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notch

noun
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  1. a level on a scale, often marking quality or achievement等级；档次；位阶
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • My spirits lifted a few notches when I heard the news.听到这个消息，我的精神振作起来。
    • They've dropped their prices a notch or two.他们把价格降低了一个或两个等级。
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  2. a V-shape or a circle cut in an edge or a surface, sometimes used to keep a record of something（表面或边缘的）V 形刻痕，圆形切口
    • 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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • It's too low—move it up another notch.它太低了-将其再调高一个档次。
    • The handle fits into a notch on the side of the box.手柄适合盒子侧面的凹槽。
  3. each of a series of holes, for example in a belt
    • She tightened her belt an extra notch.她将腰带又束紧了一格。🔊🔊
    4. Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably from Anglo-Norman French noche, variant of Old French osche, of unknown origin.

notch

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they notch
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he / she / it notches
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past simple notched
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past participle notched
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-ing form notching
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  1. notch something (up) (informal) to achieve something such as a win or a high score赢取；获得
    • The team has notched up 20 goals already this season.这支球队本赛季已经攻进 20 个球。🔊🔊
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  2. notch something to make a small cut in the shape of a V in an edge or a surface （在表面或边缘）刻 V 形痕，刻下切口
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably from Anglo-Norman French noche, variant of Old French osche, of unknown origin.