Notch



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. V字形刻痕; 山间窄路
• ［英］ n. V字形刻痕 ( a concave or V-shaped cut or indentation
• ［类］ 反义词: serrated ( 锯齿状的) -without notches ( 没有刻痕的)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: perhaps alteration (from misdivision of an otch) of *otch, from Middle French oche
• Date: 1577
• 1.
  • a. a V-shaped indentation
  • b. a slit made to serve as a record
  • c. a rounded indentation cut into the pages of a book on the edge opposite the spine
• 2. a deep close pass ; gap
• 3. degree, step
• ? notched adjective

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1600
• 1. to cut or make a notch in
• 2.
  • a. to mark or record by a notch
  • b. score, achieve — sometimes used with up

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