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A: What was the score in the football match?
B: One- nil, to our team.
nil n. 无,零
A: Did the committee do good work?
B: No, it was only nominal, I think the members met only once.
nominal a. 1. 名义上的,有名无实的;2. (费用等)很少的,象征性的;3. 名词性的
A: I am going to nominate you to be the president of our organization.
B: Oh, thanks, I didn’t realize you thought so highly of me.
nominate vt. 提名,任命
A: Even though Peter hurt his foot he nonetheless won the race.
B: Yeah, he has always been a determined athlete.
nonetheless ad. 尽管如此,依然,然而
A: What usually happens at the end of one of these meetings?
B: I’m not sure what the norm is.
norm n. 1. 标准,规范;2. [常pl.]准则
A: I spent the afternoon looking at old photos.
B: That must have made you nostalgic.
nostalgic a. 怀旧的,引起对往事怀恋的
A: Why are dragons said to have large nostrils?
B: So that they can blow fire through them.
nostril n. 鼻孔
A: Mr. Hardy made a notable presentation at the conference.
B: Well, tell me the details then.
notable a. 值得注意的,显著的,著名的
n. 名人,要人
A: Did you play this piece at the concert?
B: No, I was unable to read the musical notation. It wasn’t printed clearly.
notation n. 1. 记号,标记法;2. 注释,记录
A: I am notorious for my bad spelling.
B: Yes, your teacher did mention it to me once.
notorious a. 臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的
A: Notwithstanding the weather, we had a great day out.
B: Yeah, it is best not to let the rain spoil our plans.
notwithstanding prep. / ad. 尽管
A: What are you doing?
B: I am reading a book to nourish my mind.
nourish vt. 1. 养育,喂养,滋养;2. 怀有(希望等),增强(希望等)
A: My daughter sleeps with her new shoes on.
B: Don’t worry, the novelty will wear off soon.
novelty n. 1. 新奇事物;2. 新奇,新奇感,新奇性;3. 新颖小巧而廉价的物品
A: What did you think of the nude painting in the gallery?
B: I thought it was a masterpiece.
nude a. 裸体的
n. 裸体画,裸体雕像
A: What is the numerical value you would attach to happiness?
B: That is an impossible thing to give a figure to .
numerical a. 数字的,用数字表示,数值的
A: My aunt wants to become a nun.
B: She must be very religious.
nun n. 修女,尼姑
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