an advanced human
society ilS |qj (ft If 3* A ( in T ft ft JE&Alft#f§.,
A*. Thebook
contrasts modern civilization
with the ideal of the noble savage who lived in harmony with nature. j&T
454^11 ft
no blesse ob-lige /nau.bles a'bli:3; NAmEnou-/ noun [U] (from French)
the idea that people who have special advantages of wealth, etc. should help
other people
who do not have these
advantages itj JHU If Jr; Skin#
no-body o-w /'naubadi; NAmE 'nou-/ pron.,
noun upron. = no one: Nobody knew what to
say. iH-tilTft if ft0 J Nobody is more common than no one in spoken English. P i|f ft, nobody It no one
022 somebody— compare someone
■
noun {pi. -ies) a person who has no
importance or influence TA^; ftftl£Jt:(ftA
EEC]
nonentity: She rose from being a
nobody to become a superstar.
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 WJI(ft#iT
,no-'claims bonus (also ,no-'claim 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 $1# )
nocturnal /nDk't3:nl; NAmE na:k't3:rnl/ adj.
1 (of animals ifotyf) active at night
fAl'tf]T//j(ft 023 diurnal 2 (formal) happening during
the night |WJa nocturnal visit
noc turnal e'mission noun {biology ft) an occasion
when a man ejaculates while he is
asleep jiHf ; S£i! nocturne /'nDkt3:n; NAmE 'na:kt3:rn/ noun
a short piece of music in a romantic style, especially for the piano )
Nod
/mid;
NAmE na:d/ noun [U] 157771 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. A A: [V] I asked him
if he would help me and he nodded. ft Ift life T ft —■
ft, fife AT A Ao 0 Her
head nodded in agreement. MA A^TfftSL 0 [VN] He nodded
his head sympathetically. fljJSHfH&AAAo
0 She nodded approval. MAAATfi [ft 0 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 AAlfc.tl; A AT If: [V]
The president nodded to the crowd as he passed in the motorcade. ^ J&0L
(ft Tift N\ ftfe [ft A A A St M o 0 She nodded at him to begin
speaking, ftfe A A T M ftfe Jf #1 #1T „ o [VN] to nod a
greeting Aft (ft 3 [V +adv./prep.]
to move your head in
the direction of sb/sth to show that you are talking
about them/it ( id-•• Aft ) Aft ( i T 0f $ it ift A ftt $} ) : I asked where
Steve was and she nodded in the direction of the kitchen, ft fft 5ft # A f±
9IP) L, M ^ if A T A Ao 4 [V] to let your head fall forward when you
are sleeping in a chair [78$; ft" Hit: He sat nodding in front of
the fire. #, ^ ft A ^ HU if B*ti JL» have
a
nodding ac quaintance with sb/sth to only know sb/ sth
slightly ^-;-fA|^;
^ 4 HTHFl ,nod
'off (informal) to fall asleep for
a short time while you are sitting in a chair fT 8$; fTffiSBi
■
noun a small quick movement of the head down and up
again A A : to give a nod of approval/agreement/
encouragement AA^TfUfs! / IftH / get the
' nod {informal) to be chosen for
sth; to be given permission or approval to do sth ]$i& T; flMft IT ft: He
got the nod from the team manager (= he was chosen for the team). To give sb/sth the 'nod
{informal) 1 to give
permission for sth; to agree to sth ft, if-; Xf ^ T Ift M : We’ve been given the nod to expand the
business. ft fl f# 3\ ft iT Jt A £ ik $0,
&» o I hope he’ll give the nod to the plan. ft#ilf&^fft#i&
ftif t!lo 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 —
Atfcfl; ( T'TfMIP ) ~*A m : Everything could be done
by a nod and a wink. iftfRfAi-TIi^^To on the 'nod {BrE, informal) if a proposal is
accepted on the nod, it is accepted without
any discussion ( ) —®:|ft,H
nod die /‘nndl; NAmE 'na:dl/ {NAmE usually noo-die) noun {old-fashioned, slang) your head; your brain
A!
mm
node /naud;
NAmE noud/ noun 1 {biology £.) a place on the stem of a plant from which a branch or
leaf grows ITT 2 {biology A) a small swelling
on a root or branch ( 3 {technical ig, especially
computing if) a point at which two lines or systems
meet or cross A; T A: a network node [ft T? A
■
{anatomy ft?) a small hard
mass of tissue, especially
near a joint in the human
body ( ftjtAftATPftifi: (ft )
5!i*n: a lymph node ► nodal adj.
nod-ule /'nDdjuil;
NAmE 'na:d3u:l/ noun a small round lump or
swelling, especially on a plant ( ft ft it $J ± M ) T>£f, Tii
Noel
/nau'el;
NAmE nou-/ noun [C,
U] a word for ‘Christmas’ used especially in songs or on cards 5MT (ft$TM«T): joyful
Noel j&TlftSMT noes pi. of no
,no-'fault adj. [only before noun] {especially NAmE, law #) not involving a
decision as to who is to blame for sth ft no-fault insurance {=
in which the insurance company pays for damage, etc. without asking whose fault
it was) (ft{£P&
,
no-fly zone noun an area above a
country where planes from other countries are not allowed to fly ^
E
( Mtfft&E
)
,
no-1 frills adj. [only before
noun] (especially of a service or product ft ja M
A no) including only the basic features, without anything that is unnecessary,
especially things added to make sth more attractive or comfortable Kin31Tft^(ft; a no-frills
airline
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 ^E ( rfjij ) : {figurative) Some clubs are no-go
areas for people over 30. 30 ?m±lftATi£, 0
(figurative) This subject is
definitely a no-go area {= we must not discuss it).
'no-good adj. [only before noun] {slang) (of a person A) bad
or useless Tf (ft; ftffl (ft
Noh
(also
No) /nau; NAmE nou/ noun [U] traditional
Japanese theatre in which songs, dance, and mime
are performed by people wearing masks (
0
)
,no-'hoper noun {informal) a person or an animal that is considered
useless or very unlikely to be successful
noise o-w /noiz/ noun
1
[C, U] a sound, especially when it is loud, unpleasant
or disturbing T W ; '#W; $1$/*': a rattling
noise 0 What’s that noise? ®PA($P|b]A?
0 Don’t make a noise, gi] tbJ1fo
o They
were making too much noise. [Ml (ft f' A A A
T „ o
I was woken by the noise of a car starting up. ffc
M h ft ^ A $ A W H T o o We had to shout above
the noise of the traffic. T ft A A, Tft fl T % Tfit # T T <, o to
reduce noise levels 2 [U] {technical Ain) extra electrical
or
electronic signals that are not
part of the signal that is being broadcast or transmitted
and which may damage it % T ft it 3 [U] information
that is not wanted and
that can make it difficult for the important or useful information to be seen
clearly Tit &t|fjr.E; There is some noise in the data which needs
to be reduced, T[ M W M ®J 8T W T it ft
o IH77I make a 'noise (about sth) {informal) to complain loudly ft
A ^ ; ft A ifi make
'noises (about sth) (informal) 1 to talk in an indirect
way about sth that you think you might do tib ttj (ft R A : The