nick: n.1.尼克〔男子名， Nicholas 的昵称〕。2.恶魔，魔鬼〔一般作 Old Nick〕。n.1.刻口，刻痕；缺口，微凹，裂缝，隙。2.骰子掷出所要点以上的大点；〔美俚〕一对骰子的七点[十一点]。3.【印刷】(铅字边上的)沟槽。4.〔俚语〕监狱。5.恰好的时刻。短语和例子in the nick (of time) 在恰好的时候，在紧要关头。vt.1.刻痕于；摘记；弄缺
Mr . cruncher , with some diffidence , explained himself as meaning old nick s 克朗彻先生觉得有点扫兴，解释说他指的是“老撒旦” 。
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There was bad blood between them at first , says mr vincent , and the lord harry called farmer nicholas all the old nicks in the world and an old whoremaster that kept seven trulls in his house and i ll meddle in his matters , says he “起初二人之间发生争执， ”文森特先生曰， “哈利王称农场主尼古拉斯为天下老尼克136之大杂烩，家中蓄七名私娼之老鸨137 。
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Spaniards , for instance , he continued , passionate temperaments like that , impetuous as old nick , are given to taking the law into their own hands and give you your quietus double quick with those poignards they carry in the abdomen “就拿西班牙人来说吧， ”他接下去说， “他们容易感情用事，像魔鬼一样急躁，动辄就用私刑，拔出下腹部所佩尖刀嗖的一下就清算你的一生131 。
