you which.
Chinese explanation
偷：someone nicked my bike（有人偷了我的自行车）。nicked 也可以指被警察抓了：he got nicked（他被逮捕了）。两个意思都很常见，靠语境区分。
Example conversation
A: Where's your bike?
B: Someone nicked it outside the library. I should have used a better lock.
A：你的自行车呢？
B：在图书馆外面被人偷了。我真该用把好点的锁。
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