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ADV. 副词1.?(与动词连用构成否定句)不You use not with verbs to form negative statements. 双语例句例: The sanctions are not working the way they were intended. 制裁没有像他们原本打算的那样奏效。 例: I don't trust my father anymore. 我再也不相信我父亲了。 2.?(用于构成期待肯定回答的疑问句)难道不You use not to form questions to which you expect the answer 'yes'. 双语例句例: Haven't they got enough problems there already? 难道他们那里的问题还不够多吗? 例: Didn't I see you at the party last week? 难道我在上周的聚会上没见到你吗? 3.?(常以n’t的形式出现于问句中,用于暗示某人早该做某事或表示惊讶)不You use not, usually in the form n't, in questions which imply that someone should have done something, or to express surprise that something is not the case. 双语例句例: Why didn't you do it months ago? 为什么你几个月前不做呢? 例: Why couldn't he listen to her? 为什么他不能听她的话? 4.?(常以n’t的形式用于反意疑问句的附加问句中)不是吗You use not, usually in the form n't, in question tags after a positive statement. 双语例句例: It's crazy, isn't it? 这真是疯了,不是吗? 例: I've been a great husband, haven't I? 我一直是个很不错的丈夫,不是吗? 5.?(常以n’t的形式用于礼貌的建议语中)不You use not, usually in the form n't, in polite suggestions. 双语例句例: Actually we do have a position in mind. Why don't you fill out our application? 实际上我们确实在考虑设一个职位。你为什么不填一下我们的申请表呢? 6.?(用于表示对前面出现过的单词、词组或从句的否定)不You use not to represent the negative of a word, group, or clause that has just been used. 双语例句例: 'Have you found Paula?'—'I'm afraid not, Kate.' “你找到葆拉了吗?” “恐怕还没有,凯特。” 7.?表示部分否定 , 并非所有(用于all或every之前)You can use not in front of 'all' or 'every' when you want to say something that applies only to some members of the group that you are talking about. 双语例句例: Not all the money, to put it mildly, has been used wisely. 说得好听点,并非所有的钱都花得很合理。 8.?并非(总是)If something is not always the case, you mean that sometimes it is the case and sometimes it is not. 双语例句例: He didn't always win the arguments, but he often was right. 他并非总是在辩论中获胜,但他常常是正确的。 例: She couldn't always afford a babysitter. 她并非总能雇得起一名临时保姆。 9.?(连一个)也不You can use not or not even in front of 'a' or 'one' to emphasize that there is none at all of what is being mentioned. 双语例句例: no office, no phone, not even a shelf on which to put my meagre belongings. 没有办公室,没有电话,甚至连个用来摆放我寥寥无几的物品的架子也没有。 例: I sent report after report. But not one word was published. 我寄了一篇又一篇的报告,但一个字也没有发表。 10.?不到(用于表示距离、时间或其他数量的词之前)You can use not in front of a word referring to a distance, length of time, or other amount to say that the actual distance, time, or amount is less than the one mentioned. 双语例句例: The tug crossed our stern not fifty yards away. 那艘拖船与我们的船尾错过,相距不到50码。 例: a large crowd not ten yards away waiting for a bus. 不到10码远的地方有一大群等公共汽车的人。 11.?(用以对比真实和不真实的情况,尤用于可能会被误认为真实的陈述)不是You use not when you are contrasting something that is true with something that is untrue. You use this especially to indicate that people might think that the untrue statement is true. 双语例句例: He has his place in the Asian team not because he is white but because he is good. 他在亚洲队有一席之地,不是因为他是白人而是因为他很出色。 例: Training is an investment not a cost. 培训是一种投资而不是一种花费。 12.?(用于如not only、not just和not simply等短语中强调某事是真的或正确的,但并不是全部事实。)You use not in expressions such as 'not only', 'not just', and 'not simply' to emphasize that something is true, but it is not the whole truth. 双语例句例: These films were not only making money; they were also perceived to be original. 这些电影不仅赚钱,而且还被认为具有原创性。 例: What's it going to cost us, not just in terms of money, but in terms of lives? 它将让我们付出什么代价,不仅在钱的方面,而且还在生命安全方面?
CONVENTION. 习惯表达1.?一点不Not at all is an emphatic way of saying 'No' or of agreeing that the answer to a question is 'No'. 双语例句例: 'Sorry. I sound like Abby, don't I?'—'No. Not at all.' “抱歉。我听上去像阿比,是吗?” “不,一点都不像。” 2.?不用谢 , 不客气Not at all is a polite way of acknowledging a person's thanks. 双语例句例: 'Thank you very much for speaking with us.'—'Not at all.' “非常感谢您与我们交谈。” “不客气。”
PHRASE. 习语1.?并非(用于引出否定从句以与前句形成矛盾)You use not that to introduce a negative clause that contradicts something that the previous statement implies. 双语例句例: His death took me a year to get over; not that you're ever really over it. 我用了一年的时间才慢慢接受了他去世的事实,但其实你永远也不可能真正释怀。
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