‘You’re always complaining about work.’ ‘No, I’m not!’
“你总在抱怨工作。”“不,我没有!”
3AGREEused to say that you agree with a negative statement 是,对〔对否定陈述表示赞同〕
‘They shouldn’t drive so fast.’ ‘No, it’s really dangerous.’
“他们开车不该那么快。”“没错,那样真的很危险。”
4used to tell someone not to do something 〔告诉某人〕别做某事
No, Jimmy, don’t touch that switch.
别,吉米,别碰那个开关。
5SURPRISEDused to show that you are shocked, surprised, annoyed, or disappointed by what someone has just told you, or by what has just happened 不会吧,不可能〔表示惊讶、生气或失望〕
‘She’s nearly fifty.’ ‘No, you’re kidding!’
“她快50岁了。” “不可能,你在开玩笑吧!”
Oh no, I’ve lost my wallet!
哦,不好,我把钱包丢了!
6used to correct what you have just said 不,不对〔用于纠正自己刚说的话〕
He’s the director, no, the assistant director, of the company.
他是这家公司的经理,不,是副经理。
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.
他坚持要带我们大家出去吃晚饭,不容我们拒绝。
8NOTused before comparatives to mean ‘not even a small amount’ 一点也不…〔用于比较级之前〕
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 没有,无
There’s no food left in the fridge.
冰箱里没剩下什么食物了。
No trains will be affected by this incident.
不会有列车受到这起事件的影响。
a house with no central heating
一所没有中央暖气系统的房子
There’s no excuse for that kind of behaviour.
那种行为没有借口。
2FORBIDused on signs to say that something is not allowed 不允许,禁止
No parking
禁止停车
No smoking
禁止吸烟
3in no timeinformalLITTLE/NOT MUCH very soon or very quickly 很快,马上
We’ll be home in no time.
我们马上就到家。
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〔用于强调〕
There’s no knowing what this lunatic will do next.
谁也说不准这个疯子接下来会干什么。
There is no denying the suffering of these families (=they are definitely suffering).
这些家庭所遭受的痛苦是无可否认的。
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).
如果他必须一个人去做,那也不是什么坏事。
a question of no great importance
不太重要的问题
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.