name [ne?m ] n. 名字,姓名 vt. 命名,名叫
拓 namely ad. 即,也就是
配 name after 以……名字命名
be named for 被指定作 bad name 壞名聲
例 Joey is six now, and he has a four-year-old brother named Jack. 喬伊6歲了,他有個四歲的弟弟,叫杰克。(2012·杭州)
national [?n??n?l ] a. 國家的,民族的
構 nation(n. 民族,國家)+al(形容詞后綴)
拓 nation n. 民族,國家 nationalist n. 民族主義者
nationally ad. 遍及全國
配 National Day 國慶節(jié)
例 I'm not sure when the 6th national population census completed? 我不確定第六次全國人口普查什么時候結束。(2011·昆明)
nationality [?n????n?l?ti ] n. 民族,國籍
構 national(a. 民族的;國家的)+ity(名詞后綴)
拓 nationalism n. 民族主義
配 the minority nationalities 各少數(shù)民族
例 Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality . 雖然查理·卓別林是英國人,在1953年以前他卻一直居住在美國。但是他并未取得美國國籍。(2011·安徽)
native [?ne?t?v ] a. 本土的,本國的,本地的;民族的,某特定國家的
拓 natively ad. 生來地,天然地
例 You can ask the native people there to help you and you can just watch carefully and try to do what they do. 你可以請那里的本地人幫你,你只要認真觀察他們在做什么并嘗試著去做。(2009·廣東)
natural [?n?t?r?l ] a. 自然的
構 natur(e)(n. 自然)+al(形容詞后綴)
拓 naturally ad. 自然地
配 natural gas 天然氣
natural gift 天賦才能
例 Trees can fight air pollution. They are natural air conditioners.樹木能與空氣污染作斗爭,它們是天然的空氣調節(jié)器。(2010·沈陽)
nature [?ne?t?? ] n. 自然;性質;種類
拓 natural a. 自然的 good-natured a. 和善的
配 by nature 天生,就其本性而言
in nature 本質上
例 Muir believed that nature should be conserved instead of being changed by human beings. 穆爾認為,人類應該保護自然而不是改變自然。(2011·南京)
So far twin studies seem to show that both nature and nurture are important. 迄今為止,關于雙胞胎的研究似乎顯示,先天的因素和后天的養(yǎng)育都很重要。(2011·宜昌)
near [n?? ] a. 近的 ad. 附近,鄰近 prep. 在……附近
拓 nearby a. 附近的 nearside n. 靠近的一邊
配 draw near 接近
例 The children sometimes went to sleep by the fire. Sometimes they were too near the fire. 孩子們有時會在火邊睡覺。有些時候離火太近了。(2012·鹽城)
nearby [?n??ba? ] a. 附近的
構 near(a. 近的)+by(prep. 附近)
例 People nearby came to visit them. 附近的人都來探訪他們。(2012·濟南)
nearly [?n??li ] ad. 將近,幾乎
構 near(a. 近的)+ly(副詞后綴)
拓 almost ad. 幾乎,差不多
例 Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school. 將近50%的學生說他們擔心在上下學的路上被搶劫。(2011·烏魯木齊)
necessary [?nes?s?ri ] a. 必需的,必要的
構 necess(ity)(n. 必要性,需要,必需品)+ary(形容詞后綴)
拓 necessarily ad. 必要地
unnecessary a. 不必要的,多余的
配 if necessary 如必要的話
B. necessary for 對……必需,有必要
例 Many American parents don't think cell phones are necessary for the students. 許多美國家長認為手機對學生來講不是必需品。(2012·長沙)
neck [nek ] n. 頸,脖子
拓 necklace n. 項鏈 necktie n. 領帶
例 Covering your head and neck with your arms can protect you in an earthquake. 地震時用手臂蓋住頭部和頸部,可以保護自己。(2009·寧夏)
need [ni?d ] n. 需要,需求 v. aux. 需要
配 be in need of 需要 in need 在危難中,在危急中
例 You needn't worry about me. I feel much better now. 不用擔心我。我感覺好多了。(2012·貴州)
“ I will go on helping those children in need ,”he added. “我要繼續(xù)幫助那些需要幫助的孩子們。”他補充說道。(2011·上海)
neighbour [?ne?b? ](美 neighbor)n. 鄰居
拓 neighborhood n. 附近,鄰近
例 Mary's new neighbour usually gives her a friendly smile when they meet. 瑪麗的新鄰居通常會在碰面時給她一個友好的微笑。(2009·吉林)
neighborhood [?ne?b?h?d ] n. 附近地區(qū)
構 neighbour(n. 鄰居)+hood(名詞后綴)
例 Is there a hotel in the neighbourhood ? 附近有酒店嗎?(2011·黃岡)
neither [?na?e? ] a. (兩者)都不;也不
拓 either a. 任一的,(兩方中的)每一方的
配 neither … nor 既不……也不……
例 Neither my father nor my mother is able to drive a car. 我爸爸和媽媽都不會開車。(2012·宜賓)
—Excuse me, how can I get to Nanshan Mountain?
—Oh, neither of these two buses will take you there. You must go and take No.3 bus.
——請問,南山怎么走?
——這兩輛車都不到那。你得去坐3路車。(2012·鎮(zhèn)江)
nervous [?n??v?s ] a. 緊張不安的;神經的
構 nerv(e)(n. 神經)+ous(形容詞后綴)
拓 nervousness n. 神經過敏
配 feel nervous about 擔心,害怕
例 At first, the girls had felt a bit nervous , but then they became more and more confident. 女孩子們一開始有些緊張,但是后來變得越來越自信了。(2011·金華)
Mary was eleven years old and she had something seriously wrong with her nervous system. 瑪麗十一歲,她的神經系統(tǒng)出現(xiàn)了嚴重問題。(2010·哈爾濱)
net [net ] n. 網(wǎng),網(wǎng)狀物
拓 netizen n. 網(wǎng)民 network n. 網(wǎng)絡
配 net income 凈收入
例 I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net . 有時我凌晨三、四點鐘起床上網(wǎng)沖浪。(2010·呼和浩特)
If you're into sports, you've seen it happen—tennis players jump over the net to shake hands after a hard match. 如果你熱愛運動,你一定見過這一幕:網(wǎng)球運動員在艱苦的比賽結束后,跳過球網(wǎng),與對方握手。(2011·沈陽)
network [?net?w?:k ] n. 網(wǎng)絡
構 net(n. 網(wǎng),網(wǎng)狀物)+work(n. 結物)
拓 web n. 網(wǎng)絡
配 a network of 一套……;……網(wǎng)
例 For some years, they weren't allowed to use the US network , and when they were allowed to, the messages were in very simple text without photos. 許多年來,他們不能使用美國的網(wǎng)絡。即使到可以用的時候,也僅僅只有一些不含圖片的簡單的文字消息。(2012·大連)
never [?nev? ] ad. 決不,從來沒有
拓 never-ending a. 不停的,無限的
配 never mind 沒關系,不用擔心
例 No matter what happens, the fact that Huangyan Island belongs to China will never change. 不管怎樣,黃巖島屬于中國這一事實是不可改變的。(2012·山東)
Without stress, we would never learn anything or grow or change. 沒有了壓力,我們將永遠學不會任何東西,不會長大更不會改變。(2012·濟南)
new [nju? ] a. 新的,新鮮的
拓 newly ad. 重新,最近
配 brand new 嶄新,全新
new to 對……(來說)不熟悉;對……(來說)陌生
例 David is new here, so we know nothing about him. 大衛(wèi)是新來的,所以我們對他一無所知。(2011·福建)
news [nju?z ] n. 新聞,消息
拓 newsstand n. 報攤,雜志攤 newspaper n. 報紙
配 news agency 通訊社
例 Don't talk to anyone about the bad news —especially not my mother. 不要告訴別人這個壞消息,尤其不要告訴我媽媽。(2012·鹽城)
newspaper [?nju?z?pe?p? ] n. 報紙
構 news(n. 新聞)+paper(n. 紙)
配 newspaper office 報社
例 What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper's crossword puzzle. 我在家經常做的事情就是幫助祖母做日報上的填字游戲。(2012·溫州)
next [nekst ] a. 最近的,緊挨著的;下一次的 ad. 隨后,下一步 n. 下一個人(或東西)
拓 last a. 最后的,最近的
配 next to 鄰近的
例 Remember to bring your homework to school next time. 下次記得把作業(yè)帶到學校來。(2012·陜西)
nice [na?s ] a. 令人愉快的;好的;漂亮的
拓 nice-looking a. 好看的
例 We have a lovely room. It's one of the nicest in the hotel. 我們的房間很漂亮,是酒店最漂亮的房間之一。(2011·北京)
—It's really nice of you to help me!
—My pleasure.
——謝謝你幫我,你真好!
——這是我的榮幸。(2010·福建)
night [na?t ] n. 夜,夜間
拓 nightmare n. 夢魘,噩夢
配 all night 整夜,通宵 at night 晚上,在夜里 night and day 晝夜,夜以繼日
例 On a clear night , you can see thousands of stars in the sky. 如果在能見度好的晚上,能看到滿天繁星。(2011·上海)
nine [na?n ] num. & n. 九
配 nine tenths 十之八九,幾乎全部
例 Cassie looked at her watch. It was nearly nine o'clock. 凱西看了看表,快九點了。(2012·濟南)
nineteen [?na?n?ti?n ] num. 十九
構 nine(num. 九)+teen(數(shù)詞后綴表示十幾)
例 When children are about eighteen or nineteen , they leave their parents' home, and they often go to a different city. 孩子們到了十八九歲,大部分就會離開父母,去另一座城市獨立生活。(2011·金華)
ninety [?na?nti ] num. & n. 九十
構 nine(num. 九)+ty(數(shù)詞后綴表示幾十)
例 Football players exchange jerseys after ninety minutes of knocking each other around. 足球運動員在經過九十分鐘的激烈交鋒碰撞后,交換運動衣。(2011·沈陽)
ninth [na?nθ ] num. 第九
構 nin(e)(num. 九)+th(加在基數(shù)詞構成序數(shù)詞)
例 I got a good present on my ninth birthday. 我九歲生日那天收到了一份很好的禮物。(2010·四川)
no [n?? ] ad. 不,不是 a. 沒有,無,不
拓 yes ad. 是
配 no matter …無論…… in no time 立刻 no more than 只是
例 No one in New York is going to let their child go to school without a cellphone. 在紐約,家長們都會讓孩子帶手機去上學。(2012·長沙)
No. [n?? ] n. 〈縮〉=number[?n?mb? ]數(shù)字;號碼(數(shù))
例 My mother is an English teacher in No. 2 Middle School. 我的母親是二中的一位英語教師。(2011·金華)
nobody [?n??b?di ] n. 無足輕重的人 pron. 沒有人,誰也不
構 no(a. 沒有)+body(n. 人)
拓 everybody pron. 每人,人人,所有的人
配 nobody else 別無他人
例 I must therefore conclude that nobody at this school can speak French. 所以我必須得出結論,這個學校沒有人會說法語。(2012·杭州)
nod [n?d ] vi. 點頭
拓 nodding a. 點頭的,低垂的,昏昏欲睡的
配 nod off 打盹
例 He nodded to me in greeting when I entered the room. 我走進了房間,他沖我點了點頭。(2011·無錫)
You nod and people know you are saying“Yes”. 當你點頭的時候,人們明白你在說“是的”。(2009·蘭州)
noise [n??z ] n. 聲音;噪聲,喧鬧聲
拓 noisy a. 嘈雜的,喧鬧的
配 make noise 制造噪音
例 We must keep the noise under 50 dbs here. 我們必須把噪音控制在50分貝以下。(2011·上海)
none [n?n ] pron. 沒有人,沒有任何東西
配 none but 只有
例 They were all very tired, but none of them took a rest. 他們都很疲憊了,但是沒有一個人休息。(2012·天津)
—Which of these shirts do you like best?
—I'll take none . They are both expensive and out of fashion.
——你喜歡哪件衣服?
——哪件我都不喜歡。又過時又貴。(2011·常州)
noodle [?nu?dl ] n. 面條
配 instant noodle 方便面 rice noodle 米線
例 Many packaged foods, such as frozen dumplings, rice rolls and instant noodles have lots of fat and calories. 許多包裝食品,比如速凍餃子、春卷和方便面等,含有很多的脂肪和熱量。(2011·青島)
After school, I often sit in the noodle bar and wait for her to finish work. 放學后,我經常坐在面館,等著她下班。(2009·青海)
noon [nu?n ] n. 中午,正午
拓 noonday n. 正午
配 at noon 在中午
例 Every time he drove home at noon , he found many cars outside his house and there was no room for his own car. 每次他中午駕車回家的時候,家門口停了很多車,已經沒有他的車位了。(2009·遼寧)
nor [n?? ] conj. 也不
配 neither … nor conj. 既不……又不,也不
例 — Neither Rose nor Jack watched Prince William's wedding on TV yesterday.
—What a pity! They missed the exciting moment.
——露絲和杰克誰都沒有看威廉王子的婚禮電視轉播。
——真可惜呀!他們錯過了令人激動的時刻。(2011·深圳)
So his teachers didn't like him, nor did his classmates play with him. 所以老師們不喜歡他,同學們也不和他一起玩。(2011·重慶)
normal [?n??ml ] n. & a. 正常的(狀態(tài))
構 norm(n. 標準)+al(形容詞后綴)
拓 normally ad. 正常地,通常地
例 Don't worry about your boy too much. His temperature will drop back to normal if he takes this medicine. 你兒子的情況不用擔心。只要吃了藥,他的體溫會降至正常的。(2012·無錫)
It's quite normal for children to feel sick after Easter weekend as a result of eating too much chocolate. 對于孩子們來說,復活節(jié)后感到身體不舒服是很正常的。這是節(jié)日吃了太多的巧克力的結果。(2009·福州)
north [n??θ ] a. 北的;朝北的 ad. 向北方,在北方,從北方 n. 北方;北部
拓 northern a. 北方的;北部的
northeast n. 東北,東北部
配 in the north of 在……的北部
to the north of 在……的北面
例 How long did it take Mela to get to the North Pole?梅拉花了多久去北極?(2011·黃岡)
The Yanomami live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil. 雅諾瑪米人生活在巴西北部熱帶雨林的河岸沿線。(2011·上海)
northern [?n??θ?n ] a. 北方的;北部的
構 north(a. 北的 n. 北方;北部)+ern(形容詞后綴)
拓 northerner n. 北方人
配 Northern Hemisphere 北半球
例 For example, in cold northern Europe, there's a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. 舉例來說,北歐由于天氣寒冷,起居室或廚房里都有火爐,所有的椅子都面朝這火爐擺著。(2011·包頭)
northeast [?n??θ?i?st ] n. 東北,東北部
構 north(a. 北的 n. 北方;北部)+east(a. 東方的 n. 東,東方)
拓 northeastern a. 東北方的,來自東北的
northeasterner n. 東北人,住在東北部的人
例 Venice is in the northeast of Italy. 威尼斯位于意大利東北部。(2010·深圳)
northwards [?n??θw?dz ] ad. 向北
構 north(a. 北的 n. 北方;北部)+wards(后綴表示朝、向)
拓 northward ad. 向北 a. 向北的
northwardly a. 向北方的,來自北方的 ad. 向北方
例 These birds migrate northwards in spring and southwards in fall. 這些鳥春天向北遷徙,秋天向南遷徙。
northwest [?n??θ?west ] n. 西北,西北部
構 north(a. 北的 n. 北方;北部)+west(a. 西方的 n. 西方)
拓 northwestern a. 西北方的,來自西北的
northwestwards ad. 向西北方地
例 It's one of the most beautiful cities in the northwest of China. 這是中國西北部最美麗的城市之一。(2010·呼和浩特)
nose [n??z ] n. 鼻子
拓 nosed a. 有……鼻子的
nosey a. 大鼻子的,愛追問的
配 with one's nose in the air 自高自大,目空一切
follow one's nose 筆直走,盲目行事,憑本能行事
例 When we have both our feet on the ground, and when we are down to earth, we do not have our noses in the air. 當我們真正踏踏實實、實事求是的時候,我們就不會自以為是了。(2011·宜昌)
not [n?t ] ad. 不,沒
配 if not 不然的話,否則
not at all 別客氣,根本不
not…but… 不是……而是……
例 Tom went on painting and pretended not to see Ben. 湯姆繼續(xù)作畫,假裝沒有看到本。(2012·鹽城)
The new“White bike”is not white any more but is an unusual design with bright colours. 新款“白車”車身不再是白色,而是色彩明亮,設計獨特。(2011·南京)
note [n??t ] n. 便條;筆記 vt. 記錄;注意
拓 notebook n. 筆記簿,筆記本
配 make a mental note (of) 銘記,牢記
take notes 做筆記
例 However, most students don't know how to take notes . 但是,大多數(shù)學生還不知道怎樣做筆記。(2012·大連)
There is one interesting thing to note —some scientists say bodies can do an amazing job on their own when you have a cold, so taking medicine isn't actually good for you. 有個很有趣的觀點值得一提——一些科學家認為,患感冒后,身體會自行承擔了不起的(自愈)工作,所以吃藥并不一定就是最好的(方式)。(2009·廈門)
notebook [?n??tb?k ] n. 筆記簿
構 note(n. 筆記)+book(n. 本)
配 notebook computer 筆記本電腦
例 Luckily, John got back the notebook that he had lost at the cafe. 幸運的是,約翰找回了他落在咖啡館的筆記本。(2009·常州)
nothing [?n?θ?? ] n. 沒有東西,沒有什么 ad. 一點也不;并不
構 no(a. 沒有)+thing(n. 東西)
拓 nothingness n. 空白,虛無
配 nothing but 只有,僅僅
例 I think nothing can make Andy change his mind. He is such a person who never gives up easily. 我認為沒有什么能讓他改變主意。他不是一個輕言放棄的人。(2012·南京)
For a long time being happy was considered natural, and there was nothing special to do about it. 很長一段時間以來,快樂被認為是一種自然本能,不需要特意為之。(2011·常州)
notice [?n??t?s ] n. 布告,通告 vt. 注意到 vi. 引起注意;引人注目
拓 noticeable a. 值得注意的
配 take notice of 注意,留心
take no notice of 不注意,不理會
例 As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant. 當漂亮的女服務員為她點餐時,她才注意到原來女服務員已經有了大約八個月的身孕了。(2011·廣州)
The above four notices are all about pets. 以上四則啟事均和寵物有關。(2011·蘇州)
November [n???vemb? ] n. 十一月
例 The American holiday of Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday in November . 美國的感恩節(jié)是十一月的第四個周四。(2010·大連)
now [na? ] ad. 現(xiàn)在
拓 nowadays ad. 當今,現(xiàn)在
配 from now on 從現(xiàn)在起,今后
just now 剛才,一會以前
now and then 時而,不時
now that 既然,由于
例 He is giving a lesson in the classroom now . 他現(xiàn)在正在教室里上課。(2012·廣東)
Just now no one paid attention to what he said. 剛才沒有人注意他所說的話。(2011·無錫)
nowadays [?na??de?z ] ad. 當今,現(xiàn)在 n. 當今
構 now(ad. 現(xiàn)在)+(a)day(n. 日子)+s(副詞后綴)
例 Nowadays we can see more and more electric bikes in the street. 現(xiàn)在街上的電動自行車越來越多了。(2010·海南)
number [?n?mb? ] n. 數(shù)字;號碼;數(shù)量
配 a number of 若干
例 The number of books in the bookshop is about 10,000 and a number of them are about science. 書店里的圖書數(shù)量大約有一萬冊,其中有很多是科技書籍。(2011·綿陽)
In Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers (1,3,5, etc.) is okay. 在俄羅斯,送當禮物的花朵是奇數(shù)(1、3、5等等)的。(2011·貴陽)
nurse [n?:s ] n. 護士;保育員
拓 nurser n. 培育者,奶媽
例 Ann wants to be a nurse to look after patients when she grows up. 安長大后想當照顧病人的護士。(2009·青島)
nursery [?n?:s(?)ri ] n. 幼兒室,育兒室
構 nurse(n. 保育員)+ry(名詞后綴表示場所)
配 nursery school 幼兒園
例 I started to learn English when I was at nursery school. 在我上幼兒園的時候,我就開始學英語了。
nursing [?n?:s?? ] n. 看護,養(yǎng)育
構 nurs(e)(n. 護士;保育員)+ing(名詞后綴)
配 nursing home 療養(yǎng)院
the nursing father /mother 養(yǎng)父/養(yǎng)母
例 Some of the most stressful jobs include teaching, nursing , and police work. 壓力最大的工作包括教書、護理和警察等。(2011·淄博)