,non-alpha1 bet-ic (also ,non-alpha betical) ad], not being one of the letters of the alphabet 不属于.李母表 的;非字母的 compare alphabetic ,non-ap'pearance noun M (formal) failure to be in a place wliere people expect to see you 不露面;不到场 .non-at'tend-ance noun [u] failure to go to a place at a time or for an event where you are expected 缺席;不 出席;不到场

,non-biode'gradable adj. a substance or chemical that is non-biodegradable cannot be changed to a harmless natural state by the action of bacteria, and may therefore damage the environment (物质或化学

品)不可生物降解的,非生物降解的EnaBIODEGRAD-

ABLE

nonce /nons; NAmE nains/ adj. a nonce word or expres­sion is one that is invented for one particular occasion (词语临时造的,偶造的,只使用一次的 non.cha.lant /'nonjalant; NAmE .nainja'laint/ adj. behaving in a calm and relaxed way; giving the impres- sion that you are not feeling any anxiety'若无其事的; 冷静的;漠不关心的 saa CASUAL: to appear/look/ sound mmc/iaiant显得/看上去/听起来满不在乎的样子 〇 'It'll be fine/ she replied, with a nonchalant shrug. 她若无其事地耸耸肩说:“会好的。”•丨ance /-Ians; AMmf -.la:ns/ not/n [U]: an air / ncmchaZcmcev'}副满不在乎的样子 norvchalantJy fldv.: He was eanfng nonchakmrty agaiast the vmH.jk不经心地斜倚着墙。 ,non-'citizen noun {NAm^) = alien n.(l) ,non-'combat-ant noun 1 a member of the armed forces who does not actually fight in a war, for example an army doctoi•(军p乂中的非战斗火员 2 in a war, a person who is not a member of the armed forces (战争时期的平民,非军事人员033civilian —compare combatant

.non-commissioned officer noun {abbr. NCO) a soldier in the army, etc. who has a rank such as sergeant or corporal, but not a high rank 军士 —compare commissioned officer ,non-co' mmit-tal adj. not giving an opinion; not showing which side of an argument you agree with 态度不明朗的;不表态的;含糊的anon-commfttal repiy/tone含糊其辞的'回答/语调◊ TVie doctor was non-committal about when I could drive again.,

何时可以再开车的问题,医生没有表态。see also cmmit(4) non-com-mit-taMy adv.

,non-com1 pli-ance noun [U] ~ (with sth) the fact of failing or refusing to obey a rule 不服从;不顺从;■违 There are penalties for non-compliance with the fire recitations.不遵守消防规章的行为要受到处罚。E33 COMPLIANCE

,non , compos mentis (also ,non compos) adj. (A?/777<7/) not in a normal mental state 精神木健全 ^

PTin COMPOS MENTIS

non-conform-ist /,mmkan'fo:mist; NAmE ,na:nkan- 'fo:rm-/ noun 1 Nonconformist a member of a Prot­estant Church that does not follow the beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church 不从国教者;不遵奉圣 会的新教教徒 2 a person who does not follow normal ways of thinking or behaving不遵循传统规范的人;不 认向主流思想的人. non.con.form.ist, Non.con.fomvist adj.

nonconformity /.nDnkan'foimiti; NAmE .nainkan- 'foirm-/ (also non-con form-ism) noun [U] 1 the fact of not following normal ways of thinking and behaving 不遵从传统规范;不认同主流思想2 Nonconformity the beliefs and practices of Nonconformist Churches 非国教教义;不信奉英国国教

,non-'contact sport noun a sport in which players do not have physical contact with each other 无身体接触 的体育运动;非接触性体育运动EH3 CONTACT SPORT ,non-con'tribu-tory adj. (of an insurance or pension plan 保险或养老金计划paid for by the employer and not the employee全部由雇主承担的;非分摊制的EDQ

CONTRIBUTORY

,non-con*tro'verstai adj. not causing, or not likely to cause, any disagreement不会引起争议的;.:一致的 PTJa controversial          This is not as strong as

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uncontroversial, which. is more common.语气没有 uncontroversial强,也较为少用。

,non-co, ope1 ration noun [U] refusal to help a person in authority by doing what they have asked you to do, especially as a form of protest 不合作作为一种反抗 的手段■ A strifce is unWceZy, but some/orms.o/non- cooperarion are bein^ considered.罢工不太可能,但是某 种形式的不合作正在酝酿之中。

,non-'count adj. (grammar = uncountable .non-cu'stod-ial adj. [only before noun] [law #) 1 (of a punishment 惩罚that does not involve a period of time in prison 监夕卜执行的:a non-custodmi sentence/ penahy监外执行的判决/惩罚2 (of a parent父或母)not having custody of a child 无监护权的 Pna custodial ,nn-'dairy adj. [only before noun] not made with milk or cream 非知制 非乳制的a non-dafry whipped topping打好的非奶制糕点配料 non-de-script /'nDndiskript; NAmE 'na:n-/ adj. [disap­proving) having no interesting or unusual features or qualities无特征的丨平庸的;毫无个性的SEl dull none /nAn/ pron., adv.

m pron. ~ (of sb/sth) not one of a group of people or thing's; not any 没有一个;毫无Atone / these pens worfcs'ivorfc.这些钢笔没•有一支能用◊ IVe have three sons but none of them livesAive nearby.

'.子,.但他们都不住在附近◊ We saw several houses but none we reaHy Weed•—们看了几所房子,但都不怎么喜 欢!Ticfcets/or Friday? Sorry we’ve got none Ze/t.星期 五的票?对不起,一张也没有了◊ He to〖d me aH the news but none / it was ve/y exciting.他告诉了我所有的 新闻,但没有一件激动人心的◊ ‘fc there any more 还有牛奶吗没了: 2点 都没了。彳伽Everybody Zifced him but none (=nobody) more than L大佘都#欢他,但谁也比不过 我iTiTCl ’none but (//Ye/wy) oniy 仅仅;只有ATone but he knew the truth只有秘知ii資相none ’other than used to emphasize who or what sb/sth is, when this is surprising (强调出人意料的人或事)竟然Her _/?rst customer was none other than Afrs BZafr.她的第一 位顾客竟然是布莱尔夫人。have/want none of sth to refuse to accept sth拒绝g受;什么也不要Jpeered to pay but he was having none /ft.我提 付账,但他坚决 不让我■■none the ’less = nonetheless adv. 1 used with the and a comparative to mean 4not at all’(与the加比较级连甩点都不,绝无She told me what it meant at great length but Vm afraid Vm none thevviser.她费尽口舌给我解释它的意思,可我恐怕还是 不明白ffe seems none the worse /or the experience. 这次经历似乎一点没有给他造成伤害2 used with too and an adjective or adverb to mean ‘not at all’ or ‘not very’(与too加形容词或副词连用绝不,不怎么She was 〖oofcing none too phased.她看上去一点也不高兴。

GRAMMAR POINT语法说明 none of

                  When you use none of with an uncountable noun, the verb is in the singular. * none of 与不可数名词连 用时,动词用单数A/one / fhe wor/c vwM done.

些工作全都未干。

                  When you use none of with a plural noun or pronoun, or a singular noun referring to a group of people or things, you can use either a singular or a plural verb. The singular form is used in a formal style in * none of与复数名词、代词或单数集合 名词连用时,动词用单数或复数均可。英国英语的正 式文体用单数形式:〇/ fra/m /s/flre go//7g to Lom/o/7.这些^[车都不去伦政_ ◊A/oneo/her/flmZ/y

been to co//egeA家谁都没土过大学。

non-en-tity /nD'nentati; NAmE na:'n-/ noun {pi. -ies) {disapproving) a person without any special qualities, who has not achieved anything important 无专长■的 人;无成就的人SEI nobody