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| 1 | used for making negatives
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| | 1a | used for making a sentence , expression , or word negative 不，不是，没有（用于将句子、短语或词变成否定） | | He would not listen to anything she said. 他不会听她所说的任何话。 | | Barbara’ s not coming to the party. 巴巴拉不来参加聚会了。 | | I don’ t feel sorry for her. 我并不为她感到难过。 | | Do not forget your promise. 别忘了你的承诺。 | | They told me not to worry. 他们叫我别担心。 | | Not all children have the opportunity for pre-school education. 不是所有的孩子都有接受学前教育的机会。 | | not even The teacher could not even remember my name. 这位老师甚至记不起我的名字。 | | The oven’ s not even warm yet. 这个烤箱甚至还没热。 | |
| | 1b | used instead of repeating something in the negative 不，不会（用于代替并否定前面的内容） | | or not Are you coming with me or not? 你和不和我一起走？ | | if not I’ ll probably see you on Sunday; if not, it’ ll be Monday. 我可能星期天去看你，如果没去，那就星期一。 | | hope/suppose/think etc not ‘Is it going to be very expensive?’ ‘I hope not.’ “这会很昂贵吗？”“我希望不会。” | |
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| 2 | used for showing the opposite
used for showing that you mean the opposite of the word or phrase that follows 并非，不怎么（用于表示与后接的词或短语相反的意思） |
| It’ s not much fun living with a drug addict. 与一个吸毒的人生活在一起可不是好玩的。 |
| I was astonished and not a little shocked by what she said. 我对她所说的感到震惊，而不是仅有点惊讶。 |
| Not surprisingly, Greg forgot to bring the key. 果不其然，格雷格忘了带钥匙。 |
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| 3 | spoken used for asking questions
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| | 3a | used for forming a question when you expect the answer to be ‘yes’ 不，不是，没有（用于构成期待肯定回答的疑问句） | | Did you not get my letter? 你没有收到我的信吗？ | | Isn’ t it a beautiful day? 难道这不是晴朗宜人的一天吗？ | | That was easy, wasn’ t it? 那很容易，不是吗？ | |
| | 3b | used for forming questions that show you think someone should have done something 难道不该（用于表示认为某人本该做某事） | | Shouldn’ t you have brought the washing in out of the rain? 难道你不该把洗好的衣服从雨中拿进来吗？ | | Did I not tell you to be ready by ten o’ clock? 难道我没有告诉你在10点以前准备好吗？ | |
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| 4 | less than an amount
used before a distance , length of time , amount etc to say that something is less than that amount 不满，不足，不到（用于距离、时间、长度或数量等之前） |
| We got there not five minutes before Fran arrived. 我们到那儿不足5分钟弗兰就来了。 |
| He was not three miles from home when his car broke down. 他的车抛锚时离家还不到3英里。 |
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| 5 | spoken used for reacting to information that upsets you
used for showing that you are surprised , annoyed , or disappointed by something that has just happened or that you have just heard about 别，可别（用于表示对刚发生或刚听说的事表示惊讶、烦恼或失望） |
| Oh no! Not another of Ronald’ s stupid ideas. 啊，不！可别再来一个罗纳德的蠢主意。 |
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| - | not at all
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| 1 | used for emphasizing a negative statement 一点儿也不，根本不，完全不（用于强调否定陈述） | My parents were not at all pleased with my exam results. 父母对我的考试成绩一点也不满意。 | |
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| 2 | used as a polite reply when someone has thanked you for something 别客气，不用谢，没什么，哪儿话（用于答谢的礼貌用语） | ‘Thank you for all your help.’ ‘Not at all.’ “谢谢您的帮助。”“别客气。” | |
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| - | not one
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| used for emphasizing that there are none of the people or things you are talking about |
| 没有任何一个，一个也没有（用于强调没有所谈及的任何人或任何事物） |
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| Not one member voted in favour. 没有一个成员投赞成票。 |
| Not a single book was left on the shelf. 书架上一本书也没有留下。 |
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| - | not only/just/merely/simply
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| used for emphasizing that , although something is true , something else is also true or is more important |
| 不仅，不只是（用于强调） |
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| Our apartment is not only centrally located, it’ s near a park too. 我们的公寓不仅位于中心地带，而且还靠近公园。 |
| We need to talk about these problems, not simply assume they will resolve themselves. 我们得来谈谈这些问题，而不只是假定它们会自己得到解决。 |
| not only...but (also) There are problems not only with the students, but also with the teachers themselves. 不但学生们有难题，老师们自己也有。 |
| not only do/will/can etc Not only can he make people laugh, he can make them cry as well. 他不但能让人笑，而且还能让人哭。 |
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| - | not that
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| used for adding a negative statement that reduces the effect or the importance of what you have just said |
| 并不是说，并非（用于减弱刚才所说的话的效果或重要性） |
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| We forgot to leave our number – not that it matters; they can always ask Julie. 我们忘了留下号码，不过也没关系，他们可以随时问朱莉。 |
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| Usage note: not | | | | In spoken and informal English not is often shortened to n’ t on the end of auxiliary verbs (‘be’ , ‘do’ , and ‘have’ ) and modal verbs. For example, was not is shortened to wasn’ t.在口语和非正式英语中，not 常常在助动词（be, do 和have） 和情态动词后缩略为n’t。例如， was not 缩写为wasn’t。The short form n’ t is used in question tags:You speak French, don’ t you?你会讲法语，不是吗?We could travel together, couldn’ t we?我们可以一起旅行，不是吗？ | | | |
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