no
determiner uk/nəʊ/ us/noʊ/
A1 没有，无
not any; not one; not a
There's no butter left. 没有黄油了。
There are no pockets in these trousers. 这些裤子没有裤兜。
That's my kind of holiday - no email, no phone, and no worries. 那是我的度假方式——没有电子邮件，没有电话，也没有烦恼。
There's no chance (= no possibility) of us getting there by eight. 我们不可能在8点之前到达那里。
A2 （用于标牌和布告）不许，禁止
used in signs and on notices to show that something is not allowed
No smoking/fishing. 禁止吸烟／垂钓
- More examples
- I see no reason for us to depart from our usual practice.
- I certainly have no desire to have children.
- The opposition party have been in such disorder for so long that they pose no real threat to the present government.
- I can see no useful purpose in continuing this conversation.
- She repeated that she had no intention of standing for president.
Idiom
there's no knowing/telling/sayingidiom informal 无法预料
it is not possible to know what will happen
She's very unpredictable, so there's no knowing how she'll react to the news. 她很让人捉摸不透，所以说不准她对这一消息会作何反应。
no
adverb uk/nəʊ/ us/noʊ/
(NEGATIVE ANSWER)
A1 （用于给出否定回答）不，不是
used to give negative answers
"Did you feed the cat?" "No, I forgot." “你喂猫了吗？”“没有，我忘了。”
"Would you like any more cake?" "No, thank you." “你想再来点蛋糕吗？”“不用，谢谢。”
"Do you have any homework tonight?" "No." “你今晚有作业吗？”“没有。”
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- "Would you like another drink?" "I wouldn't say no."
- The offer was so good that I couldn't say no .
- "Must I sign this?" "No, there's no need."
- He made it impossible for me to say no.
- "Was it wrong of me to go to the police?" "Oh no, I'm sure you did the right thing."
(NOT)
B1 并不;毫不
not; not any
The exam is no more difficult than the tests you've been doing in class. 这次考试并不比你们一直做的课堂测验难。
The issues are of no great interest (= only a little interest) to me. 我对这些问题不大感兴趣。
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- He's in no condition to drive home.
- It's an issue we'll have to confront at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is.
- She could no longer contain her anger and shouted at him uncontrollably.
- Now aged 42, he is no longer considered a serious contender for the title.
- His work is no longer protected by copyright.
no
noun [ C ] uk/nəʊ/ us/noʊ/ noes
否定;拒绝
a negative answer or reaction
"Did you get any replies about the camping weekend?" "So far we have two yeses, a no, and a maybe." “关于周末露营，你得到甚么反馈了吗？” “到目前为止，有两人愿意去，一人不去还有一人不确定。”
投反对票者;反对票
a vote against a suggestion, idea, law, etc., or a person who votes no
14 ayes to 169 noes - the noes have it (= have won). 14票赞成，169票反对——反对方胜出。
Compare: aye adverb