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used to give a negative reply or statement (用于否定的回答或陈述)不;没有;不是 Just say yes or no. 只要说 “是” 或 “不是”。 🔊🔊 ‘Are you ready?’ ‘No, I'm not.’ “准备好了吗?” “没有,我没准备好。” 🔊🔊 Sorry, the answer's no. 对不起,回答是不。 🔊🔊 ‘Another drink?’ ‘No, thanks.’ “再来一杯?” “不要了,谢谢。” 🔊🔊 It's about 70—no, I'm wrong—80 kilometres from Rome. 距离罗马大约是 70,不,不对,是 80 公里。 🔊🔊 No! Don't touch it! It's hot. 别!别碰它!很烫。 🔊🔊 ‘It was Tony.’ ‘No, you're wrong. It was Ted.’ “是托尼。” “不对,你错了。是特德。” 🔊🔊 ‘It's not very good, is it?’ ‘No, you're right, it isn't (= I agree).’ “这不太好,是吧?” “你说得对,这不太好。” 🔊🔊
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used to express shock or surprise at what somebody has said (对某人所说的话感到惊讶)不,不要
Word OriginOld English nō, nā (adverb), from ne ‘not’ + ō, ā ‘ever’. The determiner arose in Middle English (originally before words beginning with any consonant except h-), reduced from non, from Old English nān, from ne ‘not’ + ān ‘one’, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
not take no for an answer
yes and no