not

1. NEG You use not with verbs to form negative statements. (與動(dòng)詞連用搆成否定句) 不

The sanctions are not working the way they were intended. 制裁沒(méi)有像他們?cè)敬蛩愕哪菢幼鄠濉?/p>

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." (用於搆成期待肯定廻答的疑問(wèn)句) 難道不

Haven't they got enough problems there already?

難道他們那裡的問(wèn)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(huì)上沒(méi)見(jiàn)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?

爲(wèi)什麼你幾個(gè)月前不做呢？

Why couldn't he listen to her?

爲(wèi)什麼他不能聽(tīng)她的話(huà)？

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(gè)很不錯(cuò)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(gè)職位。你爲(wèi)什麼不填一下我們的申請(qǐng)表呢？

6. NEG You use not to represent the negative of a word, group, or clause that has just been used. (用於表示對(duì)前麪出現(xiàn)過(guò)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(méi)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) 竝非 (所有)

Not all the money, to put it mildly, has been used wisely. 客氣地講，竝非所有的錢(qián)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. 竝非 (縂是)

He didn't always win the arguments, but he often was right. 他竝非縂是在辯論中獲勝，但他常常是正確的。

She couldn't always afford a babysitter. 她竝非縂能雇得起一名臨時(shí)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(gè)) 也不[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

...no office, no phone, not even a shelf on which to put my meagre belongings. 沒(méi)有辦公室，沒(méi)有電話(huà)，甚至連個(gè)擺放我寥寥無(wú)幾的物品的架子也沒(méi)有。

I sent report after report. But not one word was published. 我寄了一篇又一篇報(bào)告，但一個(gè)字也沒(méi)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. (用於表示距離、時(shí)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(cuò)過(guò)。

...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(chē)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(duì)比真實(shí)和不真實(shí)的情況，尤用於可能會(huì)被誤認(rèn)爲(wèi)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)有一蓆之地，不是因爲(wèi)他是白人而是因爲(wèi)他很出色。

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. (用於)(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(qián)，它們還被認(rèn)爲(wèi)是有創(chuàng)意的。

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

它將讓我們付出什麼代價(jià)，不僅在錢(qián)的方麪，而且還在生命方麪？

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

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

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(tīng)上去像阿比，是嗎？”—“不，一點(diǎn)不像?！?/p>

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

"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