nickel
gb/nˈɪkəl/ us/nˈɪkəl/
A2
Anh
~ 8800
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A2
entity
1
five-cent coin
A small coin that has the value of five cents in the US or Canada.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] gives [someone] a 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*.
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.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
a nickel
|nickels and dimes
|costs a nickel
|spare nickels
|roll of nickels
|drop a nickel in
Chủ đề
money
|daily life
|shopping
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- I don't have a nickel for the parking meter.
- She handed the cashier a nickel and three pennies.
- 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.
- Do you have a nickel for the bus?
- This candy costs one nickel.
- He put three nickels in the box.
- She paid with one dime and one nickel.
Danh từ
technical
B1
entity
2
metallic chemical element Ni
A hard, silver-colored metal (chemical symbol Ni) that is often mixed with other metals or used to cover them.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[something] contains nickel
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.
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.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
nickel alloy
|nickel mine
|nickel content
|nickel metal
|nickel deposit
|refined nickel
Chủ đề
science
|industry
|technology
Ví dụ
- Stainless steel is an alloy of iron, chromium, and nickel.
- Some people develop skin irritation when they wear jewelry that contains nickel.
- 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.
- He works at a nickel mine.
- Some people are allergic to nickel.
- Nickel is used to make strong metal parts.
- The battery has nickel and other metals inside.
Danh từ
B1
quantity
3
five-cent amount of money
The value of five cents in money.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[something] costs 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.
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.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
costs a nickel
|worth a nickel
|for a nickel
|every nickel
|save every nickel
Chủ đề
money
|shopping
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- It used to cost a nickel to ride the bus.
- He said he wouldn't pay a nickel more than the asking price.
- 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.
- My grandfather says bread was a nickel when he was young.
- He does not want to spend one more nickel.
- She saves every nickel she gets.
- This toy costs less than a nickel.
Danh từ
technical
B2
entity
4
American football defense with five backs
In American football, a special defense with five players in the back to stop passing plays.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[team] lines up in a nickel
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.
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.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
nickel defense
|nickel package
|nickel cornerback
|play in the nickel
|go to a nickel look
Chủ đề
sports
Ví dụ
- The coach switched to a nickel defense on third down.
- They brought in an extra cornerback to play in the nickel.
- 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.
- He is the nickel corner on the football team.
- 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.
Động từ
technical
C1
action
5
to coat something with nickel
To put a thin layer of the metal nickel on something, usually to protect it or make it shiny.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] nickels [something]
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.
Từ đồng nghĩa
plate (General term for coating a metal surface; does not specify nickel.)
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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.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
nickel the surface
|nickel a part
|nickeled finish
|nickel-plated components
|nickel and chrome plate
Chủ đề
industry
|technology
Ví dụ
- They decided to nickel the steel parts to prevent corrosion.
- The company nickels and then chromes the faucets for a high-gloss finish.
- 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.
- They nickel the tools so they do not rust.
- 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.
Danh từ
slang
C1
quantity
6
slang for a group of five
Slang: five of something, especially five years in prison or five dollars in money.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] does a nickel
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.
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.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
do a nickel
|serve a nickel
|a nickel bag
|a nickel rock
|a nickel on the dollar
Chủ đề
slang
|crime
|money
|law
|finance
Ví dụ
- He ended up doing a nickel for that robbery.
- They gave him a nickel for the drugs they found on him.
- 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.
- He says he spent a nickel behind bars.
- 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.
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.