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The word "nor" functions as a conjunction and adverb, primarily used after a negative statement or with "neither" to introduce additional negative clauses. It serves to connect or extend negations, implying that a previous negative statement also applies to another subject.

The word "nor" is a conjunction and an adverb used to introduce a further negative statement. It typically follows "neither" in the structure "neither... nor..." or stands alone after a negative statement. It can also be used after a negative to indicate that the negation also applies to someone or something else.

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[CONJ-COORD-NEG 连词](在否定句中用于 neither 之后以引出第二项或几项中的最后一项)也不,也没有 You use nor after 'neither' in order to introduce the second alternative or the last of a number of alternatives in a negative statement.
  • Neither Mr Rose nor Mr Woodhead was available for comment yesterday...

    昨天罗斯先生和伍德黑德先生都无暇发表意见。

  • I can give you neither an opinion nor any advice...

    我既不能给你意见,也不能提供任何建议。

  • They can neither read nor write, nor can they comprehend such concepts.

    他们不会读,不会写,也理解不了这样的概念。

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[CONJ-COORD-NEG 连词](用于否定陈述后,表示该否定句也适用于自己、其他人或其他事物)也不,也没有 You use nor after a negative statement in order to indicate that the negative statement also applies to you or to someone or something else.
  • 'None of us has any idea how long we're going to be here.' — 'Nor do I.'...

    “我们没有人知道要在这儿呆多久。”——“我也不知道。”

  • 'If my husband has no future,' she said, 'then nor do my children.'...

    “如果我丈夫没有前途,”她说,“那我的孩子们也没有。”

  • He doesn't want to live in the country when he grows up, nor does he want to live in the city.

    他长大后不想住在乡下,也不想住在城里。

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[CONJ-COORD-NEG 连词](用于否定句后,引出另一否定句补充前句) You use nor after a negative statement in order to introduce another negative statement which adds information to the previous one.
  • Cooking up a quick dish doesn't mean you have to sacrifice flavour. Nor does fast food have to be junk food.

    烹饪快餐并不意味着牺牲风味,快餐也不见得就一定是垃圾食品。


Oxford nor / nɔː(r) ; NAmE nɔːr / conjunction , adverb 1 neither… nor… | not… nor… and not 也不 She seemed neither surprised nor worried. 她似乎既不惊讶也不担心。 He wasn't there on Monday. Nor on Tuesday, for that matter. 他星期一没在那儿。星期二也一样,也不在。 ( formal) Not a building nor a tree was left standing. 没有一栋房屋一棵树仍然站着没倒。 2 used before a positive verb to agree with sth negative that has just been said (用于肯定动词前,表示同意刚提及的否定命题)也不 She doesn't like them and nor does Jeff. 她不喜欢他们,杰夫也不喜欢。 ‘I'm not going.’ ‘Nor am I.’ “我不会去。”“我也不去。” nor / nɔː(r) ; NAmE nɔːr /
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nornor /nɔː $ nɔːr/ ●●● S2 W1 conjunction, adverb
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1neither ... nor ... used when mentioning two things that are not true or do not happen:  He can neither read nor write (=he cannot read or write). Hilary was neither shocked nor surprised by the news. Neither Matt nor Julie said anything.2formal used after a negative statement in order to introduce another negative statement containing a similar kind of information:  I don’t expect children to be rude, nor do I expect to be disobeyed. It was not my fault, nor his.3British English used after a negative statement to say that the negative statement is also true for someone or something else:  ‘I don’t want to go.’ ‘Nor do I.’ They couldn’t understand it at the time, and nor could we.
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也不(80%),也没有(20%)
conj.也不;也不是
adv.也不;也没有
n.(Nor)人名;(中)挪(广东话·威妥玛);(马来、俄)诺尔;(柬)诺

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