nit
nit — noun
- nitsingular
- nitsplural
1. someone who has done something silly or thoughtless, used as a mild way to show
someone who has done something silly or thoughtless, used as a mild way to show disapproval
Michael felt like a nit after locking his keys in the car again.
collocation: feel like a nit
Don't be a nit, Zuri — you know the shop closes at five on Sundays.
imperative: don't be a nit
Hao called his brother a nit after he spilled tea all over the new rug.
The science teacher muttered: only a nit forgets to write their name on a test.
Valentina told her flatmate not to be a nit after she forgot to buy milk.
用法筆記
Mainly British English; uncommon in American speech. Always a noun and almost always directed at a person, not a situation.
常見錯誤
2. a very small white egg that sticks to human hair, laid by an insect that lives o
a very small white egg that sticks to human hair, laid by an insect that lives on the head
The school nurse checked every child's hair for nits after the outbreak notice went home.
collocation: check for nits
Greta spent an hour combing nits out of her daughter's long hair.
collocation: comb out nits
The school nurse showed Otis a photo to help him tell nits apart from dandruff.
The pharmacist recommended a special shampoo that loosens both lice and their nits.
Nikhil's mother found nits clinging to the hair behind his ears during a bedtime check.
用法筆記
Almost always plural ('nits'). A single egg is a nit; the insect that hatches from it is a louse (plural: lice).