The English We Speak: To nick

我们说的英语:To nick

Learning English Conversations

语言学习

2011-08-23

3 分钟
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In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at different uses of the word 'to nick'.
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  • Hello, and welcome to the English We Speak.

  • My name is Helen.

  • And I'm Rob.

  • I saw you looking for your headphones earlier.

  • Did you find them?

  • No, Helen, you know I look for them everywhere.

  • Someone must have nicked them.

  • Nicked them?

  • What do you mean?

  • Oh, sorry.

  • What I mean is, someone stole my headphones.

  • To nick something means to steal something.

  • That's terrible.

  • But how is it spelt?

  • It's spelt N, I, C, K.

  • Nick.

  • To nick something.