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used to give a negative reply or statement (用于否定的回答或陈述)不;没有;不是 Just say yes or no. 只要说 “是” 或 “不是”。 ‘Are you ready?’ ‘No, I'm not.’ “准备好了吗?” “没有,我没准备好。” Sorry, the answer's no. 对不起,回答是不。 ‘Another drink?’ ‘No, thanks.’ “再来一杯?” “不要了,谢谢。” It's about 70—no, I'm wrong—80 kilometres from Rome. 距离罗马大约是 70,不,不对,是 80 公里。 No! Don't touch it! It's hot. 别!别碰它!很烫。 ‘It was Tony.’ ‘No, you're wrong. It was Ted.’ “是托尼。” “不对,你错了。是特德。” ‘It's not very good, is it?’ ‘No, you're right, it isn't (= I agree).’ “这不太好,是吧?” “你说得对,这不太好。”
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used to express shock or surprise at what somebody has said (对某人所说的话感到惊讶)不,不要
Word OriginOld English nō, nā (adverb), from ne ‘not’ + ō, ā ‘ever’. The determiner arose in Middle English (originally before words beginning with any consonant except h-), reduced from non, from Old English nān, from ne ‘not’ + ān ‘one’, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
not take no for an answer
yes and no