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note-book
/'nautbuk;
NAmE 'nout-/ noun 1 a small book of plain
paper for writing notes in iB A 2 (NAmE) = exercise book(1) 3 (also .notebook com- ' puter) a very small computer
that you can carry with you and use anywhere % iB A it If tfl; % iE A % :’j®
— compare desktop computer, laptop note-card /'nautkaid; NAmE 'noutkaird/ noun 1 a small folded card,
sometimes with a picture on the front, that you use for writing a short letter
on Wtrlf1
)M77
#3 7 —see also notelet 2 (especially
NAmE) a card on which notes
are written, for example by sb to use when making a speech ffiiSAff; M
fc 7 Jh1' noted /'neutid; NAmE 'nout-/ adj. ~ (for/as
sth) well known because of a special skill or feature ( £/•••,) JE IT,
Pfl&j IrA ESEl famous: a noted dancer ^] 0 He is not noted
for his sense of humour. ffe'A ft A lij o o The
lake is noted as a home to many birds.
note-let
/'nautlat;
NAmE 'nout-/ noun (BrE) a small folded sheet
of paper or card with a picture on the front that you use for writing a short
letter on fa'A No
10 = Number Ten
note-pad
/'nautpaed;
NAmE 'nout-/ noun 1 sheets of paper that
are held together at the top and used for writing notes on iB A A; fjg ^ A :
a notepad by the phone for messages M
07iB#A 2 a
small laptop computer tliB A ( ttlf #1 )
; ^iB Aft
note-paper
/'nautpeip0(r); A/AmF 'nout-/ (also 'writing paper) noun [U] paper for writing
letters on {§ffi^g note-worthy /'nautw3:5i; A/Amf 'noutw3:rdi/ ad/.
deserving to be noticed or to receive attention because it is unusual,
important or interesting ft % ft M (ft; Ji H 07; IticW
HT71 SIGNIFICANT 'nother/'nAdaft)/ adj. (non-standard) = another: Now that’s a whole ’nother
question.
ffiIPT!;7;Ji:R“7l®ISo nothing /'nA0ir)/ pron.
1 not anything; no
single thing '&7ft^; ft 7
M : There was nothing
in her bag. M'07 ft Jiff
o There’s nothing
you can do to help, ffcff Alt til If 7 -h o 0 The doctor said there was
nothing wrong with me. iEXi&ficft
&o 0
Nothing else matters to him apart from his job. /T fife Ail,
UTI ft W Tl, ft & 0 It cost us nothing to go
in.
iliTo 0 (BrE) He’s five
foot nothing (= exactly five feet tall). ftkiOf
iti 0 2 something that is not at all important or interesting
7c A E K 07 7 H; H 7c ift 07 iff: ‘What’s
that in your pocket?’ ‘Oh, nothing. ’ “%
&ft&i®to0 ” owe did
nothing at the weekend. T^fHMAft IT»T7n be
’nothing to sb to be a person for
whom sb has no feelings ft ( #A ) Ai^^7£0fii07A: I used to love her
but she’s nothing to me any more. fHJJSA/tftfe
#ft'$:ft£,lil1#70 be/have nothing to
do with sb/sth to have no connection with sb/sth Tjf • • • ^ A ft 7;
ft A A : Get out! It’s nothing to do with you (= you have no right to
know about it), ft A! jftftAM 7 A# 07 7 o <> That
has nothing to do with what we’re
discussing, ip ft ft fn m a ® m m a ft a 0
for
'nothing 1 without payment 7 ?£
^ : She’s
always trying to get something for nothing. M & fH A ft TOo EHH free 2 with no reward or result ASHft; 4;7c£n A; fi S %: All that preparation was for nothing
because the visit was cancelled. ,
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have nothing on sb (informal) 1 to have much
less of a particular quality than sb/sth Sth X ± # A; It ^ A ^: I’m quite a
fast worker, but I’ve got nothing on her! ftii$7B£Tft$AJ
7,
H#j?250 2 (of the police,
etc. f£^fp) to have no information that could show sb to be guilty of sth
$tW^£A 07mi not for ’nothing for a very good reason
TfTfrft ES Eh ; 7 IE ft 3! hi: Not for nothing was
he called the king of rock and roll
'nothing but only; no more/less
than R ; R7; R H; DUX: Nothing but a miracle
can save her now. M &R#ft?!E
*r&AttsUctSMo 0 I want nothing but the
best for my children, ft R & « £
ft 07 & 7 f] * # 07 . nothing if not extremely; very ft ft;
|£#: The trip was nothing if not varied. & & ft ^ ft II £ 1^'. nothing less than used to emphasize how
great or extreme sth is TOlL/i; ft 77 TIT: It was nothing less than a
disaster. ffcRMo
nothing
'like
(informal) 1 not at all like ftA7f^: It looks
nothing like a horse. A® AXf^ — K^f.0
2 not
nearly; not at all fSXBcTf: I had nothing like
enough time to answer all
the questions.
.nothing
'much not
a great amount of sth; nothing of great value or importance ; X A
Jill;
fTftX AA: There’s nothing much in the fridge. #KltM Aft £.%IT, o I got up late and did nothing much all day. %
A fk 7, — A & ^ & M » (there's) .nothing
’to it (it’s)
very easy ( IP#
:
Tou7Z soon learn. There’s nothing to it really.
fT AS ^ 07 IS ft] #- o there is/was nothing
(else) 'for it (but to do sth) there is no other
action to take except the one mentioned ( 7 # X X )
:
There was nothing else for it but to resign. 7 S?
IE, there is/was nothing
in sth some
thing is/was not true ( #^
) 771 fit, 7There was a rumour she was going to resign, but there was
nothing in it. # ft W if ST IE , 7MSI7fto there's nothing like
sth used
to say that you enjoy sth very much •##£f; ••• A#7: There’s nothing like a
brisk walk on a cold day! ^ ,
MKAff
IS
7 o — more at stop v.
, sweet adj. noth-ing-ness /'nA0irinas/ noun
[U] a situation where nothing exists; the state of not existing 7TfTE; JiLft
no
tice /'nautis;
NAmE 'nou-/ noun, verb mnoun
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PAYING ATTENTION &;t 1 [U] the fact of sb paying attention to
sb/sth or knowing about sth Sz?;
Don’t take any notice of what you read in the papers. £ij
077
77 o 0 Take no notice of what he says. /ji|J!Afiki£07i£o
0 These protests have
really made the government sit up and take notice (= realize the
importance of the situation). %}
H M.
7®CflT07W#f0^#o
0 It
was Susan who brought the problem to my notice (= told me about it). Ji % U f£ Mf >J 7%. fT 1® ®07 o 0 Normally, the letter would not have come to
my notice (= I would not have known about it). M#1f RT, 07o o
(formal) It will not have
escaped your notice that there have been some major changes in the company. fTfiXA
a®iiJAvT]B^AX7-®SA07^ff:o
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GIVING INFORMATION ilfSfd S 2 [C] a sheet of paper
giving written or printed
information, usually put in a public place lift-; ilTfl: There was a notice on
the board saying the
class had been cancelled. 7^ M _h 7—3 [c] a board or sign
giving information, an instruction or a warning Wtk
If:
a notice saying ‘Keep off the Grass’ f f “ ^
M”
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ANNOUNCING STH 7#? 4 [C] a small
advertisement or announcement in
a newspaper or magazine jp ^^ ®: notices of births, marriages and deaths
ft X # EL
5
[C] a short announcement made at
the beginning or end of a meeting, a church service, etc. jfiTfl: There are
just two notices this week. AM R
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WARNING 6 [U] information or a
warning given in
advance of sth that is going
to happen |§; # A : You must give one month’s notice. &77—7/3 77 A ft
il^Po O Prices may be altered without notice,
7
R ff il Tfl o o The bar is closed until
further notice (= until you are told that it is open again). ik, JlPJRTrMAlo o You are welcome to come and stay as
long as you give us plenty of notice. Ri?#
AWiiTfl,
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WHEN LEAVING JOB/HOUSE # IE ; 4$ ft
7 [U] a formal letter or
statement saying that you will or must leave your job or house at the end of a
particular period of time ST IE ft; ilTfl: He has handed in his notice. likilTcRSTMo 0 They gave her two weeks’ notice. ftMll
REVIEW OF BOOK/PLAY ftif; gij iT 8 [C] a short article
in