失造成的。：,:◊ rhe doctor was sued/or
metHcaZ negHgence. 这名_医生因为引致医疗事故而被起诉。
neg-li-gent /'neglid3ant/ adj. 1 (formal or law W) failing to give sb/sth
enough care or attention, especially when this has serious results 疏忽的；造成过失的：The school had been negligent in
not informing the child's parents about the fncfdent•校方疏忽于，坎有向这孩子的
父母通报这件事。◊
gross〖y
negligent严重失职2 (//Yerary) (of a person or their
manner 人及其举止）relaxed; not formal or
awkward放松的；随便的；木拘谨的H77I nonchalant： He waved, his hand in a negligent
gesture. 他漫未经心地挥了挥手。► neg.H.gent.丨y fldv.: The defendant drove negligently and
hit a lamp post. ®
小心驾驶，撞到一根路灯柱上了。◊Shewosietmfng negZigenrfy against t/je waH.她很随便地斜倚着墙。
neg-li-gible /'neglid38bl/ adj. of very little
importance or size and not worth considering 微不足道的；不重要
的；不值一提的 H*Z7I insignificant ： The
cost W05 negWgfWe.费用不大，无关紧要。◊anegHgiWeamoimt 很小的p
ne-go-ti-able
/m'gaujiabl;
NAmE -'gou-/ adj. 1 that you can discuss or
change before you make an agreement or a decision河协商的；可讨论的：rhe terms 〇/ empioyment
are negoti’abZe.雇用的条件可以协商。.◊ TTze price was not negoriaWe.价格没有淪i &余地。2 (hws/: ness 商）that you can exchange
for money or give to another person in exchange for money 流ii 的；可兑现
的；可转让的 EH3
NON-NEGOTIABLE
ne.go.ti.ate
/m'gaujieit;
/\Wm£ -'gou-/ ve/i? 1 [V]〜（with sb) (for/about sth) to try to reach an
agreement by formal discussion 谈判；嗟商；协商：rhe government not
negotiate with terrorists.政命不会和恐怖分子谈
判〇 o We have been negotiating for more
pay. i
在为增加工资进行协商。〇a strong negoriaring
position 强硬的谈判立场◊ negotiating
sfcfHs谈判技圬2 [VN] to arrange or
agree sth by formal discussion 商运； 达成（协议,）：to negotiate a
deal/contracl/treaty/ settkment达成交易；确立合同；商定条约内容/解决措 施◊ We successfully negotiated
the release of the hostages•我们成功地达成了释放人质的协议。3 [VN] to successfully get over or past a difficult
part on a path or route 通过，越过（险—路段）：77ie ciimbers had to
negotiate a steep rocfc/ace.—登者必须攀越陡峭的岩壁。
the negotiating table noun [sing.] (used mainly in newspapers 主要用于报章）a formal
discussion to try and reach an agreement 桌（指正式的谈判会议）： We want to get all the parties back to the
negotiating taWe.-们@把有关各方拉回到谈判桌上来。
ne-go-ti-ation /m.gauji'eijn; NAmE -.gouji-/ noun [C, usually pi., U] formal
discussion between people who are trying to reach an agreement 谈判；緩齒；协商：
peace/trade/woge,
etc. negotiations 和谈、资易洽▲、 工资谈判等◊ They begin
another round 0/negotiations
today.祕们今天开始了另一轮的谈判。◊ to enter into/ open/conduct
negotiations with sb / MJF /
进行谈判◊ rhe rent is a
matter/or negotiation between the /andtord and the tenant.租金可以由房东和租户协商
确定p- 0 A contract is
prepared in negotiation with our cHents.我们和客户协商起草了一份合同。◊ rhe issue is sriZZ under negotiation.这个问题还在商讨之中。◊ rhe price is generally open to negotiation. 价格
可以商
ne.go.ti.ator
/ni'gauj'ieityr);
NAmE -'gouji-/ noun a person who is involved
in formal political or financial discussions，especially because it is
their job 谈步ij 代
表；协商者
Ne-gress
/'niigres/
noun
{old-fashioned, often
offensive) a Negro woman or girl 黑人女字
neg-ri-tude
/'negritjuid;
NAmE -tu:d;
NAmE also 'ni:-/ noun [U] {formal) the quality or fact of
being of black African origin非裔黑人特征；非裔黑人血统
Negro /'niigrau; NAmE -grou/ noun {pi. -oes) {old- fashioned, often offensive) a member of a race of
people with dark skin who originally came from
neigh /nei/ verb [V] when a horse neighs it makes a long high
sound (马）嘶鸣► neigh not//? neigh.bour Our (N/Amf neigh.bor) /_neiba(r)/ noun
1
a person who lives next to you or near you 邻居；邻 人：We Ve had a lot of support from all our friends and neighbours.我们得到了朋友和邻里的很多照@。◊ Our next-door neighbours are very noisy, jll
^ M ® 非常吵。2 a country that is
next to or near another country 邻国：Britain's nearest neighbour is
neigh bourhood (Hv(8r£) {NAmE neigh bor hood)
/'neibahud; NAmE 'neibar-/ noun
1 a district or an
area of a town; the people who live there街区；城区；（统称 > 某街区（或城区）的居民： Wfe grew up m the same neighbourhood.我们是在同一条 街上长大尚。0 a poor/quiet/residential
neighbourhood 贫困的街区；安静的城区；居民区◊ Manhattan is
divided into distinct neighborhoods•曼哈顿分为几个区，_风格各
异。◊ the neighbourhood police 社区警察◊ He shouted so loudly that the whole
neighbourhood could hear him. 他叫得那么大声，整条街的人都能听到。2 the area that you are in or the area near
a particular place 所在地； ，近的地方 Hnm vicinity： We searched the surround- fng neighbourhood/or
the missing boy•我们在附近寻找 失踪的男孩儿。◊ Houses in the
neighbourhood 〇/Paris are extremely expensive.巴黎附近一带的住房极其昂贵。
in the neighbourhood of (of a number or an amount 数量）approximately; not
exactly 大约；上下：
Jt cost in the neighbourhood 〇/ $500•这夫 &花秦 了 500 tl〇
.neighbourhood
'watch (fir£) {NAmE .neighborhood
'watch)
noun [U] an arrangement by
which a group of people in an area watch each other's houses regularly as a way
of preventing crime邻里守望（邻居定期相互
照看住宅，防止犯罪）
neigh-bour-ing
(firE)
{NAmE neigh-bor-in^ /'neiberii]/ adj. [only before noun] located
or living near or next to a place or person邻近的；附近的；毗邻的：a neighbouring house 附近 的房子 ◊ neighbouring
towns 田比邻的 城镇◊ a
neighbouring/armer邻近的农场主 neighbourly [BrQ (NAmE neigh-bor-ly) /'neibali; NAmE -berli/ adj. 1 involving people,
countries, etc. that live or are located near each other 邻近的；接壤
的； '住在附近的：the importance 〇/ good neighbourZy rdarions .between the two states这两凾间睦邻友好关系洽
重要性〇 neighbour^ 邻里间的帮助◊ a neighbourZy
dispute.邻居间的纷拳2 friendly and helpful友好的；系
于助人的 KTO kind： It was a neighbourly gesture of theirs.这是他们友好的表示。►
neigh.bour.U.ness (8/^) (NAmE neighbor-li-ness) noun [U]： good neighbourliness 睦邻关系❖ a sense 0/community and
neighbourHness 社 区f助意识
nei-ther IH* /'nai60(r); 'ni:6a(r)/ c/et, pron., adv.
■ def.，pro/i. not one nor the other of two things
or people 两者都不：Afeither answer is
correct•两个答案都 不对。◊ Neither 〇/them has/have a car•他丨门_个如& 有汽车。◊ They produced two reports, neither o/whfc/i
contained any U5e_/W suggestions.他们提交了两个报告， 都没有任何€用的建议。◊ ‘Whfc/i do you /ffce?’ ‘JVdther. Jthin/cthe/rebothu^y.’ “你喜欢哪一个？”，“两个都
不喜欢，我觉得两个都很难看。” madv. 1 used
to show that a negative statement is also true of sb/sth else (否定的陈述同样适用于其他人或
物）也不：ffe didn’t remember
and neither did J.他没 住，_也忘了。hadn’t been to iVew
Ybrfc be/ore cmd neftherhadJcme.我以前没有去过纽约，简也没去过。◊ 亨 can’t imderstand a word 〇/ it. ’ ‘Neither can 我一 个字都弄不懂。”“我也是。” ◊(/n/omw/) 7 don’t fcrnnv.’‘Me neither.’ “我不知道。” “我也不知道。”