This flashcard defines "no" with multiple meanings. As an interjection, it's used for negative replies, disbelief, refusal, or prohibition, and to acknowledge or correct. As a determiner, it means "not any" or "not one," or signifies prohibition. As a noun, it refers to a negative answer, a vote against something, or the person who casts it. It also appears in phrases emphasizing impossibility or negative qualities.
This flashcard defines "no" as an interjection used for negative responses, disbelief, refusal, or to indicate something is forbidden. It can also be used to acknowledge a negative statement or to correct oneself. As a determiner, it means "not any" or "not one," and can also signify something is forbidden. As a noun, it refers to a person who votes against something or a negative answer. It is also used in phrases to emphasize impossibility or a negative quality.
[CONVENTION 惯用语](用于否定回答)不,没有 You use no to give a negative response to a question.
'Any problems?' — 'No, I'm O.K.'...
“有问题吗?”——“没有,我挺好的。”
'Haven't you got your driver's licence?' — 'No.'
“你难道没有拿到驾照吗?”——“没有。”
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[CONVENTION 惯用语]不对;不是 You use no to say that something that someone has just said is not true.
'We thought you'd emigrated.' — 'No, no.'...
“我们以为你移居国外了。”——“不,没有。”
'You're getting worse than me.' — 'No I'm not.'
“你比我还糟。”——“不,才不是呢。”
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[CONVENTION 惯用语](用于拒绝建议、请求或拒绝给予许可)不要,不行,不用 You use no to refuse an offer or a request, or to refuse permission.
'Here, have mine.' — 'No, this is fine.'...
“喏,用我的。”——“不用,这就挺好。”
'Can you just get the message through to Pete for me?' — 'No, no I can't.'...
“你就帮我把话带给皮特,行吗?”——“不,不行,我不能。”
After all, the worst the boss can do is say no if you ask him.
毕竟,如果你向老板提出请求,最糟糕的情况也不过就是他说“不行”。
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[EXCLAM 感叹语](用于表示不想让某人做某事)不要,不可 You use no to indicate that you do not want someone to do something.
No. I forbid it. You cannot...
不,我不允许那样,你不能…
She put up a hand to stop him. 'No. It's not right. We mustn't.'
她举起一只手打断他的话。“不,这不对,我们绝不能这样。”
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[CONVENTION 惯用语](表示接受或理解对方的否定说法)对的,是的 You use no to acknowledge a negative statement or to show that you accept and understand it.
'We're not on the main campus.' — 'No.'...
“我们不是在主校区。”——“是的,不在。”
'It's not one of my favourite forms of music.' — 'No.'
“这不是我喜欢的音乐形式。”——“对,这不是。”
'I don't know him, do I?' — 'No, you don't.'
“我不认识他,是吧?”——“对,你不认识他。”
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[CONVENTION 惯用语](用于纠正刚说的话)噢不,啊不 You use no before correcting what you have just said.
I was twenty-two — no, twenty-one.
我当时22岁,哎呀不对,是21岁。
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[EXCLAM 感叹语](用于表示震惊或失望)不会吧,是吗,真的 You use no to express shock or disappointment at something you have just been told.
[feelings]
'John phoned to say that his computer wasn't working.' — 'Oh God no.'
“约翰打电话说他的电脑坏了。”——“噢,天哪,不会吧。”
'We went with Sarah and the married man that she's currently seeing.' — 'Oh no.'
“我们是和萨拉还有她正在交往的那位已婚男士一起去的。”——“哦,怎么会呢。”
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[DET-NEG 否定限定词]没有;丝毫没有 You use no to mean not any or not one person or thing.
He had no intention of paying the cash...
他根本没有付钱的打算。
No job has more influence on the future of the world...
没有哪份工作能对世界的未来有更大的影响。
No letters survive from this early period.
早期的信件并没有保留下来。
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[DET-NEG 否定限定词]完全不是;远非 You use no to emphasize that someone or something is not the type of thing mentioned.
[DET n-sing]
[emphasis]
He is no singer...
他完全没有歌唱天分。
I make it no secret that our worst consultants earn nothing...
我可以坦白地说,我们最差的顾问挣不到一分钱。
Kathryn was no beauty at the best of times.
凯瑟琳即使是在她正当韶华时也绝非美女。
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[ADV 副词](用于构成比较级的否定形式)根本不,毫不 You can use no to make the negative form of a comparative.
[ADV compar]
It is to start broadcasting no later than the end of next year...
开播时间不会晚于明年年底。
Yesterday no fewer than thirty climbers reached the summit...
昨天至少30名攀登者登上了顶峰。
It would be unfair to suggest that he will be no more effective than his predecessors...
暗示他不会比前任们更有作为是不公平的。
He liked the Secretary no better than his assistant.
他讨厌这位大臣的程度几乎和讨厌大臣的助理一样。
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[DET-NEG 否定限定词](用于形容词和名词前,使其表示相反意义)倒不,并非 You use no in front of an adjective and noun to make the noun group mean its opposite.
[DET adj n]
Sometimes a bit of selfishness, if it leads to greater self-knowledge, is no bad thing...
如果能唤起更多自知之明,有时候一点点自私并非坏事。
Today's elections are of no great importance in themselves.
今天的选举本身并不是很重要。
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[DET-NEG 否定限定词](用于布告或指示中)不准,禁止No is used in notices or instructions to say that a particular activity or thing is forbidden.
The captain turned out the 'no smoking' signs...
队长把“严禁吸烟”的标志牌都翻了过来。
No talking after lights out.
熄灯后禁止交谈。
...a notice saying 'No Dogs'.
写着“请勿携犬入内”的告示
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]作否定回答者;投反对票者;反对票 A no is a person who has answered 'no' to a question or who has voted against something. No is also used to refer to their answer or vote.
According to the latest opinion polls, the noes have 50 percent, the yeses 35 percent...
根据最新的民意测验,有50%的人反对,35%的人赞成。
French officials say the government has made contingency plans in the event that the no's win.
法国政府官员声称政府已经制定了应急计划,以防持异议者胜出。
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[PHRASE 短语]不可能,无法(做某事) If you say there is no doing a particular thing, you mean that it is very difficult or impossible to do that thing.
[PHR -ing]
[emphasis]
There is no going back to the life she had...
她无法再回到从前的生活。
There is no doubting them now.
现在无法怀疑他们。
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not to take no for an answer→see:
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doubt
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less
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less
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long
; in no way→see:
way
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Oxford
no★/nəʊ; NAmEnoʊ/
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nonoesexclamation★1★used to give a negative reply or statement (用于否定的回答或陈述)不;没有;不是◆Just say yes or no.只要说“是”或“不是”。◆‘Are you ready?’ ‘No, I'm not.’“准备好了吗?”“没有,我没准备好。”◆Sorry, the answer's no.对不起,回答是不。◆‘Another drink?’ ‘No, thanks.’“再来一杯?”“不要了,谢谢。”◆It's about 70—no, I'm wrong—80 kilometres from Rome.距离罗马大约是 70,不,不对,是 80 公里。◆No! Don't touch it! It's hot.别!别碰它!很烫。◆‘It was Tony.’ ‘No, you're wrong. It was Ted.’“是托尼。”“不对,你错了。是特德。”◆‘It's not very good, is it?’ ‘No, you're right, it isn't (= I agree).’ “这不太好,是吧?”“你说得对,这不太好。”2★used to express shock or surprise at what sb has said (对某人所说的话感到惊讶)不,不要◆‘She's had an accident.’ ‘Oh, no!’“她发生了意外。”“怎么会呢!”◆‘I'm leaving!’ ‘No!’“我要走了!”“别走!”IDIOMnot take no for an answerto refuse to accept that sb does not want sth, will not do sth, etc. 非让人接受(或听从)◆You're coming and I won't take no for an answer!你一定要来,不来可不行!☞more at
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exclam.determiner★1★not one; not any; not a 没有;无◆No student is to leave the room.学生一律不许离开这房间。◆There were no letters this morning.今天早上一封信也没有。◆There's no bread left.一片面包都没有了。◆No two days are the same.一天一个样。☞see also
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2★used, for example on notices, to say that sth is not allowed 不准;禁止◆No smoking!禁止吸烟!3★there's nodoing sth used to say that it is impossible to do sth 没有可能(做某事)◆There's no telling what will happen next.下一步还不定会发生什么事。4★used to express the opposite of what is mentioned (表示情况的反面)不是,并不◆She's no fool (= she's intelligent).她并不傻。◆It was no easy matter (= it was difficult).这件事不容易。adverbused before adjectives and adverbs to mean ‘not’ (与 not 同义,用于形容词和副词前)不◆She's feeling no better this morning.她今天早晨还是不见好转。◆Reply by no later than 21 July.请于 7 月 21 日前答覆。noun(pluralnoes/nəʊz; NAmEnoʊz/)1an answer that shows you do not agree with an idea, a statement, etc; a person who says ‘no’ 否定的回答;作否定回答的人◆Can't you give me a straight yes or no?“是”还是“否”,你就不能给我个直截了当的回答吗?◆When we took a vote there were nine yesses and 3 noes.我们投票表决,有九人赞同,三人反对。◆I'll put you down as a no.我就当你是反对了。2the noes[plural ]the total number of people voting ‘no’ in a formal debate, for example in a parliament (统称)投反对票者◆The noes have it (= more people have voted against sth than for it).投反对票者占多数。OPP
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no/nəʊ; NAmEnoʊ/
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no1 adverb
no2 determiner
no3 noun
nono1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ ●●●S1W1 adverb
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1used to give a negative reply to a question, offer, or requestOPP yes: ‘Are you Italian?’ ‘No, I’m Spanish.’ ‘Do you want any more?’ ‘No thanks.’ ‘Could you help me write this?’ ‘No, sorry, I haven’t got time at the moment.’ He wanted to take me to a disco but I said no. Sixty percent of people voted no. If you’re asking whether I feel the same way about her, the answer is no.SPOKEN PHRASES2used to say that you disagree with a statement: ‘You’re always complaining about work.’ ‘No, I’m not!’3used to say that you agree with a negative statement: ‘They shouldn’t drive so fast.’ ‘No, it’s really dangerous.’4used to tell someone not to do something: No, Jimmy, don’t touch that switch.5used to show that you are shocked, surprised, annoyed, or disappointed by what someone has just told you, or by what has just happened: ‘She’s nearly fifty.’ ‘No, you’re kidding!’Oh no, I’ve lost my wallet!6used to correct what you have just said: He’s the director, no, the assistant director, of the company.7won’t take no for an answer if someone won’t take no for an answer, they are determined that you should agree to do something: He insists on taking us all out to dinner and he won’t take no for an answer.8used before comparatives to mean ‘not even a small amount’: I’ll pay you $75 and no more. You’re no better than the rest of them. → no longer
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no1 adverb
no2 determiner
no3 noun
nono2 ●●●S1W1 determiner
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1not one or not any: There’s no food left in the fridge. No trains will be affected by this incident. a house with no central heating There’s no excuse for that kind of behaviour.2used on signs to say that something is not allowed: No parking No smoking3in no time informal very soon or very quickly: We’ll be home in no time.4there’s no doing something spoken used to emphasize that it is not possible to do something: There’s no knowing what this lunatic will do next.There is no denying the suffering of these families (=they are definitely suffering).5used to emphasize that the opposite of a particular description is true: That girl’s no fool (=she is intelligent). Larry’s no friend of mine. If he has to do it all himself, it will be no bad thing (=a good thing). a question of no great importance
no1 adverb
no2 determiner
no3 noun
nono3 noun (plural noes)
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1[singular] a negative answer or decision: The answer was a definite no.2[countable] a vote against a proposal in parliament
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nos[1239]
不(50%),没有(44%),不是(4%),禁止(1%),否定的回答(1%)
adv.不
adj.没有;不是
n.不;否决票
abbr.数字(number);元素锘(nobelium)的符号
n.(No)人名;(柬)诺;(越)努
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