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not

adverb
 
🔊/nɒt/
🔊/nɑːt/
Idioms
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  1.  
     (often reduced to n't) used with be, do or have to form the negative of verbs; used to form the negative of modal verbs like can or must（构成动词 be、do 和 have 及情态动词 can 或 must 等的否定形式，常缩略为 n't）不，没有
    • She did not/didn’t see him.她没看见他。
    • It’s not/It isn’t raining.没下雨。
    • It's cold, isn't it?很冷，是吧？🔊🔊
    • Don't you eat meat?你不吃肉吗？🔊🔊
    • I can't see from here.我从这儿看不见。🔊🔊
    • He must not go.他绝不能走。🔊🔊
  2.  
     used to give the following word or phrase a negative meaning, or to reply in the negative（否定后面的词或短语，或作否定的回答）不，没有
    • He warned me not to be late.他提醒我不要迟到。🔊🔊
    • I was sorry not to have seen them.我很遗憾没有见到他们。🔊🔊
    • Not everybody agrees.不是每一个人都同意。🔊🔊
    • They had still not decided.他们还没有决定。
    • ‘Who's next?’ ‘Not me.’“下一位是谁？” “不是我。”🔊🔊
    • ‘What did you do at school?’ ‘Not a lot.’“你在学校干什么了？” “没做多少事。”🔊🔊
    • It's not easy being a parent (= it's difficult).为人父母真不容易啊。🔊🔊
    • It's not every day you get to meet a famous actor.并不是每天都遇到一位著名演员。
  3.  
     used after hope, expect, believe, etc. to give a negative reply（用于 hope、expect、believe 等动词后，作为否定的回答）不，没有
    • ‘Will she be there?’ ‘I hope not.’“她会在那儿吗？” “但愿不会。”🔊🔊
    • ‘Is it ready?’ ‘I'm afraid not.’“准备好了吗？” “恐怕还没呢。”🔊🔊
    • (formal) ‘Does he know?’ ‘I believe not.’“他知道吗？” “我想他不知道。”🔊🔊
  4.  
     or not used to show a negative possibility（表示否定的可能性）否，或许不
    • I don't know if he's telling the truth or not.我不知道他是否说了真话。🔊🔊
    • Whether you succeed or not depends on the how skilled you are.您是否成功取决于您的熟练程度。
  5.  
     used to say that you do not want something or will not allow something（拒绝或不允许）不
    • ‘Some more?’ ‘Not for me, thanks.’“再来点儿吗？” “我不要了，谢谢。”🔊🔊
    • ‘Can I throw this out?’ ‘Certainly not.’“我把这个扔了，行吗？” “当然不行。”🔊🔊
  6. even less than
    • She was standing not three feet in front of me.她没有站在我面前三英尺处。
  7. used to suggest that the opposite of the following word or phrase is true（否定后面的词或短语，或作否定的回答）不，没有
    • This could all happen in the not too distant future (= soon).这一切都可能在不久的将来发生。
    • His view on the matter was not a million miles away from (= close to) mine.他对这件事的看法离我的地雷（相距不远）一百万英里。
  8. (humorous, informal) used to emphasize the opposite of a statement不仅…而且…
    • Well, that sounds like a fun evening—not!好吧，那听起来像是一个有趣的夜晚，不是！
    9. Word OriginMiddle English: contraction of the adverb nought.
Idioms
not a…
(also not one…)
  1. used for emphasis to mean ‘no thing or person’（用于强调）一个也不，一件也没
    • He didn't speak to me—not one word.他没跟我说话，一个字也没说。🔊🔊
not at all
  1. used to politely accept thanks or to agree to something（礼貌地答谢或同意）别客气，没关系，没什么
    • ‘Thanks a lot.’ ‘Not at all.’“非常感谢。” “不客气。”🔊🔊
    • ‘Will it bother you if I smoke?’ ‘Not at all.’“我抽烟你介意吗？” “没关系。”🔊🔊
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not only… (but) (also)…
 
  1. used to emphasize that something else is also true不仅…而且…
    • She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustrations.她不仅写了正文，而且还挑选了插图。🔊🔊
    • He not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read.他不但读了这本书，而且记得所读的内容。
not that
  1. used to state that you are not suggesting something倒不是；并不是说
    • She hasn't written—not that she said she would.她还没写信来——倒不是她说过她要写。🔊🔊