Note B Noted Verb Short Musical Voice Record

note

I

\\ˈnōt\\ transitive verb
(not·ed ; not·ing)1.
  a. to notice or observe with care
  b. to record or preserve in writing
2.
  a. to make special mention of or remark on
  b.

indicate

,

show

• not·er noun

II

noun1.
  a.
    (1)obsolete : ,
    (2) 2a
    (3) , ; especially : the musical call of a bird
  b. a written symbol used to indicate duration and pitch of a tone by its shape and position on the staff
2.
  a. a characteristic feature (as of odor or flavor)
  b. something (as an emotion or disposition) like a note in tone or resonance
      a note of sadness
      end on a high note
3.
  a.
    (1)
    (2) a condensed or informal record
  b.
    (1) a brief comment or explanation
    (2) a printed comment or reference set apart from the text
  c.
    (1) a written promise to pay a debt
    (2) a piece of paper money
    (3) a government or corporate bond usually with a maturity of between two and ten years
  d.
    (1) a short informal letter
    (2) a formal diplomatic communication
  e. a scholarly or technical essay shorter than an article and restricted in scope
  f. a sheet of notepaper
4.
  a.

distinction

,

reputation

      a figure of international note
  b.

observation

,

notice

      took full note of the proceedings
  c.

knowledge

,

information

Synonyms: see

[note 1b]

note
  note (v.) early 13c., "observe, mark carefully," from O.Fr. noter, from L. notare, from nota "letter, note," originally "a mark, sign," possibly an alteration of Old L. *gnata, infl. by gnoscere "to recognize." Meaning "to set in writing" is from c.1400. The noun is first attested c.1300, in the musical sense; meaning "brief writing" is from 1540s. Notebook is first attested 1570s; noteworthy is from 1550s.

☞ note
note / nEut; NAmE nout / nounTO REMIND YOU 提醒自己
1. [C] a short piece of writing to help you remember sth
   笔记；记录:
   Please make a note of the dates.
   请记下日期。
   She made a mental note (= decided that she must remember) to ask Alan about it.
   她提醒自己要记住向艾伦问问这事。
SHORT LETTER 短信
2. [C] a short informal letter
   短笺；便条:
   Just a quick note to say thank you for a wonderful evening.
   仅以此短笺感谢您安排的美好的夜晚。
   She left a note for Ben on the kitchen table.
   她在厨房的餐桌上给本留了个便条。
   a suicide note
   绝命书
IN BOOK 书籍
3. [C] a short comment on a word or passage in a book
   注释；按语；批注:
   a new edition of 'Hamlet', with explanatory notes
   附注释的新版《哈姆雷特》
   See note 3, page 259.
   见 259 页注释 3。
⇨ see also

footnote

(1)
INFORMATION 资料
4. notes [pl.] information that you write down when sb is speaking, or when you are reading a book, etc.
   (听讲或读书等时的)记录,笔记:
   He sat taking notes of everything that was said.
   他坐在那儿记下了所说的每一件事。
   Can I borrow your lecture notes ?
   我可以借你的讲稿看看吗？
   Patients' medical notes have gone missing.
   患者的病历丢失了。
5. [C, usually pl.] information about a performance, an actor's career, a piece of music, etc. printed in a special book or on a CD case, record cover, etc.
   (有关演出、演员经历、音乐等的)图书资料,录音或唱片等封套介绍:
   The sleeve notes include a short biography of the performers on this recording.
   封套上的介绍包括本唱片中的演奏者生平简介。
MONEY 钱币
6. (also bank·note) (both especially BrE) (NAmE usually bill) [C] a piece of paper money
   纸币:
   a £5 note
   一张面值为 5 英镑的纸币
   We only exchange notes and traveller's cheques.
   我们只兑换纸币和旅行支票。
IN MUSIC 音乐
7. [C] a single sound of a particular length and

pitch

(= how high or low a sound is), made by the voice or a musical instrument; the written or printed sign for a musical note
   单音；音调；音符:
   He played the first few notes of the tune.
   他演奏了这支曲子开始的几个音。
    high / low notes
   高/低音
QUALITY 性质
8. [sing.] ~ (of sth) a particular quality in sth, for example in sb's voice or the atmosphere at an event
   特征；口气；调子；气氛
   SYN 

air

:
   There was a note of amusement in his voice.
   听他的口气,是觉得很有意思。
    On a more serious note (= speaking more seriously)...
   更严格地讲…
    On a slightly different note (= changing the subject slightly), let's talk about...
   咱们略微换一下话题,谈谈…
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT 正式文件
9. [C] an official document with a particular purpose
   正式文件；票据；证明书:
   a sick note from your doctor
   医生开据的病假证明
   The buyer has to sign a delivery note as proof of receipt.
   购买者必须签收送货单表明货已收到。
⇨ see also

credit note

,

promissory note

10. [C] (technical 术语) an official letter from the representative of six government to another
   (外交文书)照会；通牒:
   an exchange of diplomatic notes
   外交照会的互换
 IDIOMS 
▪ of 'note
   of importance or of great interest
   重要的；引人注目的:
   a scientist of note
   著名的科学家
   The museum contains nothing of great note.
   这家博物馆没有什么很有价值的东西。
▪ hit / strike the right / wrong 'note
(especially BrE)
   to do, say or write sth that is suitable / not suitable for a particular occasion
   做(或说、写)得得体/不得体
▪ sound / strike a 'note (of 'sth)
   to express feelings or opinions of a particular kind
   表达某种情感(或观点):
   She sounded a note of warning in her speech.
   她在讲话中提出了警告。
▪ take 'note (of sth)
   to pay attention to sth and be sure to remember it
   注意到；将…铭记在心:
   Take note of what he says.
   牢记他说的话。
⇨ more at

compare

v. verb (rather formal)
1. to notice or pay careful attention to sth
   注意；留意:
  ▪ [VN]
   Note the fine early Baroque altar inside the chapel.
   注意小教堂里精致的早期巴罗克风格的祭坛。
  ▪ [V (that)]
   Please note (that) the office will be closed on Monday.
   请注意办事处星期一将关闭。
  ▪ [V wh-]
   Note how these animals sometimes walk with their tails up in the air.
   注意观察这些动物如何有时翘起尾巴走路。
  ▪ [VN that]
    It should be noted that dissertations submitted late will not be accepted.
   应该注意的是迟交的论文将不予接受。
⇨ note at

notice

2. to mention sth because it is important or interesting
   指出；特别提到:
  ▪ [V that]
   It is worth noting that the most successful companies had the lowest prices.
   值得指出的是最成功的公司价格最低。
  ▪ [also VN also V wh- also VN that]
⇨ note at

comment

 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ 7note sth ↔ 'down
   to write down sth important so that you will not forget it
   记录；记下
   SYN 

jot down

note noun

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note verb

note
I. \ˈnōt, usu -ōd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, use, profit, benefit, from Old English nutu; akin to Old English nēotan to use, enjoy — more at
dialect England : a cow's lactation period
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English noten, from Old French noter, from Latin notare, from nota note, mark
1.
 a.
  (1) : to record or fix in the mind or memory : take due or special notice of : notice or observe with care
   < must be noted that some southern Negroes were able to rise — Mercer Cook >
   < please note that payment in full is enclosed >
   < noted the fine stature of the Indian males — American Guide Series: Oregon >
   < pleased to note that I will be summoned to appear in court — Oris Turner >
  (2) : to record or preserve in writing : make a note of
   < noted on the margin his disagreement with the writer >
   — often used with down
   < noted down his impressions of the city >
  (3) archaic : to set down in or provide with notes especially musical notes
  (4) : to make a notarial memorandum of nonpayment of (a negotiable bill) on presentation
  (5) : to make notes in; also :
   < noted cases for the attorney general — John Buchan >
 b. : to recognize the existence or presence of : ,
  < in these brilliant and gifted inhabitants … one may note a number of characteristics — W.K.Ferguson >
  < edema is likely to be noted first in the legs — Morris Fishbein >
  < too good and simple himself to note what was implied — Mary Austin >
  < one notes the scars pocking the buildings — H.L.Matthews >
  < quick to note a shadow of pain across his pale features — W.J.Locke >
2. obsolete : ,
3.
 a. : to call attention to in speech or writing : make separate or special mention of :
  < the odds, someone noted, were stacked … in favor of the house — T.H.White b. 1915 >
  < notes with gallant approval the civilizing influences of British administrators — Hal Lehrman >
  < the magazine noted his understanding of international problems — Current Biography >
 b. : to indicate or show
  < records fail to note what became of him >
  < on this occasion she was merely noted as a member of the company — F.C.Schang >
  < scales that can note the absence of a dime in a batch of thousands — Buick Magazine >
4. obsolete : , , — usually used with of, for, or with
Synonyms: see
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin nota note, mark, character, brand
1.
 a.
  (1) : a melody or song
   < mine ear is much enamored of thy note — Shakespeare >
  (2) : a tone of definite pitch (as of a musical instrument or the voice)
  (3) : , ,
   < heard the iron on the roof give an uneasy warning note — Eve Langley >
   < not even the loon, in whose voice there is a human note — Charlton Laird >
  (4) : the musical call or song of a bird
   < you know its note: the liquid clarity is so perfect that when it sings the other birds … grow silent — Harold Laski >
  (5) : a tone of voice expressive of some mood, attitude, or emotion
   < her voice carried a note of irritation — Louis Bromfield >
   < would cry with the wounded note of the utterly betrayed — Mary Austin >
   < her deep-sounding young voice with a note in it he had never heard before — Edna Ferber >
   < a wild anxiety had come into her voice — a note of desperate pleading — O.E.Rölvaag >
 b.
  (1) : a character used to indicate relative duration by its shape and definite musical pitch by its position on the staff
  (2) : a key of a pianoforte or similar instrument
 c. : ,
  < a valued perfumery synthetic with a lily-of-the-valley note — J.E.Hawkins & E.G.Rietz >
2.
 a.
  (1) : a characteristic feature, theme, or quality : ,
   < there was such a note of absurdity about it — T.B.Costain >
   < those are the main notes of medieval life — G.G.Coulton >
   < the essential notes of his satire — F.R.Leavis >
   < a fixed note of my father's life — Van Wyck Brooks >
   < two notes of gentility our family maintained — R.M.Lovett >
   < a strong note of realism — Ellen L. Buell >
   < there isn't a note in you which I don't know — Thomas Hardy >
  (2) : an identifying or dominant theme, characteristic, or motif
   < the hard, varnished, cosmopolitan cleverness which is the note of the hour — Sinclair Lewis >
   < strikes at once the note of his career — H.E.Scudder >
  (3) : a concrete object that sets the tone or constitutes an identifying or characteristic feature
   < vast ranches whose one modern note is an occasional oil derrick — American Guide Series: Texas >
  (4) : , ,
   < hadn't intended to end on this note — F.R.Leavis >
   < answered on the same detached note — Francis King >
   < began … on a note of urgency — Christine Weston >
   < inject a note of intimacy into their contacts — T.B.Costain >
 b. archaic : ,
3.
 a.
  (1) : an abstract of particulars recorded in the conveyance by fine
  (2) Scots law : a short and concise statement used as a pleading of an action or defense and setting forth without argument the statutes or cases relied upon
 b.
  (1) : a brief writing intended to assist the memory or to serve as the basis for a fuller statement : ,
   < made a note on a piece of paper — Barnaby Conrad >
  (2) : a condensed record of a speech, lecture, lesson, or discussion made at the time of listening
   < takes extensive notes in all his classes >
  (3) : an artist's rough sketch especially of a detail
 c.
  (1) : a brief remark by way of explanation or information : a comment or explanation (as penciled in the margin of a page) : a critical explanation or illustrative observation
  (2) : a printed comment or reference that is set apart from the main text and usually in smaller type — see , , ; compare
  (3) : explanatory printed comment on a work of art
   < program notes for a concert >
   < notes on a record album >
 d.
  (1) archaic : ,
  (2) : a written or printed paper acknowledging a debt and promising payment : a written promise to pay
   < has my note for $1000 >
  (3) : a bank note or other form of paper that is current money
   < deposited the sum in notes and coin >
  (4) obsolete : a signed receipt :
 e.
  (1) : a short informal letter
  (2) : a formal diplomatic communication regularly bearing the signature of the person who sends it, addressed personally to the minister or other official to whom it is sent, usually written in the first person although sometimes in the third, and typically used for the most important correspondence — compare aide-mé, ,
  (3) : any of a number of diplomatic communications of varying character or formality
 f.
  (1) : a short account, essay, or sketch
   < not attempting in this brief note to recount again the public battles of that far-off time — Bruce Bliven b.1889 >
  specifically : a communication (as to a scholarly or technical journal) usually considerably shorter in length than an article and severely restricted in scope or subject matter
   < a brief note … reported the find of an association of human burials and artifacts — G.W.Hewes >
  (2) : an often informal record of impressions or incidents — usually used in plural
   < notes on a journey to the headwaters of the Amazon >
  (3) : a brief item in a newspaper or magazine :
   < financial notes >
   < household notes >
   < social notes >
4.
 a. : , ,
  < other animal stories of note — Ellen L. Buell >
  < a figure of almost international note — John Buchan >
 b. : , , — usually used with take
  < took full note of all that had happened >
 c. : ,
  < his popularity has long been a matter of note — Current Biography >
5. : an incident or situation of an unexpected, startling, or disagreeable character
 < wasn't that a note for a chief officer to swallow — Sam Ross >
 < that's a hell of a note — Ernest Hemingway >
Synonyms: see ,
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