‘Some more?’ Not for me, thanks.’ “ II A & JL ®r ? ” “5£7ic 7, ilfilto ” 0‘Can I throw this out?’‘Certainly not.’ “flcffiii'NftT,     m not

a | not one used for emphasis to mean ‘no thing or person’ ) —AifeA, —          He didn’t

speak to me—not one word. flki£Sllf'ci.fti1!r                :-"7 7 til

'&i#.0 .not at a,l used to politely accept thanks or to agree to sth ( &

ft/,: ‘Thanks a lot.’‘Not at all.’    “7i§r

Ho ” 0 ‘Will it bother you if I smoke?’ Not at all.’ “3% ”, not only (but) also

used to emphasize that sth else is also true A ffL ■ • M JL • ■ ■: She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustrations.

not that used to state that you are not suggesting sth fg] 7 41; ft 7 H ift: She hasn’t written—not that she said she would.       A      #J 7 i *tk i£ il ftk

not able /‘nautabl; NAmE 'nou-/ adj., noun madj. ~~ (for sth) deserving to be noticed or to receive attention; important {^#££4169; Ji.ir&4;        033

striking : a notable success/achievement/example 0 His eyes are his most notable feature. Ilk 69 M 01 Ji ftk H & 69 # |iE 0 o The town is notable for its ancient harbour.

<> With a few notable exceptions, everyone gave something.      M 'I* /l 7

a#ia, imhm*

mnoun [usually pi.] (formal) a famous or important person £A; SlcA$J: All the usual local notables were there.

not ably /'nautabli; NAmE 'nou-/ adv. 1 used for giving a good or the most important example of sth       #£l]

523 especially : The house had many drawbacks, most notably its price. &^7XK&fcWyjft o 2 to a great degree     A # HE1

remarkably : This has not been a notably successful project &7*® S 'MWftSAlMTfto no tarize (BrE also -ise) /'nautaraiz; NAmE 'nou-/ verb [VN] (law #) if a document is notarized, it is given legal status by a notary £-uE ; & ^tjE AtiE^ no-tary /'nautari; NAmE 'nou-/ noun (pi -ies) (also tech­nical Ai§ .notary public pi .notaries public) a person, especially a lawyer, with official authority to be a witness when sb signs a document and to make this document valid in law &iEA no ta tion /nau'teijn; NAmE nou-/ noun [U, C] a system of signs or symbols used to represent information, espe­cially in mathematics, science and music (          44 ^7

id4!,.   — picture o music

notch /nDtf; NAmE na:tJ7 noun, verb mnoun 1 a level on a scale, often marking quality or achievement ^   #:;      [Sft: The quality of the food

here has dropped a notch recently. ;i2LfI69t&IIMfli:fiifi: T 7 Vk o — see also top-notch 2 a V-shape or a circle cut in an edge or a surface, sometimes used to keep a record of sth ( ^®^ci£*£69 ) V MMM, MM ft] p : For each day he spent on the island, he cut a new notch in his stick. ftklE^A^jil—A, I

o She tightened her belt an extra notch. M44

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mverb [VN] 1 (informal) ~ sth (up) to achieve sth such as a win or a high score MM; $4#: The team has notched up 20 goals already this season.

20 7$o 2 to make a small V-shaped cut in an edge or a surface () M V Mk, MMtyU note 0-w/naut; NAmE nout/ noun, verb mnoun

                 TO REMIND YOU tlBl#rd 1 [C] a short piece of writing to help you remember sth ^ id ; id A : Please make a note of the dates, if id 7 0 $3 o o She made a mental note (= decided that she must remember) to ask Alan about it. M&m g

                 SHORT LETTER fe# 2 [C] a short informal letter fg>

: Just a quick note to say thank you for a wonderful evening. {XlM]W^liitff&£#69lt£F     0 She left

a note for Ben on the kitchen table. IttkftjifJi- AST7f!!^o 0 a suicide note

          IN BOOK 45 ft 3 [c] a short comment on a word or

passage in a book     ©lit; ftfcfi: a new edition of

‘Hamlet’, with explanatory notes |5fj7£^69frJi£ ft #» o See note 3, page 259. JE 259          30see

also footnote(I)

                 INFORMATION 44 4 notes [pi ] information that you

write down when sb is speaking, or when you are reading a book, etc. ( nJri#icT^4$^N'^ ) idA, flad: He sat taking notes of everything that was said. flk ££ 7 3IUL id 7 7       69 # -A4 V o b Can I borrow your

lecture notes? oj l/l ftf^ 69 i# fl # If ^ ? 0 Patients’ medical notes have gone missing. §, # 69 ^ Jfj A A 7 o 5 [C, usually pi.] information about a performance, an actor’s career, a piece of music, etc. printed in a special book or on a CD case, record cover, etc. ( A Hi,

ft : The sleeve notes include a short biography of the performers on this recording.

                 MONEY 7j 6 (also bank-note) (both especially BrE)

(NAmE usually bill) [c] a piece of paper money tfcffi: a £5 note — 5k ffi ft A 5 0 We only exchange

notes and traveller’s cheques. ffcfH K          ^

m„ — picture o money

                 IN MUSIC it A 7 [C] a single sound of a particular length

and pitch (= how high or low a sound is), made by the voice or a musical instrument; the written or printed sign for a musical note        ;         He played

the first few notes of the tune. ftkHI#7

/l7Wo 0 highAow notes rwj / f&it — picture o music

                 QUALITY AM 8 [sing.] ~ (of sth) a particular quality in

sth, for example in sb’s voice or the atmosphere at an event      i!7; HM 033air: There was a

note of amusement in his voice. n/fflk$j p

M S o o On a more serious note (= speaking more seriously) ... Hf^itki# 0 On a slightly different note (= changing the subject slightly), let’s talk about ... P|

                 OFFICIAL DOCUMENT 7 A Aft 9 [C] an official document

with a particular purpose IE A X f4; ^^45: a.

sick note from your doctor        o The

buyer has to sign a delivery note as proof of receipt. J$j A

i]fC# ^ f % TO Bi&PJo —see also credit note, promissory note 10 [c] (technical Ain) an offi­cial letter from the representative of one government to another ( A3cAT) ) MA; iSHi: an exchange of diplo­matic notes

WMI of ’note of importance or of great interest Jr H W; ^ I A.& @69: a scientist of note ^           9 The

museum contains nothing of great note.

hit/strike the right/wrong 'note (especially BrE) to do, say or write sth that is suitable/ not suitable for a particular occasion ( sJtijL M ) M f#f4/       sound/strike a 'note (of ’sth) to express

feelings or opinions of a particular kind     lii

C: isSt M & ) : She sounded a note of warning in her speech.    7W ». take 'note (of sth) to

pay attention to sth and be sure to remember it M ||J; # • • • igid;fc7': Take note of what he says. Aidftkift o — more at compare v.

verb (rather formal) 1 to notice or pay careful attention to sth ££■;§;; g M: [VN] Note the fine early Baroque altar inside the chapel.     E

69 ^ ii, o 0 [V (that)] Please note (that) the office will be closed on Monday.          #Al430 0 [V wh ]

Note how these animals sometimes walk with their tails up in the air.

o [VN that] It should be noted that dissertations sub­mitted late will not be accepted.

o note at notice 2 to mention sth because it is important or interesting 7? Hi; #^i]J|5!]:

[V that] It is worth noting that the most successful companies had the lowest prices. {iL#4BLt)69JlftJ5K5!j &J fft f# HfEfc o [also VN, V wh-, VN that] o note at

comment IJ!I;M .note sth-^'down to write down sth important so that you will not forget it id ; id 7 H23jot down