Pollution has a negative effect on the health of everyone living in the city, not to mention the damage to the environment.
污染对生活在这个城市里的每一个人的健康都有害处,更不用说对环境的破坏了。
It’s too far to walk, not to mention the fact that it’ll probably be closed by now anyway.
走着去太远,再说,很可能现在都已经关门了。
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not to mention something• Shaver said the culprit may face a prisonsentence, not to mention a $ 3. 4 million firefighting bill.• Gary Lineker would have looked great in that, not to mention Gazza.• It has the support of the farmworkers' unions, not to mentionsoiltechnicians and mental-health professionals.• Catriona decided not to mention that she hatedcigarettesmoke.• Jack's father had asked him not to mention the accident in front of the younger children.• He decided not to mention the brooch.• Harrowing for the patient, not to mention the expenseincurred.
4.be mentioned in dispatchesBritish EnglishBrEMENTION to have your name on an officiallist of people who have been brave in battle, as an honour 〔因作战勇敢而〕受到提名表扬
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be mentioned in dispatches• When the corps was disbanded it was mentioned in dispatches and Gandhi and several comrades were awarded the War Medal.
nCOLLOCATIONS
phrases
as I mentioned earlier
As I mentioned earlier, it will cost a lot of money.
it is worth mentioning that (=it is important enough to mention)
It is worth mentioning again that most accidents happen in the home.
mention something in passing (=mention something without much detail, especially while you were talking about something else)
She mentioned in passing that she had an eight-year-old son.
now (that) you mention it (=used for saying that you had not thought of something until someone else mentioned it)
I’ve never been to his house either, now that you mention it.
fail/neglect/omit to mention something (=deliberately not mention something)
I omitted to mention that I had not been to university.
forget to mention something
I must not forget to mention how kind he was to us.
avoid mentioning something
They both avoided mentioning John, though Anne longed to talk about him.
mention somebody’s name
Why does he look angry every time I mention Clare’s name?
to mention but a few (=used when you are only giving a few examples)
She had taken a number of classes, including photography, art, and pottery, to mention but a few.
THESAURUS
mention to talk or write about something or someone, usually quickly and without saying very much or giving details 提及,说起〔一般指简略提起,并不细说〕
Kate had mentioned his name a few times, but I had not met him before.
凯特好几次提过他的名字,不过我以前没见过他。
Jack mentioned that you might be looking for a new job.
杰克说起你可能在找新工作。
refer to somebody/something to say something about someone or something in a conversation, speech, or piece of writing 〔在交谈、发言、文章中〕提到某人/某事物
He had earlier referred to difficulties in gathering evidence.
他之前提起过很难搜集证据。
It was not clear which case he was referring to.
不清楚他指的是哪种情况。
touch on something to briefly mention a subject during a speech, lesson, piece of writing etc 〔在发言、课堂、文章中〕提及某个话题
This problem has already been touched on in Chapter 4.
这个问题在第4章提过。
bring something up to start to talk about a particular subject during a conversation or meeting 〔在交谈、会议中〕提起某个话题
I didn’t want to bring up the subject of money.
我不想提钱这个话题。
I knew you’d bring that up!
我就知道你会提这件事!
raise to mention a subject that people should start to discuss or think about. Raise is more formal than bring something up 提出,提起〔大家应该讨论或想到的话题;比bring sth up更为正式〕
He promised to raise the issue with the prime minister.
cite formal to mention something as an example or proof of something else, or as a reason for something 引用,援引〔某事物作为例子、证据或原因〕
Hong Kong is often cited as an example of this kind of economic system.
香港常被引为这种经济体制的例子。
allude to something formal to mention something in a way that is deliberately not direct 间接提及某事物;影射[暗指]某事物
Many of the ancient Greek poets allude to this myth.
许多古希腊诗人都用这个神话故事作典故。
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mention• "Why didn't you tell me?" "It didn't seem worthmentioning."• We didn't really discuss the price, but somebodymentioned a figure of £300.• An Inhibition as mentionedabove, is rarely used.• As mentioned at the beginning, oil paints dry by oxidisation.• As I mentioned earlier, not all children who are aggressivedisplay these physicalcharacteristics.• As I mentioned earlier, sales this year have been lower than expected.• When you were talking to Barbara, did she mention her mother at all?• When I mentioned her name, he looked embarrassed.• Did I mention I sawLee and Johnyesterday?• Then he remembered that Liz had mentioned in passing that her father was a lawyer.• Now that you mention it, I did think she was behaving a little strangely last night.• As mentioned, later on we will talk about the importance of being a brand.• The insuranceindustry has all the power, not to mention our friendChuck Quackenbush as state insurance commissioner.• He mentioned something about a party, but he didn't say when it was.• At that stage the inspector did not mentionspentnuclearfuel.• I forgot to mention that I won't be in tomorrow.• Evementioned that you might be looking for a temporary job.• It is worth mentioning that young children are particularly vulnerable to accidents in the home.• She mentioned this every year until the year our parentsdied and she betrayed me, paying me back.• She had started having nosebleeds, but when she mentioned this to her doctor, he told her not to worry.• Did he mention where he went to school?• He didn't mention which limb though.
Nelson made no mention of his family; he talked only of his work.
get/receive a mention
This type of research rarely gets a mention in the media.
deserve/merit a mention
The village was large enough to merit a mention in the 11th century Domesday Book.
adjectives
a brief mention
Dillon makes only a brief mention of the idea in his book.
special/particular mention
Mrs. McMillan deserves particular mention for all her hard work.
a passing mention (=a brief mention when other things seem more important)
There was only a passing mention of the event in the paper.
phrases
be worthy of mention (=deserve to be talked about)
This book is particularly worthy of mention for the clarity of its writing.
the mere mention of something (=the fact of saying something that seems unimportant)
The mere mention of his name caused her to burst into tears.
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mention• The case even got a mention in some of the nationalnewspapers.• Players not even worth a mention now can change everything with a good game or two.• Omit any mention of a short-term job that you left on poorterms?• Mr Franks made no mention of any changes at the top of the company.• Facultyminutes likewise make no mention of any admissionsdecision concerning him.• There was no mention of a pay rise.• Ever since Ben had first found that singlemention of him in the journals.• Two other specialisttextsdeserve special mention.• Tonight, she figures her contribution on the court is worth special mention.• Please don't switch off at the mention of maths, if you can use a calculator, you an do this.• The next thing to disappear without mention was the Ransome.