大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(六十)

　　new [(1) not existing before; (2) not known before; (3) recently made, built, bought or grown; (4) another; (5) different]

　　They have a new baby. (1)

　　Did you see the new information about the Governor? (2)

　　John bought a new car today. (3)

　　California needs some new electric power centers. (4)

　　She has some exciting new ideas. (5)

　　news [information about any recent events, especially as reported by the media]

　　The local news on television last night was full of violence.

　　next [(1) coming immediately after; (2) nearest]

　　The next job is to clean house. (1)

　　Turn left at the next street. (2)

　　nice [(1) pleasing; (2) good; (3) kind]

　　I hope you have a nice time with your friend. (1)

　　Their children seem nice. (2)

　　He said some very nice things about you. (3)

　　night [the time between when the sun goes down and when it rises, when there is little or no light]

　　Did you hear that storm last night?

　　no [(1) used to reject or to refuse; (2) not any; (3) not at all]

　　No, I will not do it. (1)

　　After the windstorm, no fruit was left on the tree. (2)

　　As soon as the show started we could see that our friend was no actor. (3)

　　noise [sound, especially when loud]

　　What is making so much noise?

　　nominate [(1) to name someone as a candidate for an election; (2) to propose a person for an office or position]

　　The Democratic Party nominated our Governor as its Presidential candidate. (1)

　　Do you think we should nominate Tom as our committee representative? (2)

　　noon [(1) the middle of the day; (2) twelve o'clock in the daytime]

　　He usually eats lunch about noon. (1)

　　I have to be in his office at noon. (2)

　　normal [(1) the usual condition, amount or form; (2) usual; (3) what is expected]

　　Snow is normal this time of year. (1)

　　Her normal drink is tea. (2)

　　I expect him to leave home at the normal time. (3)

　　north [the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun]

　　We drove north for 10 miles.

　　※one mile = 1.6 kilometers

　　not [a word showing that something is denied or untrue]

　　She is not going.

　　note [(1) to talk about something already known; (2) a word or words written to help a person remember; (3) a short letter]

　　She noted that our report must be completed by three o'clock. (1)

　　I wrote a short note about the meeting so I could talk about it tomorrow. (2)

　　She sent a Christmas note to some of her friends. (3)

　　nothing [(1) not anything; (2) no thing]

　　He had eaten nothing all day. (1)

　　He talked of nothing but food. (2)

　　now [(1) at this time; (2) immediately]

　　Now I understand what you meant. (1)

　　Can you talk to me now? (2)

　　nowhere [not in, to or at any place]

　　The boy said he had nowhere to go.

　　nuclear [(1) of or about the energy produced by splitting atoms or bringing them together; (2) of or about weapons that explode by using energy from atoms]

　　He worked as a nuclear engineer. (1)

　　The government fears that terrorists will buy or steal nuclear weapons. (2)

　　number [a word or sign used to show the order or amount of things]

　　A large number of people are expected to join the protest.