1348 I
next of kin. a 0
Her next of kin have
been informed. M:§^lft^J16#?lJiM70
0 The
form must be signed by next ofkin. &^ifaMM&MifiM&^o '
next to 0-w
prep.
1
in or into a position right beside sb/sth *-i£
: We sat next to each
other. ffcd ^ ft 4* * — ^ c
0
note at next 2 following in order or
importance
after sb/sth f/A7; %&■. Next to
skiing my favourite sport is skating, ft 7WSt
3
almost Jl 7 : Charles knew next
to nothing about farming. jl7—A0r£flo 0 The horse came
next to last (= the one before the
last one) in
the race. &
sb/sth Af • ft fcfc: Next to her I felt
like a fraud, * M+U
tb,
nexus /'neksas/
noun [sing.] (formal) a complicated series of
connections between different things ( If £* % &
Nez
Perce /,nez
'p3:s; A/AmE ’p3:rs/ noun (pi Nez Perce or Nez Perces) a member of a Native
American people, many of whom now live in the US state of Idaho ft M
mmA
(h )
bmmiiyi From the French for ‘pierced
nose’. M g 5*in is]
o'
NFC
fen ef 'si:/
abbr. the NFC (in the
NFL
/,en ef'el/ abbr. (in the
NGO
/,en d3i:
'au; NAmE 'ou/ abbr. non-governmental
organization (a charity, association, etc. that is independent of government
and business) # ( <J&
ngoma /aq'gauma;
NAmE -'gou-/ noun 1 [C] a traditional drum
from southern or eastern
) 2 [C, U] (EAfrB) a celebration or
performance that involves dancing, singing and playing drums (
i
NHS /,en eitj ‘es/ noun [sing.] The NHS is the public
health service in
National
Health Service,
) : an NHS hospital po
1
had the operation done on the NHS
(=
paid for by the
nhs).
Nl
abbr. (in
u.mm
niacin /'naiasin/
(also ,nico*tinic
'acid) noun [U] a vitamin of the B group that is found in foods such as milk and
meat mm #*74
)
nib /mb/
noun the metal point of a pen — picture
c> stationery
nib ble / mbl/ verb, noun
m verb 1 ~ (at sth) to take small bites of
sth, especially food /frq ft, —( &%} ) : [VN] We sat drinking wine
and nibbling olives. ftSli**ilUL,
$lMo o He nibbled her ear
playfully.
J*Sfc0
o [V] She
took some cake from the tray and nibbled at it. 2 [V]
~ (at sth) to show a slight
interest in an offer, idea, etc. ( M••• ) He nibbled at the
idea, but
would not make a definite
decision. m, lifemEftEuan .nibble a'way
at sth to
take away small amounts of sth, so that the total amount is gradually reduced
jf ft fij f§; H# HT71 erode: Inflation is nibbling
away at spending power, jl
m noun 1 [C] a small bite of
sth — 7 q 2
nibbles
[pi.]
small things to eat with a
drink before a meal or at a party ( )
#7, /jMfe
nibs /mbz/
noun fT>T71 his nibs (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to refer to a man
who is, or thinks he is, more important than other people ( g -^7 Ji^ A )
Nicam
(also
NICAM)
/'naikaem/
noun [u] (technical 7 iff) a system used in
television to provide video signals with high-quality sound
)
nice and very nice
Instead of
saying that something is nice or very nice, try to use more
precise and interesting adjectives to describe things. BT ffl nice s£
very nice
*h ft:
u pleasant/perfect/beautiful weather SA&S / 3ffi$S
2
a cosy/a comfortable/an attractive room /
3
a pleasant/an interesting/an enjoyable experience
4
expensive/ fashionable/ smart clothes Ip jt£g / H
5
a kind/a charming/an interesting man frlHW / #
7
6
The party was fun. jfeJil.
In
conversation you can also use great, wonderful, lovely and (in BrE) brilliant. great,
wonderful, lovely fP ( ) brilliant: The party
was great. tlo o We had a brilliant
weekend.
O
note at good
nice 0-w /nais/ adj. (nicer, nicest)
►
PLEASANT/ATTRACTIVE 7 Alt*; iR^lX’.l ~ (to do sth) |
~
(doing sth) | ~ (that ... ) pleasant, enjoyable or
attractive 7A SAW; ®5IAM: a nice day/
smile/place SAWiSo nice
weather HfTiH o Did you have
a nice time?
i%? o
You
look very nice, itftfki0 ‘Do you want to come,
too?’ ‘Yes, that would be nice.’ ”
“IMP7 ” 0 The
nicest thing about her is
that she never criticizes
us. ftfe ft A £F E J6 /A 7 fit if •fie SI o o Nice to meet you! (= a friendly greeting when you meet sb for the first
time) 0
It’s been nice meeting you. ji
ifc JE 3\ # M rS5 A 0 0 It’s nice that you can come
with us. f&tlsffl^cS] ^ A A^f 7o 0 It would be nice if he
moved to
0 It’s nice to know that somebody appreciates what I
do. fa it W A ^
0f M W # M it A
Si'. O We all had the flu
last week—it wasn’t very nice. ^7^i§ —- 2
used before
adjectives or adverbs to
emphasize how pleasant sth is ( )
: a
nice hot bath #f
o a nice long walk ABtlWIttAMA ❖ It was nice and warm
yesterday. A W A H ^ # v¥ iSj 0 0
Everyone arrived nice and early. A M fP -¥• Mk, f !J 7 o ElH Nice and with another
adjective cannot be used before a noun: ■ a nice and- quiet place
* nice and jiP ^^7^Wia]7oJffl7^iSIfjo 7tM nice and quiet place0
►
KIND/FRIENDLY #7 ASf 3 ~ (to sb) | ~ of sb (to do
sth) |
- (about sth) kind; friendly #767 A
: Our new neighbours are
very nice. $£d ftfPHo O He’s a really nice
guy. A0 0 Be
nice to me. I’m not
feeling well. f£#$7£fM,
7,0 o It was nice of them to invite us. iMIjiC#?,
iiif 7 SI
o 0 I complained to the
manager and he was very nice about it. Ufa IS SAT/}!, SMMjSlWo 01 asked him in the
nicest possible way to put his cigarette out.
EQ2 nasty
►
NOT NICE 7ST 4 (ironic) bad
or unpleasant 7; 7
A7
That’s a nice thing to say!