| 单词 | not |
| 释义 | notnot /nɑt/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb 1used to make a word, statement, or question negative: Most of the stores do not open until 10 a.m. I don’t smoke. She’s not a very nice person. Is anyone else not going?not at all/not ... at all (=used to emphasize what you are saying) The changes were not at all surprising. I do not like his attitude at all. → see also no1, -n't2used in order to make a word or expression have the opposite meaning: Des Moines isn’t far now. The food is not very good there.not much/many/a lot etc. Not much is known about the disease. Not many people have read it. Most of the hotels are not that cheap (=they are slightly expensive).3used instead of a whole phrase, to mean the opposite of what has been mentioned before it: No one knows if the story is true or not. I should be home, but if not, leave me a message. “Is Mark still sick?” “I hope not.”4not only ... (but) also/as well/too etc. in addition to being or doing something: Shakespeare was not only a writer but also an actor.not only do/will/can etc. Not only do they want a pay increase, they want reduced hours as well.5not a (also not one) not any person or thing: Not one of the students knew the answer. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. Not a single person said thank you. He had no criminal record, not even a parking ticket.6not that... used before a sentence or phrase to mean the opposite of what follows it, and to make the previous sentence seem less important: Sarah has a new boyfriend – not that I care (=I do not care). Janice had lost some weight, not that it mattered (=it did not matter).7...not! spoken slang used, especially by young people, to say that you really mean the opposite of what you have just said: She’s really pretty – not! → see also this/that is not to say at say1 (13)USAGE: not, -n’t• In spoken English and informal writing, not is usually shortened to -n’t in phrases such as can not, will not, do not, etc.: Don’t worry, it will be all right. I won’t go without you.• Do not use another negative word, for example “nothing,” “nobody,” or “nowhere,” in the same sentence as not or -n’t. Instead, use “anything,” “anybody,” “anywhere,” etc.: We did not see anything. Tom doesn’t know anybody there. Don’t say: We did not see nothing or Tom doesn’t know nobody there. |
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