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next 〇/ fcin.我是她的最近亲。◊ Jfer next 〇/ fcin have been in/ormed•她最近的亲属已得到通知了。◊ rhe/orm must be signed by next 〇/ fcin.这表格必须由最近亲签字。

'next to 〇T» prep.

1 in or into a position right beside sb/sth 紧邻；，在…近 旁：We sat next to each other.我们紧挨着坐i一起。

〇 note at next 2 following in order or importance after sb/sth 仅次于‘；紧接：_ Wext to skiing my javourite 印ort is sfcating.我最喜欢的运动除了滑雪就是溜冰。

3 almost 几乎：Charles knew next to nothing about /arming•査尔斯对耕作几乎一无所知。◊ The horse came next to last (= the one before the last one) in the race. 这匹马在比赛中跑了个倒数第二。4 in comparison with sb/sth 与…相比：iVext to her J /eZt h'fce a _/faud.和她相 比，我觉得自己是滥竽充数。

nexus /'neksas/ noun [sing.] (formal) a complicated series of connections between different things (错综复杂

的）关系，_联结，联系

Nez Perce /,nez 'p3：s; NAmE 'p3：rs/ noun [pi. Nez Perce or Nez Perces) a member of a Native American people, many of whom now live in title US state of Idalio 由兹

佩尔塞人（美洲土著居民，其中许多居于美国爱迗荷州> EBBE1 From the French for ‘pierced nose’.源自法语词

“穿鼻’’ V、!：

NFC /,en ef 'si:/ abbr. the NFC (in the US) the National Football Conference (one of the two groups of teams in the National Football League)(美国）国家橄榄球联合 会（国家橄榄球大联盟的两个联合会之一）

NFL /,en ef'el/ abbr. (in the US) National Football League (the US organization for professional American foot­ball with two groups of teams, the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference)国 家橄榄球大联盟（美国职业橄榄球组织，包括两组球队： 国家橄榄球联合会和美国橄榄球联合会）

NGO /,en d3i: 'au; NAmE '〇〇/ abbr. non-govemmental organization (a charity, association, etc. that is inde­pendent of government and business) 非政府组织 （独 立于政府或商界的慈善机构、协会等） ngoma /aq'gauma; NAmE -'gou-/ noun 1 [C] a traditional drum from southern or eastern Africa 恩格玛鼓（非洲 南部或东部的一种传统鼓）2 [C, U] (£4/r£) a celebration or performance that involves dancing, singing and playing drums (伴有歌舞鼓乐的）狂欢庆典，盛大表演 NHS /,en eitj 'es/ noun [sing.] The NHS is the public health service in Britain that provides medical treat­ment and is paid for by taxes (abbreviation for ‘National Health Service’）国民医疗服务体系（全写为 National Health Service,英国靠赋税维持的公众医疗 服务）：anMfS hospitd圉民医疗服务体系所辖的医院◊ I had the operation done on the NHS (= paid for by the NHS)•我做这次手术是禺再医疗服务体系资助的。

Nl (in Britain) National Insurance (英国.乂国民 ♦保险.制度

nia-cin /'naiasin/ (also ,nico-tin-ic acid) noun [U] a vitamin of the B group that is found in foods such as milk and meat烟酸(B类维生素，存在于丰奶、肉类等 食物中）

nib /mb/ /iow/i the metal point of a pen 钢笔尖一picture

O STATIONERY

nib-ble /'rubl/ verb, noun

■                  verfc 1 ~ (at sth) to take small bites of sth, especially

food小口皎，一点点地咬（食物[VN】 We sat drfnfcing wine and nibbZing oZives.我们呈在那九，喝着葡萄酒嚼着 橄榄。◊ ffe   her ear pZa^Hy.他开玩矣地轻咬着

―知耳朵。◊ [V] She toofc some cafcei>*om the tray and nibWedatit.她从盘子里拿了块蛋糕慢慢地吃着。2[V】 〜（at sth) to show a slight interest in an offer, idea, etc. (对…）略微表现出产趣：He nibWed at the idea, but

would not make a definite decision.他对这个主意略感兴 趣，但运不愿意作出明确决定。E333,nibble a^vay at sth to take away small amounts of sth, so that the total amount is gradually reduced 慢慢地削弱；蚕食 BfiTl erode： Inflation is nibbling away at spending power, il 货膨胀正在慢慢地减弱消费能力。

noun 1 [C] a small bite of sth —小口 2 nibb丨es [pi.】

small things to eat with a drink before a meal or at a (餐前或聚会中的）点心，小吃 /mbz/ noun mrai his nibs (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to refer to a man who is, or thinks he is, more important than other people (称自命不凡的人 > Nicam (also NICAM) /’naikaem/ now/? [U].(ted7/i/〇7/..术语)a system used in television to provide video signals with high-quality sound丽音（电视所用的一种能传送髙品质 视频和伴音信号的系统）

VOCABULARY BUILDING 词汇扩充

nice and very nice

Instead of saying that something is nice or very nice, try to use more precise and interesting adjectives to describe things.指事物好或非常好，除了用nice或 very nice外，尽量用更贴切更有意思的形容词：

■                  pleasant/perfect/beautiful weather 宜人的 / 理想 的/风和日丽的天气

■                  a cosy/a comfortable/an attractive room 暖融融的 /

舒适的/招人喜爱的房间

■                  a pleasant/an interesting/an enjoyable experience 令人愉快的/有趣的/愉快的经历

■                  ■expensive/ fashionable/ smart clothes 昂贵的 / 时

髦的/漂亮的衣服

■                  a kind/a charming/an interest丨ng man 和蕩的 / 有

魅力的/有趣的男子

■                  The party was fun•这聚会真有意思。

In conversation you can also use great, wonderful, lovely and (in 8r£) brilliant. 口 语中亦可甩 great、 wonderful、lovely 和（英国英语..）brilliant: The party was great.这聚会真有意思、。◊ We had a brilliant wee/cemy.我们周末过得非常开心。 note at good

nice /nais/ adj. (nicer, nicest)

►                 PLEASANT/ATTRACTIVE 令人愉快；吸引人 1 〜(to do sth) | -(doing sth) | ~ (that ... ) pleasant, enjoyable or attractive令A li快的；宜人的；吸引人A: a nice day/ smiZe/p〖ace舒适始一天；舒心的微笑；宜人的地^'Ofiice weather 好天气◊ Did you have a nice time?你玩得痛、决 吗？.◊ Fou toofc ve/y nice.你很好看o 'Do you want to come, too?’ Yes, that wouW be nice.’.: “你也想来吗？”

是啊，很高灰来a;. ” ◊打m’cest thing about her is t/iat she never criticizes us.她最大的好处就是从不批评 我们。〇 Nice to meet you! (= a friendly greeting when you meet sb for the first time)很高兴见到你！ ◊ Zt，s been nice meeting you.这次见 ilH表滅髙兴。◊ It’s nice that you can come with us.你能和我们一起去真是 太姑.了。◊ ft wouZd be nice i/ he moved to !<cmdon.他要 是# 到伦敦致好 f。◊ It’s nice to fcnow that so叩ebody a即reciates what Jdo.知道有人欣赏我所做的事真让人 开心。◊ We aH had the Zast weefc—it wasn't very nice•真不走运一~-上周我们都得了流感。2 used before adjectives or adverbs to emphasize how pleasant sth is (用于形容词或副词前以加强语气）：a nice hot bath舒 舒服服的热水浴◊ a nice         MiWc长时间很愉快的散步◊

Jt was nice and warm yesterday•昨天的天气暖洋洋的。◊ Everyone arrived nice anci earfy.大家都卓卓地到了。

Nice and with another adjective cannot be used before a noun ： - a nice em4-quiet place ★ nice and 力卩 另一个形容词不可用于名词前。不养a nice and quiet place。

►                 KIND/FRIENDLY 好心友好 3 ~ (to sb) | 〜of sb (to do sth) | 〜（about sth) kind; friendly 好心如；和蔼沾；友 好如：Our new neighbours are very m’ce.我们的新邻居 楨和气。◊ He’s a reaHy nice guy.他真是个分人。◊ Be nice to me. J’m not/eding weH•我有点不舒服，对我好 点。.◊ was nice them to invite us.他们真好，7 我们。〇 I compZafned to the manager and he was very m'ceaboutit.我向经理发牢骚，他很声;容。oJasfced/ii’m in the nicest possible way to put his cigarette out. 量客气地请他把香烟掐了。 EQ3 nasty

NOT NICE 不好 4 (//w7/c) bad or unpleasant 坏的；令人不 愉快的：That’s a nice thing to say/ 这种话ijlii得 ii} 口！