not
🇺🇸
/nɑːt/
🇬🇧
/nɒt/
adverb
A1
used to make verbs negative
She does not like apples.
她不喜欢苹果。
A1
used to give a negative meaning to words
The food is not hot anymore.
食物不再热了。
A1
used to say no after certain words
Will it rain? I hope not.
会下雨吗？我希望不会。
A1
used to show something may not happen
He might not come to the party.
他可能不会来参加派对。
A1
used to refuse or say no
More coffee? Not for me, thank you.
还要咖啡吗？我不要了，谢谢。
R
used to mean less than
The store is not far from here.
商店离这里不远。
R
used to mean the opposite
It was not a good movie at all.
这根本不是一部好电影。
R
used to show you mean the opposite
That was a great idea—not!
那是个好主意——才怪！
translation
不