A: What was the score in the football match?

B: One- nil, to our team.

nil?n.?無(wú)，零

A: Did the committee do good work?

B: No, it was only nominal, I think the members met only once.

nominal?a. 1.?名義上的，有名無(wú)實(shí)的；2. （費(fèi)用等）很少的，象征性的；3. 名詞性的

A: I am going to nominate you to be the president of our organization.

B: Oh, thanks, I didn’t realize you thought so highly of me.

nominate?vt.?提名，任命

A: Even though Peter hurt his foot he nonetheless won the race.

B: Yeah, he has always been a determined athlete.

nonetheless?ad.?盡管如此，依然，然而

A: What usually happens at the end of one of these meetings?

B: I’m not sure what the norm is.

norm?n. 1.?標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，規(guī)范；2. ［常pl.］準(zhǔn)則

A: I spent the afternoon looking at old photos.

B: That must have made you nostalgic.

nostalgic?a. 懷舊的，引起對(duì)往事懷戀的

A: Why are dragons said to have large nostrils?

B: So that they can blow fire through them.

nostril?n.?鼻孔

A: Mr. Hardy made a notable presentation at the conference.

B: Well, tell me the details then.

notable?a.?值得注意的，顯著的，著名的

n.?名人，要人

A: Did you play this piece at the concert?

B: No, I was unable to read the musical notation. It wasn’t printed clearly.

notation?n. 1.?記號(hào)，標(biāo)記法；2. 注釋，記錄

A: I am notorious for my bad spelling.

B: Yes, your teacher did mention it to me once.

notorious?a.?臭名昭著的，聲名狼藉的

A: Notwithstanding the weather, we had a great day out.

B: Yeah, it is best not to let the rain spoil our plans.

notwithstanding?prep. / ad. 盡管

A: What are you doing?

B: I am reading a book to nourish my mind.

nourish?vt. 1.?養(yǎng)育，喂養(yǎng)，滋養(yǎng)；2. 懷有（希望等），增強(qiáng)（希望等）

A: My daughter sleeps with her new shoes on.

B: Don’t worry, the novelty will wear off soon.

novelty?n. 1.?新奇事物；2. 新奇，新奇感，新奇性；3. 新穎小巧而廉價(jià)的物品

A: What did you think of the nude painting in the gallery?

B: I thought it was a masterpiece.

nude?a.?裸體的

n.?裸體畫(huà)，裸體雕像

A: What is the numerical value you would attach to happiness?

B: That is an impossible thing to give a figure to .

numerical?a.?數(shù)字的，用數(shù)字表示，數(shù)值的

A: My aunt wants to become a nun.

B: She must be very religious.

nun?n.?修女，尼姑

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