company has been making noises about closing several /actories.公司放出风声说要关闭几家工厂。2 to complain about sth 抱怨；埋怨 make
soothing, encouraging, reassuring, etc. noises to make remarks of the
kind mentioned, even when that is not what you really think说安慰（或鼓励、使人放心等）的话（有时
言.不.由衷地）••
He made all
the right noises at the meeting yesterday
(=
said what people wanted to hear). 在昨天的会丨，他知话句句都合夫家的胃口。一 more at big adj.
WHICH
WORD?词语辨析 noise ♦
sound
■
Noise is usually loud and unpleasant. It can be countable or
uncountable. * noise 通常指噪音，既
可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词：
so mwd? /?o/se.别那么吵吵闹闹的。◊ a femWe
no/se/多么令人讨厌的噪音啊！
■
Sound is a countable noun and means something that you hear.
* sound为可数名词，意为听到的声音
或响声：All she could hear was the sound of the waves.她听得到的只有海浪声。You do not use words
like much or a lot 0/with sound. * sound much或a lot
of等词语连用。
noise-less /'noizlas/ adj. (formaf) making little or no
noise没有矂音的；寂静的；不出声的SCI silent: He moved with noiseless
steps.他脚步轻轻地走动。► noise- less-ly adv,
,noises ’off now/? [pi.] 1 (in theatre 剧院）sounds made off the stage, intended to be
heard by the audience 音
响效果（为演出需要在后台发出的各种声响）2(/^爪£^- ows) noise in the background which
interrupts you 背景
噪.音
noi-some /'noisam/ adj. {formal) extremely unpleasant
or offensive恶心的；极令人厌烦的；使人很不快的： noisome smeils.令人厌恶的气味 noisy /'noizi/ adj. (nois ier, noisi-est)
1 making a lot of noise吵闹的；賠噪的；嘈杂的：noisy diiidren/tmjSfiic/crowds吵闹的孩争；喧闹的交通；嘈杂
的人群◊ a noisy protest (= when people
shout)吵吵嚷
嚷的抗议声◊ r/ie engine is ve/y /1〇办 at high speed 逢 个发动机转速高时噪音非常大。2 full of noise充满噪音 的；吵吵闹闹的：a noi^y dassroom妙闹的教室► noisily /-ili/ adv.: The children were playing noisily upstairs. 孩子们在楼上吵闹地玩耍。
nomad
/'naumaed;
NAmE 'nou-/ noun a member of a
community that moves with its animals from place to place 游牧部落的人► no*madic /naiymaedik; AMwf
nou-/ adj. ： nomadic tribes 游牧部落◊ the nomadic
Zi/e 0/
a /oreign correspondent垚国舛记者的流浪生揷
'no-man^-land
noun [U, sing.] an area of
land between the borders of two countries or between two armies, that is not
controlled by either (边境的）无人区域；
(两军；?：间的〉无人地带
nom
de guerre /.nom
da 'gea(r); NAmE ,na:m ds 'ger/ noun {pi. noms de guerre /,nDm de 'gea(r); NAmE ,na:m da 'ger/) (from French, formal) a false name that is
used, for example, by sb who belongs to a military organization that is not
official 假名； 化名
nom
de plume /_nmn
da 如11:111; A/Amf
_na:m/ not/n (/?/• noms de plume l,nom da 'pluim; NAmE ,na:m/) (from French) a name used by a
writer instead of their real name 笔名 pen-name, pseudonym no-men-dat-ure /na'menklatj0(r); NAmE also 'nou-
mankleitjar/ noun [U, C] {formal) a system of naming
things, especially in a branch of science (尤指某学科 的）命名法
nom*iti*al ^nDmml; NAmE 'naim-l adj. 1 being sth in name only, and not in
reality 名 X土有名无实的
the
nominaZZeader 〇/ the
party 这个政表的途义领袖◊ He remained
in nominal control of the business for another ten years.他名义上又掌管了这家公司十年。2 (of
a sum of money 款额）very small and much
less than the
normal cost or change 很小的；象征性的 EEC!
token : Wie
cmiy pay a nominal rent.我们只象征性地付一点租
金。3 (graat?爪<7/•语法)connected with a noun or nouns 名词性的；■名词的► nonviivaHy /-nali/ fldv.: He was
nominaHy m charge 0/ the company.他名义上管理着这 家公司。
nom.in.al.ize
/'nDminalaiz;
NAmE 'nairn-/ verb [VN] (grammar to form a noun from a
verb or adjective, for example ‘truth’ from ‘true’ 使（动词或形容词）转变
为名使名词化
nom-in-ate /'nDmineit;
NAmE 'na:m-/ verb 1 ~ sb (for/as sth)
to formally suggest that sb should be chosen for an important role，prize，position，etc.提名；推荐 HT1
propose ： [VN] She has been nominated
for the presi- dency.她已经获得了董事长职位的提名。◊ [VN-N] He w〇5 nominated fas) best actor.他获得了最佳男演员A提名。 [also
VN
to
inf]
2
〜sb (to/as sth) to
choose sb to do a particular job 任命；指派 033
appoint: [VN] I have been nominated to the
committee.我被任命为委'员会委
员 0 ◊ [VN to inf] She was nominated to
speafc on our beha?/. M被指派ft表我们发言。3 [VN]〜sth (as sth) to choose
a time，date or title for sth 挑选，指定（时间、 日期、名称等）PIT?! select ： 1 December has been
nomi’nated as the day 0/ the dection. *12 月 1
日被指定
为选^日。♦
nom-in-ation
/.nDmi'neiJn;
NAmE ,na:m-/ noun [U, C] the act of
suggesting or choosing sb as a candidate in an election, or for a job or an
award; the fact of being suggested for this 提名；推荐；任命；指派：Member- ship o/the dub
is by nomimition onfy.俱乐部的会员资格
仅％®过推荐获得。◊ He won the
nomination as Democratic candidate/or the presidency. 他贏得 了民主党总统
候选人的提名。◊ They opposed
her nomination to the post 0/
Deputy
Director.他们反对任命她为副主任。0 He has had /line Oscar nominations.他已经会彳每九次奥斯卡
提名：
nom-ina-tive /'nDminativ;
NAmE 'na:m-/ (also sub-ject- ive) /iow/7 (gra/r?mflA■语法）（in some languages 用于某些
语言）the form of a noun，a pronoun or an
adjective when it is the subject of a verb 主格；主格词一compare ABLATIVE, ACCUSATIVE, DATIVE, GENITIVE, VOCATIVE
►
nom-ina-tive
adj. ： nominative pronouns i
nom-inee
/.nDmi'ni:;
NAmE ,na:m-/ noun *1 a person who has been
formally suggested for a job, a prize, etc. 被提名人；被任命者：a presidential nominee被提名为
总统候选人的人◊ an Oscar
nominee获得奧斯卡提名的人
2 (business 商)a person in whose
name money is invested in a company，etc.(投资等的）名义持有人
non- tHt /rmn; /SWwf na:n/
(in nouns，adjectives and adverbs 构成名词/形容词和
副词）not无；没有：nonsense废话◊ non-力’crion纪或文 学◊ non-afcoho〖ic 不含酒精◊
non-pro/it-mafcing 非营利 .性■的■ ◊ non-commfttaHy 吾糊其辞 Most com
pounds with non are written
with a hyphen in BrE but are written as one
word with no hyphen in NAmE. 大多数含non的复合词在英国英语里要加连字符，而在北
美英语里则写个词。
nona.gen.ar.ian
/.nDnadsa'nearian; ,naun-; NAmE .nainadse'ner-;
,noon-/ noun a person who is
between 90 and 99 years old * 90 多岁的人► nona-gen.ar-ian adj.
,non-ag'gres-sion
noun [U] (often used as an
adjective 常用作形容词）a relationship between
two countries that have agreed not to attach each other:(两国间的） 不侵犯，不侵略：a poWcy 〇/ non-aggression互不侵犯政 策◊ a
non-aggression pact/treaty 互不侵犯协定 / 条约
non-agon /'nDnagan;
NAmE 'na:n0ga:n/ noun {geometry 几何）a flat shape with nine
straight sides and nine angles九边形；；fi角形
_non-alco_hol.ic
(of
a drink 饮料）not containing cohol 不含酒：a non-a〖cohoiic drinfc 软饮料 7 have somet/iing
non-a〖co/ioZfc?给我来杯备饮^
好吗？ _ •
non-a'ligned adj. not providing support for or receiving
support from any of the powerful countries in the world 不结盟的► ,non-a’lignment [Uj: a poZicy 〇/ non-a〖ignment 木结盟政策