who shaH remam nameZess t位不便透露姓名的知名

人士 3 [usually .before noun] :(//.terary) .difficult or too unpleasant to describe不可‘状的；难'以形容的： nameless horrors       〇 a nameless longing

难以形容的渴望

name ly /'neimli/ adv. used to introduce more exact and detailed information about sth that you have just mentioned 即；也就是：We need to concentrate on our target audience, namely women aged between 20 and 30.

我们须针对我们的听众对象，即年龄在20到30岁之间的 妇女。

name-plate /'neimpleit/ noun 1 a sign on the door or the wall of a building showing the name of a company or the name of a person who is living or working there (标明公司或居住、生活在该处的人的 > 名牌，标示牌， 名匾 2 a piece of metal or plastic on an object showing the name of the person who owns it, made it or presented it (标示所有者、制造者或提供者姓名的）名 称牌

name-sake /'neimseik/ noun a person or thing that has the same name as sb/sth else 同名的人：(_.或物：}: Unlike his more famous namesake, this Bill Clinton has interest  这位比尔•克林顿和那位著名的

同名人不同，对政治没什么兴趣。 name tag noun a small piece of plastic, paper or metal that you wear，with your name on it ( ill滅于胸前的） 名牌；胸佩

name tape noun a small piece of cloth that is sewn or stuck onto a piece of clothing and that has the name of the owner on it (衣物上的）姓名标签 nan1 /naen/ noun {Br£) = nanny(2) nan2 (also naan) /na:n/ (also nan bread, 'naan bread) /7〇w/7 [U] a type of soft flat S Asian bread 南亚武面包 (松软扁平）

nana1 (BrE also nanna) /'naena/ noun (informal) =nanny(2)

nana2 /'naina/ noun (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a stupid person 呆子；傻瓜"H771 idiot： J/eZt a right mzna.我

觉得自己真傻。

nancy /'naensi/ noun (pi. -ies) (also 'nancy boy, nance /naens/) (taboo, slang, especially Br£) an offensive word for a homosexual man, or a man who behaves in a way that is thought to be typical of women■假娘儿们 (含冒犯意，指同性恋男子或举止像女性的男子） nanny /'naeni/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 a woman whose job is to take care of young children in the children's own home (儿童家中的）保姆 2 (also nan) (both (used by children, especially as a form of address 儿童角语V、免 作称呼）a grandmother 奶奶；姥姥：When is Atonny coming to stay?奶奶什么时候来住？ ◊ my nan and 我的爷爷、奶奶一see also granny the state (6r£) a disapproving way of talking about the fact that government seems to get too much involved in people’s lives and to protect them too much，in a way tiiat limits their freedom 保姆式国家 nanny goat now" a female goat 母山羊；雌山羊 —compare billy goat

nannyang /'naeniii]/ noun [U] 1 the job of being a child’s nanny 保姆工作；照看小孩 2 (8r£，d/sflp/?roW/7g) the fact of helping and protecting sb too mucii 帮.忙肆

多；过于呵护；过分关

nano- /'naenau/ combining form {technical (in nouns and adjectives; used especially in units of measurement 构成名词和形容词，尤用于计量单位）one billionth纳 (诺）；毫微；十亿分之一：nanosecond毫微秒◊ nanometre毫微米

nano-metre (6r£) {NAmE nano-meter) /'naenaumi:t8(r); NAmE 'nsenou-l noun {abbr. nm) one thousand millionth of a metre纳杀；毫微米；+亿芬之一米 nano-sec-ond /'naenausekand; NAmE 'naenou-/ noun (abbr. ns) one thousand millionth of a second 十亿分之一秒

nano-tech-nol-ogy /tnaen8utek'nDl0d3i; NAmE -'nail-/ noun [U] the branch of technology that deals with structures that are less than l〇〇 nanometres long. Scientists often build these structures using individual molecules of substances•纳米技术►nano-tech.nolo-

1329   narcotic

gist noun nano-tech*no-logioal /.naenau.tekna'lDdsikl; AM/rjf -’la:d3-/       : ncmotec/motogicaZ research 纳米技'术

研究

nap /naep/ noun, verb

m noun 1 [C] a short sleep, especially during the day ( 0 间的）小睡，打吨 Hia snooze: to take/have a nap 打‘个盹;.小睡一会儿 一 see also catnap, power nap —compare siesta 2 [sing ] the short fine threads on the surface of some types of cloth, usually lying in the same direction (彙些织物表面的）短绒4； 3 [C】 advice given by an expert on which horse is most likely to win a race _马情报；赛马结果预测 ■ verb (-pp-) [V] to sleep for a short time, especially during the day ij ^ ,小尤指曰■间 > o. note at sleep seecATCHv. napa noun [U] = nappa

na-palm /'neiparm/ noun [U] a substance like jelly, made from petrol/gas, that bums and is used in making bombs凝固汽油（用于制造炸弹） nape /neip/ noun [sing.] ~ (of sb^ neck) the back of the neck 脖颈：Her hair was cut short at the nape of her ftecfc.子后面的头发剪得很短。一picture 〇 body ,nap 'hand noun {BrE, informal) (in sports and games 比赛或体育运动）five winning points or a series of five victories连贏五分；五连胜

naph-tha /'naefQa/ noun [U] a type of oil that starts burning very easily, used as fuel or in making chem- icals石脑油（作燃料或用于制造化学品） naph-tha-lene /'naefBalim; NAmE also 'nseipdd-/ noun M {chemistry it) a substance used in products that keep moths away from clothes, and in industrial processes 萘于制作卫生球等）/丨

nap-kin /'naepkm/ noun 1 (also 'table napkin) a piece of cloth or paper used at meals for protecting your clothes and cleaning your lips and fingers 餐巾；餐巾纸 Pin SERVIETTE 2 {NAmE) = SANITARY TOWEL 3 {BrE, old-fashioned or formal) = nappy nappa (also napa) /'naepa/ noun [U] a type of soft leather made from the skin of sheep or goats 纳帕软羊 皮革

nappe /naep/ noun [u] {geology a thin layer of rock that lies on top of a different type of rock 推覆体（:层状

岩体）

nappy /'naepi/ noun {pi. -ies) (Br0) (NAmE di-aper) a piece of soft cloth or paper that is folded around a bab^s bottom and between its legs to absorb and hold its body waste 尿布：flange her nappy.我要给她换尿 布。◊ a disposabZe nappy (= one that is made to be used once only) —次性桌希◊ na即;y rash 尿疼 narc /na:k; NAmE na:rk/ (alsio narco /'naikau; NAmE 'nairkou/) noun {NAmE, informal) a police officer whose job is to stop people selling or using drugs illegally 缉 毒警$

narcis-sism /'naisisizam; NAmE'nairs-/ noun [u] {formal, -disapproving) the habit of admiring yourself too much, especially your appearance自我陶醉，自赏，自恋（尤 指对自 容貌）► nar.cis.sis.tic /,na:si'sistik;

,na:rs-/ adj.     From the Greek myth in which

Narcissus, a beautiful young man, fell in love with his own reflection in a pool. He died and was changed into the flower which bears his name.源自希腊神话，貌美 青年那喀索斯（Narcissus )爱上了自己在水中的倒影。他 死后fk作水仙花，此花即因之命名。 nar-cis-sus /nai'sisas; NAmE nair's-/ noun {pi. nar-cissi /nai'sisai; NAmE nair's-/) a plant with white or yellow flowers that appear in spring. There are many types of narcissus, including the daffodil•水仙；水仙花 nar-co-lepsy /'naikaulepsi; NAmE 'na:rka-/ noun [U] (medical IS) a condition in which sb falls into a deep sleep when they are in relaxing surroundings 发作性— 病；嗜g症

narco-sis /nai'kausis; NAmE nair'kousis/ noun [U] 医）a state caused by drugs in which sb is unconscious or keeps falling asieep 麻醉 nar-cot-ic /nai'kDtik; NAmE na:r'ka:-/ noun, adj. m noun 1 a powerful illegal drug that affects the mind in