not

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not /ˈnɑːt/ adverb

not

/ˈnɑːt/

adverb

Learner's definition of NOT

a — used to form the negative of modal verbs (such as “should” and “could”) and auxiliary verbs (such as “do” and “have”)不，没有（用于构成情态动词should、could及助动词do、have等的否定形式）

He would/could not stay.他不会/不能留下来。
We have not spoken with them.我们还没有和他们交谈。
It may not be fast, but it's reliable.它可能速度不快，但是可靠。
That kind of behavior should not be allowed.不应该允许这种行为。
He did not seem to care.他似乎并不在乎。

b — used before a verb or clause to make it negative or give it an opposite meaning不，不要（用在动词或从句前表示否定）

They gave us the option of not attending.他们给我们的选择是不出席。
She told me not to do it.她告诉我别这样做。
You are not to go there without permission.未经允许你不许去那里。
He seemed not to care.他似乎并不在乎。
It's odd, but that's not to say [=that does not mean] that it's bad.这很古怪，但并不意味着不好。

— see also not to mention at ¹mention

a — used with a word or phrase to make it negative or give it an opposite meaning不，没有（与单词或短语连用表示否定）

The books are not here.这些书不在这里。
No, that's not what I said.不，那不是我说的。
That's not funny!可不是闹着玩的！
That is not necessarily true.那未必是真的。
You're not always right.你并非总是对的。
You are not the only one who is worried.你不是唯一担心的人。
She is not (at all/very) pleased/happy.她（一点也/非常）不高兴/不开心。
I'm not happy or sad, just bored.我不高兴也不难过，只是无聊而已。
It is not as easy as it seems.事情似乎没有看上去那么简单。
Things are not going well.事情进展不顺利。
He is not guilty.他没有罪。
He lives not far from here.他住得离这儿不远。
“Are we there yet?” “Not quite.”“我们到了吗？”“还没有。”
“Is there any left?” “Not much.”“还有剩余的吗？”“不多了。”
It is not just/only/merely [=more than just] a novel; it is a literary classic.它不仅仅是一部小说，更是一部文学经典。
Not many [=few] people showed up.来的人不多。

— see also not a few at ¹few

b — used with a negative word to make a positive statement与否定词连用表肯定

Their request is not unreasonable. [=their request is reasonable]他们的要求并非不合理。
His experience is not unusual. [=others have had similar experiences]他的经历没什么特别的。
“What do you think of the food?” “It's not bad.” [=it's pretty good]“你认为这食物怎么样？”“相当不错。”

c informal + humorous — used humorously at the end of a positive statement to show that you really meant the opposite才怪（用在肯定陈述后，作诙谐用法）

That's very interesting—not! [=that's not interesting]那非常有趣——才怪！

: less or fewer than不到；少于

He was standing not six feet away from me.他在离我不到六英尺的地方站着。
The bullet passed not five inches from my head!子弹从距离我的头不到五英寸的地方飞过！
Not all of us agree. [=some of us do not agree]并非我们大家都同意！
Not everybody finds her work interesting. [=some people find her work boring]不是每个人都觉得她的作品有趣。

— used to refer to a possible situation, condition, etc., that is different from or opposite to another situation, condition, etc.并非（用于指可能存在相反情况）

The planet is sometimes hard to see and sometimes not. [=and sometimes easy to see]这颗行星有时很难看到，有时则很容易。
It works in theory if not in practice. [=even if it doesn't work in practice]这在理论上是可行的，尽管在实践中并非如此。

— often used in the phrase or not常用于短语or not

Believe it or not [=whether you believe me or don't believe me], we were there just last week.不管你信还是不信，我们上周还在那儿呢。
Ready or not, here I come!不管是否准备好，我来了！
Like it or not, you'll do as he says. [=you'll do as he says whether you like or don't like it]不管你乐意还是不乐意，你得按他说的做。

— used to give a negative answer to a question不，没有（用于否定回答）

“Do you think they forgot?” “I hope not.”“你认为他们忘了吗？”“但愿没有。”
“Should we go?” “I'd rather not.”“我们可以走了吗？”“我不想走。”
“Do you think it's true?” “Probably/Certainly not.”“你认为那是真的吗？”“可能/肯定不是。”
“Do you mind?” “Not at all.”“你介意吗？”“不介意。”

as like as not

or like as not

— see ⁶like

more often than not

: happening more than half the time多数时候；多半

He wins more often than not. [=he wins more than he loses]他赢的时候多。
More often than not, I stay home instead of going out.我多数时候并不出门，只待在家里。

not a/one

: no thing or person一个也没有

There was not one available taxi to be found. [=no taxis were available]一辆出租车也找不到。
Not a/one single person showed up. [=no one showed up]一个人也没有出现。
Not a word came out of her mouth.她一个字也没说。

not that

— used to say that something said before is not important倒不是；并不是说

I tried to help, not that it mattered. [=but it did not matter]我尽量帮忙，但这不是什么大事。
I saw him with some other woman, not that I care. [=but I don't care]我看见他和别的女人在一起，但我并不介意。

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