‘You’re always complaining about work.’ ‘No, I’m not!’
“你總在抱怨工作。”“不,我沒有!”
3AGREEused to say that you agree with a negative statement 是,對〔對否定陳述表示贊同〕
‘They shouldn’t drive so fast.’ ‘No, it’s really dangerous.’
“他們開車不該那麽快。”“沒錯,那樣真的很危險。”
4used to tell someone not to do something 〔告訴某人〕别做某事
No, Jimmy, don’t touch that switch.
别,吉米,别碰那個開關。
5SURPRISEDused to show that you are shocked, surprised, annoyed, or disappointed by what someone has just told you, or by what has just happened 不會吧,不可能〔表示驚訝、生氣或失望〕
‘She’s nearly fifty.’ ‘No, you’re kidding!’
“她快50歲了。” “不可能,你在開玩笑吧!”
Oh no, I’ve lost my wallet!
哦,不好,我把錢包丢了!
6used to correct what you have just said 不,不對〔用於糾正自己剛說的話〕
He’s the director, no, the assistant director, of the company.
他是這家公司的經理,不,是副經理。
7won’t take no for an answerMUSTif someone won’t take no for an answer, they are determined that you should agree to do something 不能接受否定的回答
He insists on taking us all out to dinner and he won’t take no for an answer.
他堅持要帶我們大家出去吃晚飯,不容我們拒絕。
8NOTused before comparatives to mean ‘not even a small amount’ 一點也不…〔用於比較級之前〕
no• "Is Cindy married?" "No, she's not."• So, has evolution been proventrue? Strictly speaking, no.• Neumann said he votedno because the managementmisled him.• Game fortunately is no longer a one or two seasonphenomenon.• They can no longer hunt properly and so are utterly dependent on us.• Conrail no longer owns the New York-Washington line.• For a start people no longer spend so much time in their cars; at least not driving.• At last the goodbyes could be postponedno longer.• Linda played no small part in the orchestra's success.• She's 45? No, you have to be kidding!
Oh no• But now I instinctively thought, Oh no you didn't Ollie, you didn't resign, you got sacked.• Oh no , you forgot to put the bakingpowder in!
no2 ●●●S1W1 determiner
1NONE/NOTHINGnot one or not any 沒有,無
There’s no food left in the fridge.
冰箱裏沒剩下什麽食物了。
No trains will be affected by this incident.
不會有列車受到這起事件的影響。
a house with no central heating
一所沒有中央暖氣系統的房子
There’s no excuse for that kind of behaviour.
那種行爲沒有借口。
2FORBIDused on signs to say that something is not allowed 不允許,禁止
No parking
禁止停車
No smoking
禁止吸煙
3in no timeinformalLITTLE/NOT MUCH very soon or very quickly 很快,馬上
We’ll be home in no time.
我們馬上就到家。
Examples from the Corpus
in no time• He got back to normalin no time.• He made Tracy in no time.• If Sien went back with them, she would be driven back to her old life in no time.• If you're telling the truth, Peter, you can be back here in no time.• We were off the tanksin no time.• The thickpungentsmoke from the spliff filled the car in no time as Firebug took long leisurelytokes and sat back.• And in no time at all, they see their dreams come true.• Your house will be soldin no time at all!
4there’s no doing somethingspokenNOT POSSIBLE used to emphasize that it is not possible to do something 不可能做某事〔用於強調〕
There’s no knowing what this lunatic will do next.
誰也說不準這個瘋子接下來會幹什麽。
There is no denying the suffering of these families (=they are definitely suffering).
這些家庭所遭受的痛苦是無可否認的。
Examples from the Corpus
there’s no doing something• And there's no mystery to bands any more.• But police experts say there's no evidence to support that.• But there's no way to get money for realinvestment.• He says that the budget is a disaster, there's no way that the county can now avoidchargecapping.• I - I've decided that since you've got everything under control there's no point in my staying here any longer.• I usually read to them a bit, but there's no need for you to.• Make sure there's no plan to change the examformat this year.• With amateurs there's no point in paying, they're likely to kill the victim off anyway, out of fear.
If he has to do it all himself, it will be no bad thing (=a good thing).
如果他必須一個人去做,那也不是什麽壞事。
a question of no great importance
不太重要的問題
Examples from the Corpus
no• There are nobuses on Sundays.• He has no control over his children.• Some athletes have nointention of getting an education while they're at college.• Do you mind having black coffee? There's nomilk.• There are no more classes until Monday.• There's no more milk.• Noparking.• a very plain room, with nopictures on the wall• We've had norain for three months.• He just started hitting her for noreason.• I knocked on the door, but there was no reply.• There was no room in the car for anyone else.• Nosmoking.• There are noticketsavailable.
no• LeeAnn's answer was a definiteno.• The answer has to be a resoundingno.• Even in the canton of Geneva, an internationalist bastion, 58.9 % said no.• The noes have it.