nickel
gb/nˈɪkəl/ us/nˈɪkəl/
A2
Anh
~ 8800
ötcentes érme, nikkel, öt cent, nickel védekezés, nickel felállás, nikkelez, ötös
DANH TỪ
A2
1
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] gives [someone] a nickel
I don't have a nickel for the parking meter.
Nincs nálam egy ötcentes a parkolóórához.
She handed the cashier a nickel and three pennies.
Átadott a pénztárosnak egy ötcentest és három egycentest.
When my grandfather was young, a soda cost only a nickel.
He dropped a nickel into the charity jar by the register.
The machine only takes quarters and nickels.
Ví dụ cho người học
I found a nickel on the street.
Találtam egy ötcentest az utcán.
Do you have a nickel for the bus?
Van nálad egy ötcentes a buszra?
This candy costs one nickel.
He put three nickels in the box.
She paid with one dime and one nickel.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse the coin with the metal and say things like *"I paid with nickel"* instead of *"I paid with a nickel."* Always use an article when you mean the coin: *a nickel*, *two nickels*.
Nghĩa
five-cent coin
Cụm từ đi kèm
a nickel
|nickels and dimes
|costs a nickel
|spare nickels
|roll of nickels
|drop a nickel in
Từ đồng nghĩa
five-cent coin (More descriptive; clearly states the value but is less commonly used as a fixed term.)
|
coin (More general; does not specify the value.)
Từ trái nghĩa
dollar bill (A much higher-value paper unit of money, often mentally contrasted with coins like nickels.)
Chủ đề
money
|daily life
|shopping
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
A small coin that has the value of five cents in the US or Canada.
A coin worth five cents in the United States or Canada.
DANH TỪ
B1
TECHNICAL
2
nikkel
B2
Mẫu sử dụng:
[something] contains nickel
Stainless steel is an alloy of iron, chromium, and nickel.
A rozsdamentes acél a vas, a króm és a nikkel ötvözete.
Some people develop skin irritation when they wear jewelry that contains nickel.
Egyeseknél bőrirritáció alakul ki, ha nikkelt tartalmazó ékszert viselnek.
The country is investing heavily in its nickel mining industry.
These batteries use nickel and cadmium as their main active materials.
Researchers are studying how nickel behaves under extreme temperatures.
Ví dụ cho người học
This ring has nickel in it.
Ez a gyűrű nikkelt tartalmaz.
He works at a nickel mine.
Egy nikkelbányában dolgozik.
Some people are allergic to nickel.
Nickel is used to make strong metal parts.
The battery has nickel and other metals inside.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may not realize that the everyday coin and the chemical element share the same word. In science and engineering texts, *nickel* almost always means the metal, not the coin.
Nghĩa
metallic chemical element Ni
Cụm từ đi kèm
nickel alloy
|nickel mine
|nickel content
|nickel metal
|nickel deposit
|refined nickel
Từ đồng nghĩa
metal (Very general; does not specify which metal.)
|
Ni (Chemical symbol used in scientific writing rather than in everyday language.)
Từ trái nghĩa
nonmetal (Refers to elements that lack metallic properties, the broad opposite class in chemistry.)
Chủ đề
science
|industry
|technology
Định nghĩa
A hard, silver-colored metal (chemical symbol Ni) that is often mixed with other metals or used to cover them.
A hard, silvery-white metallic chemical element, symbol Ni and atomic number 28, used especially in alloys and for plating other metals.
DANH TỪ
B1
3
öt cent
A2
Mẫu sử dụng:
[something] costs a nickel
It used to cost a nickel to ride the bus.
Régen öt centbe került a buszozás.
He said he wouldn't pay a nickel more than the asking price.
Azt mondta, hogy az irányárnál öt centtel sem fizetne többet.
They saved every nickel they earned to buy a house.
Back then, you could get a cup of coffee for a nickel.
She wouldn’t give a nickel to support that project.
Ví dụ cho người học
The old movie ticket was only a nickel.
A régi mozijegy mindössze öt cent volt.
My grandfather says bread was a nickel when he was young.
A nagyapám azt mondja, hogy fiatal korában a kenyér öt cent volt.
He does not want to spend one more nickel.
She saves every nickel she gets.
This toy costs less than a nickel.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners often do not separate the idea of the coin from the value. In sentences like *"He wouldn't pay a nickel more,"* *nickel* refers to the amount of money, not the actual coin.
Nghĩa
five-cent amount of money
Cụm từ đi kèm
costs a nickel
|worth a nickel
|for a nickel
|every nickel
|save every nickel
Từ đồng nghĩa
five cents (More explicit about the value; does not suggest a physical coin.)
Từ trái nghĩa
a dollar (Contrasts a very small amount of money with a larger, common unit.)
Chủ đề
money
|shopping
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
The value of five cents in money.
An amount of money equal to five cents, especially in US or Canadian currency.
DANH TỪ
B2
TECHNICAL
4
Mẫu sử dụng:
[team] lines up in a nickel
The coach switched to a nickel defense on third down.
Az edző a harmadik kísérletnél nickel védekezésre váltott.
They brought in an extra cornerback to play in the nickel.
Behoztak egy plusz cornerbacket, hogy nickel felállásban játsszanak.
Against pass-heavy teams, the Jaguars spend most snaps in a nickel package.
The rookie earned playing time as the nickel corner.
Their nickel struggled to stop short passes over the middle.
Ví dụ cho người học
The team uses a nickel on passing plays.
A csapat passzjátékoknál nickel védekezést használ.
He is the nickel corner on the football team.
Ő az amerikaifutball-csapat nickel cornerbackje.
They change to a nickel when it is third down and long.
The coach likes to play in a nickel defense.
In a nickel, there are five players in the back.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think *nickel* here still refers to money. In sports news, if you read about *playing in the nickel* or *the nickel corner*, it is about a football position or formation, not coins.
Nghĩa
American football defense with five backs
Cụm từ đi kèm
nickel defense
|nickel package
|nickel cornerback
|play in the nickel
|go to a nickel look
Từ đồng nghĩa
nickel defense (Full term; more explicit than just saying *nickel* by itself.)
|
nickel package (Very close in meaning but emphasizes the group of players used rather than the formation itself.)
Từ trái nghĩa
base defense (Refers to a team's standard defensive formation with fewer defensive backs, often contrasted with nickel packages.)
Chủ đề
sports
Định nghĩa
In American football, a special defense with five players in the back to stop passing plays.
In American football, a defensive formation that employs five defensive backs, typically used against passing plays.
ĐỘNG TỪ
C1
TECHNICAL
5
nikkelez
C1
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] nickels [something]
They decided to nickel the steel parts to prevent corrosion.
Úgy döntöttek, hogy a korrózió megelőzése érdekében nikkelezik az acélalkatrészeket.
The company nickels and then chromes the faucets for a high-gloss finish.
A cég előbb nikkelezi, majd krómozza a csaptelepeket, hogy magasfényű felületet kapjanak.
Before you nickel the piece, make sure the surface is completely clean.
This shop can nickel small components in large batches.
We had the old handles nickeled to match the new fixtures.
Ví dụ cho người học
The factory will nickel these metal parts.
A gyár nikkelezni fogja ezeket a fémalkatrészeket.
They nickel the tools so they do not rust.
Azért nikkelezik a szerszámokat, hogy ne rozsdásodjanak.
The company nickels and then paints the product.
We need to nickel the surface before we use it.
He works at a shop that nickels car parts.
Lỗi thường gặp:
This technical verb is rare in everyday language. Learners are more likely to see the past participle in forms like *nickel-plated*. Do not confuse the verb *to nickel* with the noun for the coin.
Nghĩa
to coat something with nickel
Cụm từ đi kèm
nickel the surface
|nickel a part
|nickeled finish
|nickel-plated components
|nickel and chrome plate
Từ đồng nghĩa
plate (General term for coating a metal surface; does not specify nickel.)
|
electroplate (More specifically refers to the electrical process used to deposit metal coatings.)
Từ trái nghĩa
strip (Means to remove a coating such as nickel from a surface.)
Chủ đề
industry
|technology
Định nghĩa
To put a thin layer of the metal nickel on something, usually to protect it or make it shiny.
To cover a surface with a thin layer of nickel, typically by electroplating, for protection or appearance.
DANH TỪ
C1
SLANG
6
ötös
B2
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] does a nickel
He ended up doing a nickel for that robbery.
Végül leült egy ötöst azért a rablásért.
They gave him a nickel for the drugs they found on him.
Kapott egy ötöst a nála talált drog miatt.
Back then you could get a nickel bag on every corner.
She was facing a nickel if she violated her probation.
He bragged about surviving a hard nickel upstate.
Ví dụ cho người học
In this movie, the man does a nickel in prison.
Ebben a filmben a férfi egy ötöst ül le a börtönben.
He says he spent a nickel behind bars.
Azt mondja, egy ötöst töltött a rács mögött.
The song talks about a nickel bag of drugs.
In slang, a nickel can mean five years in prison.
They gave him a nickel for the crime.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think *nickel* always means a coin. In crime or prison slang like *do a nickel*, it means five years in prison, not money.
Nghĩa
slang for a group of five
Cụm từ đi kèm
do a nickel
|serve a nickel
|a nickel bag
|a nickel rock
|a nickel on the dollar
Từ đồng nghĩa
five spot (Slang for a five-dollar bill; overlaps when *nickel* refers to five dollars.)
Từ trái nghĩa
dime (In some slang uses, *dime* refers to ten units (such as ten years or ten dollars), contrasting with *nickel* as five.)
Chủ đề
slang
|crime
|money
|law
|finance
Định nghĩa
Slang: five of something, especially five years in prison or five dollars in money.
Slang for a group of five units, especially five years in prison or five dollars, and by extension sometimes five grams of an illegal drug.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
nickel
IPA
GB/nˈɪkəl/
US/nˈɪkəl/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
nick - el (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (nick)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: nickel
- Plural: nickel, nickels
Verb
- Base: nickel
- 3rd Person Singular: nickels
- Present Participle: nickeling, nickelling
- Past: nickeled, nickelled
Họ từ
Forms
nickels
noun
nickeling
verb
nickelling
verb
nickeled
verb
nickelled
verb
Cách diễn đạt
nickel and dime
1/nˈɪkəl ˈænd dˈaɪm/
idiom
informal
to charge many small fees
To take or charge many small amounts of money that together feel unfair or annoying.
Ví dụ
- The airline will nickel and dime you for every little service.
- Customers are tired of being nickeled and dimed with hidden fees.
- I chose a different bank because the first one kept trying to nickel and dime me.
nickel-and-dime
1/nˈɪkəl ˈænd dˈaɪm/
idiom
informal
involving small, unimportant amounts
Used before a noun to describe something that involves very small or unimportant amounts of money, often in an annoying way.
Ví dụ
- They keep hitting us with these nickel-and-dime charges.
- She was sick of all the nickel-and-dime fees on her phone bill.
- We need to focus on big savings, not nickel-and-dime cuts.
not worth a plug nickel
1/nˈɑt wˈɚθ ə plˈʌɡ nˈɪkəl/
idiom
informal
to have almost no value
To be almost worthless; to have almost no value or use.
Ví dụ
- That old laptop isn’t worth a plug nickel.
- His advice isn’t worth a plug nickel these days.
- Without the main star, the show would be not worth a plug nickel.
spend a nickel
1/spˈɛnd ə nˈɪkəl/
idiom
informal
euphemism for urinating
A humorous or old-fashioned way to say you are going to the toilet to urinate.
Ví dụ
- I’ll be right back, I’ve got to go spend a nickel.
- He excused himself from the table to spend a nickel.
- Grandpa joked that he needed to spend a nickel before the movie started.