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neither neither ★★★★☆/na͟ɪðə(r), ni͟ːðə(r)/1[CONJ-COORD-NEG	连词]既不…(也不…) You use neither in front of the first of two or more words or expressions when you are linking two or more things which are not true or do not happen. The other thing is introduced by 'nor'. Professor Hisamatsu spoke neither English nor German...久松教授既不会讲英语，也不会讲德语。The play is neither as funny nor as disturbing as Tabori thinks it is.这部戏既不像塔博里想象的那么滑稽，也不像他想象的那么让人讨厌。2[DET-NEG	否定限定词]两个都不；(两者之中)无一个 You use neither to refer to each of two things or people, when you are making a negative statement that includes both of them. At first, neither man could speak.起初，两个人都不会说。Neither is also a quantifier.Neither of us felt like going out.我俩都不想外出。Neither is also a pronoun.They both smiled； neither seemed likely to be aware of my absence for long.他俩都笑了，看来两人都未意识到我已离开很长时间了。3[CONJ-COORD-NEG	连词]也不；都不 If you say that one person or thing does not do something and neither does another, what you say is true of all the people or things that you are mentioning. I never learned to swim and neither did they...我从没学过游泳，他们也没有。Britain does not agree and neither do Denmark, Portugal and Ireland.英国不同意，丹麦、葡萄牙和爱尔兰也持反对意见。4[CONJ-COORD-NEG	连词](用于否定陈述后，强调要引出另一否定陈述)也不 You use neither after a negative statement to emphasize that you are introducing another negative statement.   [FORMAL 正式]I can't ever recall Dad hugging me. Neither did I sit on his knee.我不记得爸爸曾经抱过我，我也没在他膝盖上坐过。5[PHRASE	短语]不相干；无关紧要 If you say that something is neither here nor there, you mean that it does not matter because it is not a relevant point.   [v-link PHR]'I'd never heard of her before I came here.' — 'That is neither here nor there.'“来之前我从未听说过她。”——“那没什么。”Whether or not he realised the fact was neither here nor there.他是否认识到事实真相无关紧要。Usage Note :Do not confuse neither and none. You use neither in negative statements to refer to two people or things. Neither had close friends at university. You use neither of in the same way, followed by a pronoun or a noun group. Neither of them spoke... Neither of these extremes is desirable. Note that you can also use neither before a singular count noun. Neither side can win. You use none in negative statements to refer to three or more people or things. None could afford the food. You use none of in the same way, followed by a pronoun or a noun group. None of them had learned anything... None of his companions answered. 不要混淆 neither 和 none 的用法。neither 是对两个人或物的否定，如：Neither had close friends at university (两个人在上大学时都没有亲密的朋友)；neither of 的用法与 neither 相同，后跟代词或名词短语，如：Neither of them spoke (两个人都不说话)，Neither of these extremes is desirable (两个极端都不可取)；注意可以在单数可数名词前使用 neither，如：Neither side can win (双方都赢不了)。在否定三个或三个以上的人或物时，使用 none，如：None could afford the food (没有人买得起这些食物)；none of 的用法与 none 相同，后跟代词或名词短语，如：None of them had learned anything (他们中谁也没学到任何东西)，None of his companions answered (他的同伴谁也没吭声)。 neither1 determiner, pronounneither2 adverbneither3 conjunctionneithernei‧ther1 /ˈnaɪðə $ ˈniːðər/ ●●● S3 W2 determiner, pronoun  Thesaurus Collocations Phrases  not one or the other of two people or things → either:  ‘Would you like tea or coffee?’ ‘Neither, thanks.’ It was a game in which neither team deserved to win.neither of Neither of them can cook. Thompson had two strategies, neither of which seems to have worked very well. We asked both John and Jerry, but neither one could offer a satisfactory explanation.GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• You use neither before a singular noun, with a singular verb: · Neither answer is right.• You use neither of before a plural noun or pronoun. In formal speech and in writing, you use a singular verb: · Neither of the answers is right.• In speech and informal writing, people sometimes use a plural verb: · Neither of the answers are right.neither1 determiner, pronounneither2 adverbneither3 conjunctionneitherneither2 ●●● S3 adverb  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases  used to show that a negative statement is also true about another person or thing → eitherneither does/can/will etc somebody ‘I don’t have any money.’ ‘Neither do I.’ Tom didn’t believe a word she said, and neither did the police. ‘I don’t like horror movies.’ ‘Me neither.’neither1 determiner, pronounneither2 adverbneither3 conjunctionneitherneither3 ●●● W2 conjunction  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1neither ... nor ... used when mentioning two things that are not true or possible:  Neither Oleg’s mother nor his father spoke English. The equipment is neither accurate nor safe.GRAMMAR: NegativesAfter neither, use nor: · Neither he nor his wife enjoyed the vacation.· Most of them neither know nor care how it works. ✗Don’t say:  Neither he or his wife ...  | Most of them neither know or care ...2be neither here nor there spoken used to say that something is not important because it does not affect a fact or situation  SYN  irrelevant:  The fact that she needed the money for her children is neither here nor there – it’s still stealing.3be neither one thing nor the other spoken used to say that something or someone cannot be described as either one of two types of thing or person, but is somewhere in the middle of the two:  The New York Times is neither one thing nor the other. It’s not really a city newspaper and it’s not really a national newspaper either.4formal used to add another negative statement about someone or something  SYN  nor:  The authorities were not sympathetic to the students’ demands, neither would they tolerate any disruption.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EQzC9viqmqo/DxkrK7eLlOuukXcX+J8ZcUKjNENUEz9DMwxkNB5bgg+Qcq/r7baf0x48aV5e94axq3yIu6zjcfsgTxYIR4jy0+S2Psr+nnSjl3cyANZegoO4QB+byIat65Cz1xHvT22lb1fWClwxInyJClop9xW+pZYSdPHyLqKysU3nVEFkOFvcxYeibIDJ6FByY7RxTiocfGFrS5CEVJw=             nei·ther              ★                    /        ˈnaɪðə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈnaɪðər                /                    /        ˈniːðə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈniːðər                /                              determiner                ,                  pronoun                ,                  adverb                                          determiner        ,        pronoun        ★                                  not one nor the other of two things or people        两者都不                    ◆      Neither answer is correct.      两个答案都不对。              ◆              Neither of themhas/have a car.            他们两个都没有汽车。              ◆      They produced two reports,        neither of whichcontained any useful suggestions.            他们提交了两个报告，都没有任何有用的建议。              ◆      ‘Which do you like?’ ‘Neither. I think they're both ugly.’      “你喜欢哪一个？”“两个都不喜欢。我觉得两个都很难看。”                            adverb        ★                    1      ★              used to show that a negative statement is also true of sb/sth else          （否定的陈述同样适用于其他人或物）也不                            ◆        He didn't remember and          neither did I.                他没记住，我也忘了。                    ◆        I hadn't been to New York before and          neither had Jane.                我以前没有去过纽约，简也没去过。                    ◆        ‘I can't understand a word of it.’ ‘          Neither can I.’                “我一个字都弄不懂。”“我也是。”                    ◆        (          informal)                ‘I don't know.’ ‘          Me neither.’                “我不知道。”“我也不知道。”                    2      ★      neither… nor…              used to show that a negative statement is true of two things          （否定的陈述适用于两方面）既不…也不…                            ◆        I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him.        我既不知道也不关心他出了什么事。                    ◆        Their house is neither big nor small.        他们的房子不大也不小。                    ◆        Neither the TV nor the video actually work/works.        电视机和录像机都坏了。                        GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明                                      neither / either                      ■            After              neitherand              eitheryou use a singular verb.                              *neither 和 either 后用单数动词：                                                    ◆              Neither candidate was selected for the job.              申请这个工作的两个候选人都未获选上。                                            ■                          Neither ofand              either ofare followed by a plural noun or pronoun and a singular or plural verb. A plural verb is more informal.                              *neither of 和 either of 后接复数名词或代词加单数或复数动词，用复数动词较非正式：                                                    ◆              Neither of my parents speaks/speak a foreign language.              我的父母都不会说外语。                                            ■            When              neither… nor…or              either… or…are used with two singular nouns, the verb can be singular or plural. A plural verb is more informal.                              *neither ... nor ... 或 either ... or ... 与两个单数名词连用时，谓语动词可用单数或复数；用复数动词较非正式。                                                                    nei·ther              /        ˈnaɪðə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈnaɪðər                /             neither[ˈnaɪðə(r)]CET4CET6TEM4考研r18002147018525244418132916902d29341140214053390220121342272ADV3024395037DET4425225438Spoken:103649520也不(55%)，既不(36%)，两者都不(7%)，两者都不的(2%)conj.也不；既不adv.两个都不；既不……也不adj.两者都不的pron.两者都不

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Collins	neither ★★★★☆ /na͟ɪðə(r), ni͟ːðə(r)/ 1 [CONJ-COORD-NEG 连词]既不…(也不…) You use neither in front of the first of two or more words or expressions when you are linking two or more things which are not true or do not happen. The other thing is introduced by 'nor'. Professor Hisamatsu spoke neither English nor German... 久松教授既不会讲英语，也不会讲德语。 The play is neither as funny nor as disturbing as Tabori thinks it is. 这部戏既不像塔博里想象的那么滑稽，也不像他想象的那么让人讨厌。 2 [DET-NEG 否定限定词]两个都不；(两者之中)无一个 You use neither to refer to each of two things or people, when you are making a negative statement that includes both of them. At first, neither man could speak. 起初，两个人都不会说。 Neither is also a quantifier. Neither of us felt like going out. 我俩都不想外出。 Neither is also a pronoun. They both smiled； neither seemed likely to be aware of my absence for long. 他俩都笑了，看来两人都未意识到我已离开很长时间了。 3 [CONJ-COORD-NEG 连词]也不；都不 If you say that one person or thing does not do something and neither does another, what you say is true of all the people or things that you are mentioning. I never learned to swim and neither did they... 我从没学过游泳，他们也没有。 Britain does not agree and neither do Denmark, Portugal and Ireland. 英国不同意，丹麦、葡萄牙和爱尔兰也持反对意见。 4 [CONJ-COORD-NEG 连词](用于否定陈述后，强调要引出另一否定陈述)也不 You use neither after a negative statement to emphasize that you are introducing another negative statement. [FORMAL 正式] I can't ever recall Dad hugging me. Neither did I sit on his knee. 我不记得爸爸曾经抱过我，我也没在他膝盖上坐过。 5 [PHRASE 短语]不相干；无关紧要 If you say that something is neither here nor there, you mean that it does not matter because it is not a relevant point. [v-link PHR] 'I'd never heard of her before I came here.' — 'That is neither here nor there.' “来之前我从未听说过她。”——“那没什么。” Whether or not he realised the fact was neither here nor there. 他是否认识到事实真相无关紧要。 Usage Note : Do not confuse neither and none. You use neither in negative statements to refer to two people or things. Neither had close friends at university. You use neither of in the same way, followed by a pronoun or a noun group. Neither of them spoke... Neither of these extremes is desirable. Note that you can also use neither before a singular count noun. Neither side can win. You use none in negative statements to refer to three or more people or things. None could afford the food. You use none of in the same way, followed by a pronoun or a noun group. None of them had learned anything... None of his companions answered. 不要混淆 neither 和 none 的用法。neither 是对两个人或物的否定，如：Neither had close friends at university (两个人在上大学时都没有亲密的朋友)；neither of 的用法与 neither 相同，后跟代词或名词短语，如：Neither of them spoke (两个人都不说话)，Neither of these extremes is desirable (两个极端都不可取)；注意可以在单数可数名词前使用 neither，如：Neither side can win (双方都赢不了)。在否定三个或三个以上的人或物时，使用 none，如：None could afford the food (没有人买得起这些食物)；none of 的用法与 none 相同，后跟代词或名词短语，如：None of them had learned anything (他们中谁也没学到任何东西)，None of his companions answered (他的同伴谁也没吭声)。
Oxford	nei·ther ★ / ˈnaɪðə(r) ; NAmE ˈnaɪðər / / ˈniːðə(r) ; NAmE ˈniːðər / determiner , pronoun , adverb determiner , pronoun ★ not one nor the other of two things or people 两者都不 ◆ Neither answer is correct. 两个答案都不对。 ◆ Neither of themhas/have a car. 他们两个都没有汽车。 ◆ They produced two reports, neither of whichcontained any useful suggestions. 他们提交了两个报告，都没有任何有用的建议。 ◆ ‘Which do you like?’ ‘Neither. I think they're both ugly.’ “你喜欢哪一个？”“两个都不喜欢。我觉得两个都很难看。” adverb ★ 1 ★ used to show that a negative statement is also true of sb/sth else （否定的陈述同样适用于其他人或物）也不 ◆ He didn't remember and neither did I. 他没记住，我也忘了。 ◆ I hadn't been to New York before and neither had Jane. 我以前没有去过纽约，简也没去过。 ◆ ‘I can't understand a word of it.’ ‘ Neither can I.’ “我一个字都弄不懂。”“我也是。” ◆ ( informal) ‘I don't know.’ ‘ Me neither.’ “我不知道。”“我也不知道。” 2 ★ neither… nor… used to show that a negative statement is true of two things （否定的陈述适用于两方面）既不…也不… ◆ I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him. 我既不知道也不关心他出了什么事。 ◆ Their house is neither big nor small. 他们的房子不大也不小。 ◆ Neither the TV nor the video actually work/works. 电视机和录像机都坏了。 GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明 neither / either ■ After neitherand eitheryou use a singular verb. neither 和 either 后用单数动词： ◆ Neither candidate was selected for the job. 申请这个工作的两个候选人都未获选上。 ■ Neither ofand either ofare followed by a plural noun or pronoun and a singular or plural verb. A plural verb is more informal. neither of 和 either of 后接复数名词或代词加单数或复数动词，用复数动词较非正式： ◆ Neither of my parents speaks/speak a foreign language. 我的父母都不会说外语。 ■ When neither… nor…or either… or…are used with two singular nouns, the verb can be singular or plural. A plural verb is more informal. *neither ... nor ... 或 either ... or ... 与两个单数名词连用时，谓语动词可用单数或复数；用复数动词较非正式。 nei·ther / ˈnaɪðə(r) ; NAmE ˈnaɪðər /
LDC	neither1 determiner, pronoun neither2 adverb neither3 conjunction neithernei‧ther1 /ˈnaɪðə $ ˈniːðər/ ●●● S3 W2 determiner, pronoun Thesaurus Collocations Phrases not one or the other of two people or things → either: ‘Would you like tea or coffee?’ ‘Neither, thanks.’ It was a game in which neither team deserved to win.neither of Neither of them can cook. Thompson had two strategies, neither of which seems to have worked very well. We asked both John and Jerry, but neither one could offer a satisfactory explanation.GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• You use neither before a singular noun, with a singular verb: · Neither answer is right.• You use neither of before a plural noun or pronoun. In formal speech and in writing, you use a singular verb: · Neither of the answers is right.• In speech and informal writing, people sometimes use a plural verb: · Neither of the answers are right. neither1 determiner, pronoun neither2 adverb neither3 conjunction neitherneither2 ●●● S3 adverb Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases used to show that a negative statement is also true about another person or thing → eitherneither does/can/will etc somebody ‘I don’t have any money.’ ‘Neither do I.’ Tom didn’t believe a word she said, and neither did the police. ‘I don’t like horror movies.’ ‘Me neither.’ neither1 determiner, pronoun neither2 adverb neither3 conjunction neitherneither3 ●●● W2 conjunction Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1neither ... nor ... used when mentioning two things that are not true or possible: Neither Oleg’s mother nor his father spoke English. The equipment is neither accurate nor safe.GRAMMAR: NegativesAfter neither, use nor: · Neither he nor his wife enjoyed the vacation.· Most of them neither know nor care how it works. ✗Don’t say: Neither he or his wife ... \| Most of them neither know or care ...2be neither here nor there spoken used to say that something is not important because it does not affect a fact or situation SYN irrelevant: The fact that she needed the money for her children is neither here nor there – it’s still stealing.3be neither one thing nor the other spoken used to say that something or someone cannot be described as either one of two types of thing or person, but is somewhere in the middle of the two: The New York Times is neither one thing nor the other. It’s not really a city newspaper and it’s not really a national newspaper either.4formal used to add another negative statement about someone or something SYN nor: The authorities were not sympathetic to the students’ demands, neither would they tolerate any disruption.
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