| 单词 | not that |
| 释义 | not thatnot that 1 used before a sentence or phrase to mean the opposite of what follows it, and to make the previous sentence seem less important 并不…〔用于表示前面的语句不太重要〕 Sarah has a new boyfriend – not that I care (=I do not care). 萨拉找了个新男友——我并不在乎。 Janice had lost some weight, not that it mattered (=it did not matter). 贾尼丝体重减轻了一些，不过那没什么。 Examples from the Corpus not that ...• We thought Charlie was not that close to the camp.• Stanford was a 28-22 loser at Arizona Stadium, and it was not that close.• Bringing past legends to life is not that easy but Simon Cadell is astonishingly successful as Coward.• Himself, and not Paul, and certainly not that kid out there.• It was the wealth of the new entrepreneurs, not that of their workmen, which was everywhere celebrated.• It is not that such a fuel can not be produced, so much as the scale of production required.• Moustaches were allowed, not that they did much for a few who grew them. → not that ... at not(3) 2 spokenVERY used to mean fairly short, only a few etc 没有那么长/那么多等〔表示相当短、仅一点点等〕 Will’s not that tall, considering he’s 16. 考虑到威尔已经16岁了，他个子不算太高。 The film wasn’t all that good. 那部电影不怎么好看。 Examples from the Corpus not (all) that long/many etc• So there is not that long a wait.• McPhail, 20, is making a run for the board not that long after having graduated from the system himself.• I was told the rules, there were not that many and most were sensible.• Thankfully there were not that many in cars.• He doesn't recognize the name, not that many people seem to know his or that of his publisher.• Well, maybe not that many things.• And not that many women really feel comfortable going for the jugular.• He would do the job himself if he had the time-and had the job not that many years ago. → not (all) that long/many etc at that3(1) |
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