notch
notch 英 [nɒtʃ] 美 [nɑtʃ]
n. 刻痕，凹口；等级，档次； vt. 在…上刻凹痕
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- A notch is a small cut or nick in something. People make notches to keep track of things.
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- n. 刻痕，凹口；等级，档次；
- vt. 在…上刻凹痕
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1. The quality of the food here has dropped a notch recently.
这里的饭菜质量最近下降了一级。
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2. She tightened her belt an extra notch.
她将腰带又束紧了一格。
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3. For each day he spent on the island, he cut a new notch in his stick.
他在岛上每过一天，就在手杖上刻一个新的记号。
- notch (n.) 1570s, probably a misdivision of an otch (see N for other examples), from Middle French oche "notch," from Old French ochier "to notch," of unknown origin. Said to be unconnected to nock.
- notch (v.) 1590s, from notch (n.). Earlier verb (before misdivision) was Middle English ochen "to cut, slash" (c. 1400). Related: Notched; notching.
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