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.non-es'sential adj. [usually before noun] not completely necessary 非必需不重■要的 _ compare essential adj.{\)  This is not as strong as inessential and is

more common. Inessential can suggest disapproval. 不如inessential语气强,但较常用。inessential有不赞成 的意思。.non-es'sential now/7 [usually pi.]: I have no money /or non-essenriaZs.我没有钱应付那些非必要的 花费。

nonet /nau'net; nD'net; NAmE nou'net/ noun 1 [C+sing./ pi. v.] a group of nine people or things, especially nine musicians九人组;九个一组;(尤指 > 九重奏乐团, 九重唱组合 2 a piece of music for nine singers or musicians九重奏(曲 > 九重唱(曲) none-the-less /.nAnda'les/ (also .none the 'less) adv. despite this fact 尽管如此 H3EInevertheless: The book is too long but, nonetheless, informative and e/itertai/ifng.这本书篇幅太长,但是很有知识性和趣味 性◊ TTie probZems are not serious. Nonethetess, we shaZZ need to tadde them soon.问题不严重,-不过我们还是需 要尽快处理。

.non-e'vent noun (informal) an event that was expected to be interesting, exciting and popular but is in fact very disappointing令人失望的事;’扫兴的事EBCIanti- climax

,non-ex'ecutive adj. [only before noun] [BrE, business a non-executive director of a company can give advice at a high level but does not have the power to make decisions about the company非执行的;非主管的;无

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                  non-e'xistent at// not existing; not real 不存在的;不

真实的a non-existent probiem 不存在的问题◊ ‘How’s your soa'an^e?’ ‘iVon-existentJ’m aaid.’      社交生

活如何 3’ “我恐怕没有社交生活◊ffospitaZbeds were scarce and medicines were practically non-existent. 当时医院病床紧缺,药物根本所剩无几。一 compare existent adj. ,non-e'xistence noun [U]

non-’factive (grammar 语法)(of verbs 动词talking about sth that may or may not be a true fact. ‘Believe’ and ‘doubt’ are non-factive verbs.非述实的,非事实的 (如 believe doubt ) —compare contrafactive, factive

.non-'fiction noun [U] books, articles or texts about real facts, people and events 纪实文学:I prefer reading non-fiction.我喜欢看纪实作品◊ the non-_/iictfon section / the library图书馆的纪或文学区Prn fiction iiion-’finite <3gramma/语法a non-finite verb form or clause does not show a particular tense, person or NUMBER 非限定的 PT3T3 FINITE

                  non-iflammable at// not likely to bum easily:不.易

燃的:non-_/Zammabe nightwear不易燃的睡衣PT31

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nong /nDr); NAmE na:/ noun (AustralE, NZE, informal)

=NING-NONG

,non-'gradable adj. {grammar   (of an adjective

形容词that cannot be used in the comparative and superlative forms, or be used with words like Very* and ‘leSS’非级差的;不与程度副词连用的EHaGRADABLE .non-1 human not human 非人类的:similarities between human and non-human animals 之间的相似之处compare human adj., inhuman(2) .non-i.dentical 'twin adj. = fraternal twin ,non-inter'ven-tion (also .non-inter'ference) noun [u] the policy or practice of not becoming involved in other people’s disagreements, especially those of foreign countries (尤指对外国_务的)不f $>,non-interlven- tion*ism noun [U] , non-inter'ven-tion-istoo[/.

,non-in1 vasive £»[/•• (of medical treatment 治疗)not involving cutting into the body 非侵害的;非创* 的; 无创p

.non-'issue noun a subject of little or no importance

无足轻重的事;不重要的事

,non-'linear adj. {technical ^:i§) that does not develop from one thing to another in a single smooth series of stages 非线性的 EEH linear

non-ma'lignant (of a tumour 月中瘤not caused by cancer and not likely to be dangerous 非恶性的;良 的 H771 BENIGN EQ3 MALIGNANT

                   non-1 native           1 (of animals, plants, etc动物、植物

等)not existing naturally in a place but coming from somewhere else非本地的;引进的;移植的2a non-native speaker of a language is one who has not spoken it from the time they first leamt to talk 非母语 ^ BQa NATIVE

,non-ne'goti-able adj. 1 that cannot be discussed or changed不可谈判解决的;无法改变的2 (of a cheque, etc.支票等that cannot be changed for money by anyone except the person whose name is on it 只限; 人用的;禁止转让的EES negotiable 'no-no noun [sing.] [informal) a thing or a way of behaving that is not acceptable in a particular situation 不可干的事;不可接受的行为

.non-ob'servance noun [U] (formal) the failure to keep or to obey a rule, custom, etc违反,不遵从(规章、为 俗等)PTJ3 OBSERVANCE

,no-1 nonsense adj. [only before noun] simple and direct; only paying attention to important and necessary thingsf直接的;言简意赅的;不说废话的 non-par-eil /.nunpa'reil; NAmE ,na:npa'rel/ noun [sing.] {formal) a person or thing that is better than others in a particular area无与伦比的人(或事物)

,non-parti'san adj. [usually before noun] not supporting the ideas of one particular political party or group of people strongly无党派之见的;中立的PTJ3 partisan non-1 payment noun [U] {formal) failure to pay a debt, a taxrent, etc未支付,不支付(欠债、税款、租金等)

,non-'person noun {pi. .non-'persons) a person who is thought not to be important, or who is ignored 不受重 视(或被忽视)的人;小人物

non-plussed {US also non-plused) /.nDn'pLvst; NAmE ,na:n-/ adj. so surprised and confused that you do not know what to do or say惊呆的;非常困惑的033

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,non-pre'.scrip.tin (of drugs 药品)that you can buy directly without a special form from a doctor 非处 方类的;不用医生处方可以买的 .non-pro'fes-sion-al adj. 1 having a job that does not need a high level of education or special training; connected with a job of this kind 非专业的;未经专门训 练的;非专业性工作的:traim'ng/or zion-pro/essfonaZ stajST 对非专业员工的培2 doing sth as a hobby rather than as a paid job 非职业的;业余的Mon-pro/essfonaZ actors .非职业演员compare professional adj., unprofessional — see also amateur adj.

,non-'profit (BrE also ,non-'profit-making) adj. (of an organization 机构without die aim of malting a profit 不以营利为目W ;非营利的an indepemlenf non-pro/it organization 独立的非营利机构◊ The centre is rim on a non-prq/iit basis.这个中心侖运知不以营利为目的◊ 77ie charity is non-pro/it-mafcfng.这个慈善 _ 体不 & 营利为 目的。

,non-pro, life'ration noun [U] a limit to the increase in the number of nuclear and chemical weapons that are produced限制核武器和化学武器的增加;防止核扩散 ,non-pro'pri-etary adj. not made by or belonging to a particular company无产权的;非专属的;非专利的: non-proprieta/y medicines 非专利药物 PTJ3 proprietary ,non-re'fund-able (also .non-re turnable) adj. (of a sum of money 款额)that cannot be returned 不可偿还 的;不能退款的:a non-re_/imdabe depositii回的 a non-refundable ticket (— you cannot return it and get your money back)不可ii 的票 ,non-re'newable adj. (of natural resources such as gas or oil天然气、石兩%自然资源1 that cannot be replaced after use不能更新的;不可再生的2 that cannot be continued or repeated for a further period of time after it has ended非延续性的;不可重复有效的:a non-renevvaWe contract 可延续的合同 EEH renewable .non- resident adj., noun

(/bmjfl/) 1 (of a person or company 人或公司)not living or located permanently in a particular place or country非当地居住的;非常设的;非常驻的2 not living