| 释义 |
not —不 (almost always used)未非否Examples:walk cautiously in order not to make noise—start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through—lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed—pretend not to know [idiom.]—not submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence—lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)—worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)—lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not be mentioned in the same breath—fig. only able see isolated details, and not the bigger picture—not worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say—lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position—(adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else)—pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner—lit. dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general—fig. not live up to one's promises—spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)—regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.—lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.—one would prefer to...(or not to...)—lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned—fate is unfavorable (idiom); the omens are not good—(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy—lit. not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts—be so in pain as to not want to live—a slow remedy does not address immediate needs—not know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)—know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information—not liable taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc)—certificate of attendance (for a student who did not graduate)—not accept as correct (idiom); to object—turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear—hard explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly—angry, but not daring speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment—Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound succeed eventually.—vow not to break one's promise—a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature—not become attached to material things, not to pity oneself—do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act—lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society—lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out—lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview—live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off—treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people—believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.—snow skin mooncake (with a soft casing which is not baked, instead of the traditional baked pastry casing)—Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.—take care not to overdo sth—not hear, not to question [idiom.]—bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others [idiom.]—go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path [idiom.]—lit. family shames must not be spread abroad [idiom.]—sincerely caution sb not to do sth [idiom.]—seem to understand, but not to understand [idiom.]—destined meet but not fated to be together [idiom.]— |