not

1. NEG You use not with verbs to form negative statements. (與動詞連用構(gòu)成否定句) 不

The sanctions are not working the way they were intended. 制裁沒有像他們原本打算的那樣奏效。

I don't trust my father anymore. 我再也不相信我父親了。

2. NEG You use not to form questions to which you expect the answer "yes." (用于構(gòu)成期待肯定回答的疑問句) 難道不

Haven't they got enough problems there already?

難道他們那里的問題還不夠多嗎？

Didn't I see you at the party last week?

難道我在上周的聚會上沒見到你嗎？

3. NEG You use not, usually in the form n't, in questions which imply that someone should have done something, or to express surprise that something is not the case. 不

Why didn't you do it months ago?

為什么你幾個月前不做呢？

Why couldn't he listen to her?

為什么他不能聽她的話？

4. NEG You use not, usually in the form n't, in question tags after a positive statement. 不是嗎

It's crazy, isn't it?

這真是瘋了，不是嗎？

I've been a great husband, haven't I?

我一直是個很不錯的丈夫，不是嗎？

5. NEG You use not, usually in the form n't, in polite suggestions. 不[禮貌]

Actually we do have a position in mind. Why don't you fill out our application?

實(shí)際上我們確實(shí)在考慮設(shè)一個職位。你為什么不填一下我們的申請表呢？

6. NEG You use not to represent the negative of a word, group, or clause that has just been used. (用于表示對前面出現(xiàn)過的單詞、詞組或從句的否定) 不

"Have you found Paula?"—"I'm afraid not, Kate."

“你找到葆拉了嗎？”—“恐怕還沒有，凱特?！?/p>

7. NEG You can use not in front of "all" or "every" when you want to say something that applies only to some members of the group that you are talking about. (every)(之前，表示部分否定) 并非 (所有)

Not all the money, to put it mildly, has been used wisely. 客氣地講，并非所有的錢都花得很明智。

8. NEG If something is not always the case, you mean that sometimes it is the case and sometimes it is not. 并非 (總是)

He didn't always win the arguments, but he often was right. 他并非總是在辯論中獲勝，但他常常是正確的。

She couldn't always afford a babysitter. 她并非總能雇得起一名臨時保姆。

9. NEG You can use not or not even in front of "a" or "one" to emphasize that there is none at all of what is being mentioned. (連一個) 也不[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

...no office, no phone, not even a shelf on which to put my meagre belongings. 沒有辦公室，沒有電話，甚至連個擺放我寥寥無幾的物品的架子也沒有。

I sent report after report. But not one word was published. 我寄了一篇又一篇報告，但一個字也沒有發(fā)表。

10. NEG You can use not in front of a word referring to a distance, length of time, or other amount to say that the actual distance, time, or amount is less than the one mentioned. (用于表示距離、時間或其他數(shù)量的詞之前) 不到[NEG amount]

The tug crossed our stern not fifty yards away. 那艘拖船在不到50碼的地方與我們的船尾錯過。

...a large crowd not ten yards away waiting for a bus. …不到10碼遠(yuǎn)的一大群等公共汽車的人。

11. NEG You use not when you are contrasting something that is true with something that is untrue. You use this especially to indicate that people might think that the untrue statement is true. (用以對比真實(shí)和不真實(shí)的情況，尤用于可能會被誤認(rèn)為真實(shí)的陳述) 不是

He has his place in the Asian team not because he is white but because he is good. 他在亞洲隊(duì)有一席之地，不是因?yàn)樗前兹硕且驗(yàn)樗艹錾?/p>

Training is an investment not a cost. 培訓(xùn)是一種投資而不是一種花費(fèi)。

12. NEG You use not in expressions such as "not only," "not just," and "not simply" to emphasize that something is true, but it is not the whole truth. (用于)(not only##not)(，)(not just##not)(和)(not simply##not)(詞組中) 不僅[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

These movies were not only making money; they were also perceived to be original. 這些電影不僅賺錢，它們還被認(rèn)為是有創(chuàng)意的。

What's it going to cost us, not just in terms of money, but in terms of lives?

它將讓我們付出什么代價，不僅在錢的方面，而且還在生命方面？

13. PHRASE You use not that to introduce a negative clause that contradicts something that the previous statement implies. (用于引出否定從句以與前句形成矛盾) 并非

His death took me a year to get over; not that you're ever really over it. 我用了一年的時間才從他的去世中恢復(fù)過來；不過永遠(yuǎn)也不可能真正恢復(fù)過來。

14. CONVENTION Not at all is an emphatic way of saying "No" or of agreeing that the answer to a question is "No." 一點(diǎn)不[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

"Sorry. I sound like Abby, don't I?"—"No. Not at all."

“抱歉。我聽上去像阿比，是嗎？”—“不，一點(diǎn)不像。”

15. CONVENTION Not at all is a polite way of acknowledging a person's thanks. 不用謝; 不客氣[套語]

"Thank you very much for speaking with us."—"Not at all."

“非常感謝您與我們交談。”—“不客氣。”

16. not half→see half

17. if not→see if

18. more often than not→see often