Word · Frequency #68
No.
不；否定
a negative answer or expression of denial, refusal, or disapproval
- 1.
A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.
否定表达；表示不同意、否认、拒绝或不赞成的回答
- 2.
a negative
否定
- 3.
A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.
反对票或不赞成提案的投票
- 4.
a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
一种通过用碳离子轰击锕的放射性超铀元素；已知有7种同位素
反对票；锘；否定表达；表示不同意、否认、拒绝或不赞成的回答；否定；反对票或不赞成提案的投票
In use
The committee's answer was a clear no, so we had to revise our proposal.
After several nos from investors, the startup struggled to secure funding.
In the periodic table, no is the symbol for nobelium, a synthetic element.
his no was loud and clear
Connections
Collocations
- say no
- 拒绝；说不
- She said no to the job offer.她拒绝了那份工作邀请。
- won't take no for an answer
- 拒不接受拒绝；非要别人答应不可
- He won't take no for an answer.他非要别人答应不可。
- no means no
- 不行就是不行
- No means no; don't push it.不行就是不行，别强求。
- a flat no
- 断然拒绝
- The request met with a flat no.请求遭到了断然拒绝。
- the noes have it
- 反对票占多数；否决提议
- In the final vote, the noes have it.在最后一轮投票中，反对票占多数。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
no 作名词意为“否定/反对票”；想象表决时举起写有 NO 的牌子，就是投反对票。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、正式表决 作为名词，'no' 多用于日常交流中的否定回答，也常见于正式表决中的反对票，语域随语境变化，因此标记为混合。
Grammar Note
可数名词，表示否定回答或否决。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这里 no、go、so、know、low、though、show 都押 /oʊ/ 韵。注意形近但音不同的词：not /nɑːt/、nor /nɔːr/、now /naʊ/、none /nʌn/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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