not

adverb

/nɒt/

/nɑːt/

Idioms

(often reduced to n't) used with be, do or have to form the negative of verbs; used to form the negative of modal verbs like can or must不（构成动词 be、do、have 和情态动词 can、must 等的否定形式）
- She did not/didn’t see him.她没看见他。
- It’s not/It isn’t raining.没下雨。
- It's cold, isn't it?很冷，是吧？
- Don't you eat meat?你不吃肉吗？
- I can't see from here.我从这儿看不见。
- He must not go.他绝不能走。
used to give the following word or phrase a negative meaning, or to reply in the negative（否定后面的词或短语，或作否定的回答）不，没有
- He warned me not to be late.他提醒我不要迟到。
- I was sorry not to have seen them.我很遗憾没有见到他们。
- Not everybody agrees.不是每一个人都同意。
- They had still not decided.他们还没有决定。
- ‘Who's next?’ ‘Not me.’“下一位是谁？”“不是我。”
- ‘What did you do at school?’ ‘Not a lot.’“你在学校干什么了？”“没做多少事。”
- It's not easy being a parent (= it's difficult).为人父母不容易。
- It's not every day you get to meet a famous actor.并不是每天都能见到著名演员。
used after hope, expect, believe, etc. to give a negative reply（用于 hope、expect、believe 等动词后，作为否定的回答）不，没有
- ‘Will she be there?’ ‘I hope not.’“她会在那儿吗？”“但愿不会。”
- ‘Is it ready?’ ‘I'm afraid not.’“准备好了吗？”“恐怕还没呢。”
- (formal) ‘Does he know?’ ‘I believe not.’“他知道吗？”“我想他不知道。”
or not used to show a negative possibility（表示否定的可能性）否，或许不
- I don't know if he's telling the truth or not.我不知道他是否说了真话。
- Whether you succeed or not depends on the how skilled you are.你成功与否取决于你的技艺有多高。
used to say that you do not want something or will not allow something（拒绝或不允许）不
- ‘Some more?’ ‘Not for me, thanks.’“再来点儿吗？”“我不要了，谢谢。”
- ‘Can I throw this out?’ ‘Certainly not.’“我把这个扔了，行吗？”“当然不行。”
even less than连…也不到
- She was standing not three feet in front of me.她站在我前面不到三英尺的地方。
used to suggest that the opposite of the following word or phrase is true（表示与后面的词语意思相反）
- This could all happen in the not too distant future (= soon).这一切都可能在不久的将来发生。
- His view on the matter was not a million miles away from (= close to) mine.他和我对这件事的看法并非相差十万八千里。
(humorous, informal) used to emphasize the opposite of a statement才怪（否定刚说过的话）
- Well, that sounds like a fun evening—not!那听起来是愉快的一晚——才怪！

Word OriginMiddle English: contraction of the adverb nought.

Idioms

not a…

(also not one…)

used for emphasis to mean ‘no thing or person’（用于强调）一个也不，一件也没
- He didn't speak to me—not one word.他没跟我说话，一个字也没说。

not at all

used to politely accept thanks or to agree to something（礼貌地答谢或同意）别客气，没关系，没什么
- ‘Thanks a lot.’ ‘Not at all.’“非常感谢。”“不客气。”
- ‘Will it bother you if I smoke?’ ‘Not at all.’“我抽烟你介意吗？”“没关系。”
Topics Opinion and argumentc1

not only… (but) (also)…

used to emphasize that something else is also true不但…而且…
- She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustrations.她不仅写了正文，还挑选了插图。
- He not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read.他不但读了这本书，而且记得所读的内容。

not that

used to state that you are not suggesting something倒不是；并不是说
- She hasn't written—not that she said she would.她还没写信来——倒不是她说过她要写。

单词	not
释义	not adverb /nɒt/ /nɑːt/ Idioms (often reduced to n't) used with be, do or have to form the negative of verbs; used to form the negative of modal verbs like can or must不（构成动词 be、do、have 和情态动词 can、must 等的否定形式） She did not/didn’t see him.她没看见他。 It’s not/It isn’t raining.没下雨。 It's cold, isn't it?很冷，是吧？ Don't you eat meat?你不吃肉吗？ I can't see from here.我从这儿看不见。 He must not go.他绝不能走。 used to give the following word or phrase a negative meaning, or to reply in the negative（否定后面的词或短语，或作否定的回答）不，没有 He warned me not to be late.他提醒我不要迟到。 I was sorry not to have seen them.我很遗憾没有见到他们。 Not everybody agrees.不是每一个人都同意。 They had still not decided.他们还没有决定。 ‘Who's next?’ ‘Not me.’“下一位是谁？”“不是我。” ‘What did you do at school?’ ‘Not a lot.’“你在学校干什么了？”“没做多少事。” It's not easy being a parent (= it's difficult).为人父母不容易。 It's not every day you get to meet a famous actor.并不是每天都能见到著名演员。 used after hope, expect, believe, etc. to give a negative reply（用于 hope、expect、believe 等动词后，作为否定的回答）不，没有 ‘Will she be there?’ ‘I hope not.’“她会在那儿吗？”“但愿不会。” ‘Is it ready?’ ‘I'm afraid not.’“准备好了吗？”“恐怕还没呢。” (formal) ‘Does he know?’ ‘I believe not.’“他知道吗？”“我想他不知道。” or not used to show a negative possibility（表示否定的可能性）否，或许不 I don't know if he's telling the truth or not.我不知道他是否说了真话。 Whether you succeed or not depends on the how skilled you are.你成功与否取决于你的技艺有多高。 used to say that you do not want something or will not allow something（拒绝或不允许）不 ‘Some more?’ ‘Not for me, thanks.’“再来点儿吗？”“我不要了，谢谢。” ‘Can I throw this out?’ ‘Certainly not.’“我把这个扔了，行吗？”“当然不行。” even less than连…也不到 She was standing not three feet in front of me.她站在我前面不到三英尺的地方。 used to suggest that the opposite of the following word or phrase is true（表示与后面的词语意思相反） This could all happen in the not too distant future (= soon).这一切都可能在不久的将来发生。 His view on the matter was not a million miles away from (= close to) mine.他和我对这件事的看法并非相差十万八千里。 (humorous, informal) used to emphasize the opposite of a statement才怪（否定刚说过的话） Well, that sounds like a fun evening—not!那听起来是愉快的一晚——才怪！ Word OriginMiddle English: contraction of the adverb nought. Idioms not a… (also not one…) used for emphasis to mean ‘no thing or person’（用于强调）一个也不，一件也没 He didn't speak to me—not one word.他没跟我说话，一个字也没说。 not at all used to politely accept thanks or to agree to something（礼貌地答谢或同意）别客气，没关系，没什么 ‘Thanks a lot.’ ‘Not at all.’“非常感谢。”“不客气。” ‘Will it bother you if I smoke?’ ‘Not at all.’“我抽烟你介意吗？”“没关系。” Topics Opinion and argumentc1 not only… (but) (also)… used to emphasize that something else is also true不但…而且… She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustrations.她不仅写了正文，还挑选了插图。 He not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read.他不但读了这本书，而且记得所读的内容。 not that used to state that you are not suggesting something倒不是；并不是说 She hasn't written—not that she said she would.她还没写信来——倒不是她说过她要写。
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