an advanced human society高尚的野蛮人指未开化 原始人的善良、天真、不受文明罪恶玷污):The book contrasts modern civilization with the ideal of the noble savage who 〖ived in harmony        nature.这本书将现代

文明同与自然界和谐相处的高尚野蛮人的理想进行了 对比。

no.blesse ob.lige /nau,bles 3'bli:3; AMmf nou-/ now/i [U] (from French) the idea that people who have special advantages of wealth, etc. should help other people who do not have these advantages 位高则任重;显贵者

应有髙尚品德;贵族义务

n-bdy T» /'naubadi; NAmE'nou-/ pron., noun m pron. - no one Nobody fcnew what fo say.谁也不知 道该说什么。»:i«j Nobody is more common than no one in spoken English•在英语口 语中,nobody. no one 更常用Haa somebody compare someone

                  noun {pi. -ies) a person who has no importance or influ- ence小人物;无足轻重的人ECd nonentity: She rose om being a nobody to become a superstar•她从无名小 辈一跃$为超级明星。

no-'brain-er noun (informal) a decision or a problem that you do not need to think about much because it is obvious what you should do无需用脑的事;备易的决定 no-'claims bonus (also ,no-'daim bonus, ,no- 'claim(s) discount) noun (all BrE) a reduction in the cost of your insurance because you made no claims in the previous year无索赔赠金因前一年未申报保险赔偿而 获得)

nocturnal /nDk't3nl; NAmE na:k't3rnl/ adj. 1 (of animals 动物)active at night 夜.间活动的 PTJ3 diurnal 2 (/br/Tifl/) happening during the night 夜间发生的:a nocturnaZ visit■夜访

noc.turnal e'misslon noun {biology an occasion when a man ejaculates while he is asleep 遗精;梦遗 noc-turne /'nDkt3n; NAmE 'na:kt3rn/ noun a short piece of music in a romantic style, especially for the piano夜曲(主要为钢琴曲)

Nod /wad; NAmE na:d/ noun [U] ITiTOl see land n. nod /nod; NAmE na:d/ verb, noun

m verb ( dd-) 1 if you nod, nod your head or your head nods, you move your head up and down to show agreement, understanding, etc.点头:[V] I asked him if he woi/Zd heZp me and he nodded.我丨^]丨也能不能帮我一 下,他点了点头Her head nodded agreement.她点 头表示岗舍◊ [VN] He nodded his head sympatheticaHy. j也向地点点头◊ S/ie nodded approval她点头表示韌 同v 2 ~ (sth) (at/to sb) to move your head down and up once to say hello to sb or to give them a sign to do sth 点头致意;点头示意:[V] JTie president nodded to the crowd as he passed in the motorcade.当:总統的车队经过 时他向A::式致意◊ S/nodded at hiKbegfn speaking.她点头示意他开始讲话◊ IVN] to nod a greeting 点头问候 3 [V +«/»/.//?.]to move your head in the direction of sb/sth to show that you are talking about them/it (朝…方向 > 点头(袅示所谈论的人或 物J asfceci where Steve was and she nodded in the direction / the fcftchen.我问史蒂夫在哪儿,她朝厨房点 存头。。t let your head fall forward when you are sleeping in a chair 打盹;.打瞌睡He sat nodding in ont / the /ire.他坐垚火炉:前打盹儿。!T»T?il have a nodding ac quaintance with sb/sth to only know sb/ sthslghtly有点养客交;对略知一4 rrnni nod 'off (iriformal) to fall asleep for a short time while you are $itting in a chair 打吨;打瞌睡

noun a small quick movement of the head down and up again :点头to give a nod of approval/agreement/ e/icouragement点头表示赞同/向意/鼓励11*3^1 get the 'nod [informal) to be chosen for sth; to be given permis- sion or approval to do sdi 被远中;得细许对He got the nod from the team manager (= he was chosen for the team).他被球队经理看中了。give sb/sth the 'nod (informal) 1 to give permission for sth; to agree to sth 允许;知表亲伺意:been given. fh_e nod to expand the business.我们得到允许扩大企业规模。J hope he7tgive the:.nod to.thepian.我希望他会词意这 个if 划。2 to choose sb for sth a .nod and a 'wink | a ,nod is as good as a 'wink used to say that a suggestion or a hint will be understood, without

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anything more being said 点就懂;(心有灵犀)一点 通Everything .couZd be done a nod and a wfnfc. 每件事只靠点拨一下就能办妥了on the ‘nod (8rf, informal) if a proposal is accepted on the nod, it is accepted without any discussion (未经讨论 > 一致同意 nod-dle /'nndl; NAmE 'na:dl/ (NAmE usually noo-die) noun [old-fashioned, slang) your head; your brain % 脑袋

node /naud; NAmE noud/ noun 1 {biology ^.) a place on the stem of a plant from which a branch or leaf grows 莖节 2 (fc/o/ogy a small swelling on a root or branch (根或金上的瘤,节,结3 (fec/m/cfl/术语especially computing if) a point at which two lines or systems meet or cross 结点;节点a network node 网络节点 4 [anatomy a small hard mass of tissue, especially near a joint in the human body (尤指人侏关节附迨 的)硬结:a iymp/rnode淋巴结► nodal <3nod-ule /'nDdjuil; NAmE 'na:d3u:l/ noun a small round lump or swelling, especially on a plant 尤指植物上 的)节结,小瘤

Noel /nau'el; NAmE nou-/ noun [C, U] a word for ‘Christmas’ used especially in songs or on cards 圣诞节 (尤用于歌曲和贺卡):快乐的圣诞节 noes pi. of no

,no-'fault adj. [only before noun] (especially NAmE, law W) not involving a decision as to who is to blame for sth 不 追究责任的;无洋失的:no-/auZt insurance (= in which the insurance company pays for damage, etc. without asking whose fault it was)乐追究责任的保险 ,no-fly zone noun an area above a country where planes from other countries are not allowed to fly 禁飞 区_止别国飞机飞行的地区

,no-'frills adj. [only before noun] (especially of a service or product 尤指服务或产品)including only the basic features, without anything that is unnecessary, espe­cially things added to make sth more attractive or comfortable只包括基本元素的;无装饰的:a no-airh‘ne只提供基本服务的航空公司 ,no-'go area noun {especially BrE) an area, especially in a city, which is dangerous for people to enter, or that the police or army do not enter, often because it is controlled by a violent group禁区(常因被暴力团伙控 ■) 'i (figurative) Some clubs are no-go areas for people over 30.对于30岁以上的人来说,有些俱乐部是禁区{figurative) This subject is definitely a no-go area (= we must not discuss it).这个话M绝对禁止谈论。

1 no-good adj. [only before noun] (slang) (of a person A) bad or useless坏的;无用的

Noh (also No) /nau; NAmE nou/ noun [U] traditional Japanese theatre in which songs, dance, and mime are performed by people _ wearing masks 能剧(日本传统

戏剧,

,no-'hoper noun {informal) a person or an animal that is considered useless or very unlikely to be successful

-取胜的人1或动物);无用之辈;无能之人: noise /noizl noun

1 [C, U] a sound, especially when it is loud, unpleasant or disturbing 声資;.响声;’:噪音;吵闹声a rattlif^; noise咔嗒咔塔的声音W/iat’s that noise?哪来的响声

PonY make a noise.      O They were making too

much noise.他们的噪声太犬T◊ J was wofcen. by the noise / a car starting up. _ S 车的启动声吵醒了◊ haS to shout above the.noise / the trajfiic.车辆噪声 太大,我们不得不扯着嗓子说诘◊ f reduce noise Zevels 减少噪音量 2 [DKfedj/?/a7/ 术语)extra electrical or electronic signals that are not part of the signal that is being broadcast or transmitted and which may damaged it噪声;千扰;电子千扰讯号3 [U] information that is not wanted and that can make it difficult for the important or useful information to be seen clearly 干扰 信息; '.垃圾信息.:There is some noise in the data which needs to be reduced.资料里有一些需要删除的不适用信 息。IHflTil make a 'noise (about sth) {informal) to complain loudly_大声诉苦;大声抱怨 make 'noises (about sth) {informal) 1 to talk in an indirect way about sth that you think you might do 放出的风声The