a newspaper or
magazine, giving an opinion about a book, play, etc. ( Jftf»J±Xfft$g, ) iftik,
rmn at short notice | at a moment’s notice not
long in advance; without
warning or time for preparation R®Ht; —HiltPftM}; This
was the
best room we could get at such short notice. &J=ftcfnilfi
Btf£#PJ Wllfif W^l'e]7o, 0 You must be ready to leave at a moment’s
notice. ft ft' fit fft /C Hr Hi % 0 on short 'notice (NAmE) - at short notice ■ verb (not usually used in
the progressive tenses jlft 7 JMif *&#«*)
►
SEE/HEAR ftp]: PftpJ 1 to see or hear sb/sth;
to become
aware of sb/sth# ( sg iff )
PI;
'if MM; KftLPI: [VN] The first thing I noticed about
the room was the smell, .ffc ft PJ
W di ik M 7
J1 0 [V] People were
making fun of him but he didn’t seem to notice. AfflftHt
0
[V (that)] I couldn’t
help noticing (that) she was wearing a wig. ffc— fit, 0 [V wh-] Did you notice how Rachel kept
looking at her watch? ftft&ftftfcM 7^1? 0 [VN inf] I noticed them come in. Jlc^jljPJfMtj® ^To
0 [VN -ing] I didn’t notice him leaving.
►
PAY ATTENTION f£ M 2 [VN] to pay
attention to sb/sth
ft M;
e§ IK: She wears
those strange clothes just to get herself noticed. M % $ M
Mg & M 7 H3 i A & M
ME.
SYNONYMS
notice
note ♦ detect ♦
observe ♦ witness ♦ perceive
These words all mean to see sth, especially when you
pay careful attention to
it. Utx#^iSfil#pL ft.tf!]
ZX 0 ...
notice to see, hear or become
aware of sb/sth; to pay attention to sb/sth ( gft/r ) PJ, &MWL
MiH
PJ,
ft M, mM: The first thing I noticed about the room was the
smell. ficftdfe?tEPJWtl:i&M7MW^,
note (rather formal) to notice or pay
careful attention to sth }gftM,
i? M: Please note (that) the office will be closed on
Monday, if
GEHlThis word is very common in
business English.
:
Note that the prices are
inclusive of VAT.
detect to discover or notice
sth, especially sth that is not easy to see, hear, etc. :
The tests are designed to
detect the disease early,
observe (formal) to see or notice
sb/sth fall PL ft #PJ, *J: Have you
observed any changes lately? ||jirftft.®PJ ft
7 $fft&ft ? 0 The police observed a man enter the bank. fH8?ftl£PJ -ftlv A ft)ft7 iSifo
witness (rather formal) to see sth happen Pj,
@ iij: Police have appealed for anyone who
witnessed the incident to contact them. i ft
g-lftteAWI.
perceive (format) to notice or
become aware of sth, especially sth that is not obvious HftlSPh 3H89I, ^'EPJ: I perceived a change in his behaviour over those
months. HftjfcPJf&to^Jfc&IB/l'Nl fift#
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
* to
notice/note/detect/observe/perceive that/how/
what/where/who ...
■
to notice/observe/witness sth happen/sb do sth
■
to barely/hardly/scarcely
notice/detect/observe
■
to be commonly/frequently noticed/noted/
observed
■
to be worth noticing/noting/observing
sb can’t/couldn’t help noticing/noting/observing
| 1363 notwithstanding
no tice able 0-w /'nautisabl; NAmE'non-/ adj.
~ (in sb/sth) | ~ (that ...) easy to see or
notice; clear or definite MU W; SMI?JEW: a noticeable improvement MWH JEW0C® <> This effect is particularly noticeable in
younger patients. ® W^A^±X A $
Mo
0 It was noticeable that none of the family were present. kfe-fyio ► noticeably /-abli/
adv.: Her hand was shaking noticeably, ill BJ MM W ft ft J$ tf
o 0 Marks were noticeably higher for
girls than for boys.Xm 7WftMMMilJftfm7o
notice-board /'nautisboid; NAmE 'noutisbaird/ (BrE) (NAmE 1 bulletin board) (also board BrE, NAmE) noun a board for putting
notices on
no ti fi-able /'nautifaiabl; NAmE 'non-/ adj. [usually before noun] (formal) (of a disease or a crime
'fkMWLWfr) so dangerous or serious
that it must by law be reported officially to the authorities
noti fi cation /.nautrfi'keijn; NAmE ,nou-/ noun [u, C]
(formal) the act of giving or
receiving official information about sth jlft; ilft; advance/prior noti
fication (=
telling sb in advance about sth) Ilfelfo written notification ft ffi il ft o You should receive (a)
notification of our decision in the next week. A7t£ClW
TJMft£gPJ»a
no tify /'nautifai; NAmE 'nou-/ verb (no-ti-fies,
no-ti-fying, noti-fied, no-tified) ~ sb (of sth) | - sth to sb to formally or
officially tell sb about sth ( 7ft ) lilt, il inform : [VN] Competition winners will be
notified by post. 0 The police
must be notified of the date of the demonstration. ft'Mftl
W ft W 0£C 0 The date of the demonstration
must be notified to the police. &
W 0 ‘X SM
Itft-WAo
[also VN that]
no-tion /'naujn;
NAmE 'noufn/ noun ~ (that ... ) | ~ (of sth) an idea, a belief or an
understanding of sth ; ft it; S
^: a political
system based on the notions of equality and liberty Igftft g
ft 0 7 have to reject the notion that
greed can be a good thing.
0 She had only a vague notion of
what might happen.
no tion al /'naujanl; NAmE 'nou-/ adj. (formal) based on a guess,
estimate or theory; not existing in reality ff rfij W ; ft it W ; JI it _t W ; ► no tion-al ly /'nau-
Janali;
NAmE 'nou-/ adv.
no-tori-ety /.nauta'raiati; NAmE ,nou-/ noun [u, sing.] ~ (for/as sth) fame for being bad in
some way Uft; ft ft ft : She achieved notoriety for her affair with the senator. WMWftMftftilif o 0 He
gained a certain notoriety as a gambler, W
Kft0
^
no tori ous /nau'torrias; NAmE nou-/ adj. ~ (for sth/for doing sth) | ~ (as sth) well known for being bad
ftW; ^ftBS^W: a notorious criminal M ft BS ^ W fIC 0 The country is notorious for its
appalling prison conditions. si. 0 The
bar has become notorious as a meeting-place for drug dealers. itlWeftA#p°pfK7g3tW^0fE$f#J*ftm ^ 0 ► no-tori-ous-ly
adv.:
Mountain weather is notoriously difficult to predict. LJL|ife^fg*|lAMt4J(tA#fft
notwithstanding /.nntwiG'staendir); -wid-; NAmE ,na:t-/ prep., adv.
»prep,
(formal)
(also used following the noun it refers to ft ice ft ft ft) without being affected by sth;
despite sth it ; J3. ^:
Notwithstanding
some major financial problems, the school has had a successful year.
0 The bad weather notwithstanding,
the event was a great success. 7g
AW
JMo
■
adv.
(formal) despite this ^ ft lit HTfl however, nevertheless : Notwithstanding, the problem is a
significant one.