not
🇺🇸
/nɑːt/
🇬🇧
/nɒt/
adverb
A1
used to make verbs negative
She does not like apples.
她不喜歡蘋果。
A1
used to give a negative meaning to words
The food is not hot anymore.
食物不再熱了。
A1
used to say no after certain words
Will it rain? I hope not.
會下雨嗎？我希望不會。
A1
used to show something may not happen
He might not come to the party.
他可能不會來參加派對。
A1
used to refuse or say no
More coffee? Not for me, thank you.
還要咖啡嗎？我不要了，謝謝。
R
used to mean less than
The store is not far from here.
商店離這裡不遠。
R
used to mean the opposite
It was not a good movie at all.
這根本不是一部好電影。
R
used to show you mean the opposite
That was a great idea—not!
那是個好主意——才怪！
translation
不