nit
nit — 名詞
- nitsingular
- nitsplural
1. someone who has done something silly or thoughtless, used as a mild way to show
笨蛋；傻瓜
英式口語，指做了傻事或粗心大意的人
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.
Michael 因為又把鑰匙鎖在車裡，覺得自己像個笨蛋。
collocation: feel like a nit
Don't be a nit, Zuri — you know the shop closes at five on Sundays.
別傻了，Zuri——妳知道這家店星期天五點就關門。
imperative: don't be a nit
Hao called his brother a nit after he spilled tea all over the new rug.
Hao 因為弟弟把茶灑在新地毯上，罵了他一聲笨蛋。
The science teacher muttered: only a nit forgets to write their name on a test.
科學老師低聲說：只有傻瓜才會考試時連名字都忘了寫。
Valentina told her flatmate not to be a nit after she forgot to buy milk.
Valentina 叫室友別那麼傻，只不過是忘了買牛奶而已。
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
蝨卵
頭蝨的卵，緊黏在頭髮根部
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.
疫情通知發回家後，學校護士檢查了每個孩子的頭髮上有沒有蝨卵。
collocation: check for nits
Greta spent an hour combing nits out of her daughter's long hair.
Greta 花了一個小時用細齒梳把女兒長髮裡的蝨卵梳出來。
collocation: comb out nits
The school nurse showed Otis a photo to help him tell nits apart from dandruff.
學校護士給 Otis 看了照片，教他怎麼分辨蝨卵和頭皮屑。
The pharmacist recommended a special shampoo that loosens both lice and their nits.
藥師推薦了一種能同時清除蝨子和蝨卵的特殊洗髮精。
Nikhil's mother found nits clinging to the hair behind his ears during a bedtime check.
Nikhil 的媽媽睡前檢查時，發現他耳後的頭髮上黏著蝨卵。
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).