nadir: (谷底,最低点,天底) lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically | naivete: (天真,单纯,缺少经验) lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility |
narcotic: (麻醉的,催眠的) addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep | nascent: (初生的) incipient; coming into existence; emerging |
nauseate: (令人作呕的) cause to become sick; fill with disgust | navigable: (可以通航的) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered |
nebulous: (暧昧的,混浊不清的) lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy | necromancy: (巫术,妖术,招魂术) belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; practice of supposedly communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future |
negate: (拒绝,否定,取消) cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny | neglect: (疏忽,忘记) disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to |
negligible: (可忽略不计的) so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded | negotiation: (商议,谈判) discussion intended to produce an agreement |
neologism: (新生词) new or newly invented word or phrase | neonate: (未满月的婴儿) newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old |
neophyte: (新入教者,新信徒) recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated | nepotism: (偏袒的人(亲戚)) favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities |
nettle: (烦恼,激怒,荨麻) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex | neutral: (中型的,自然的,中庸的,公允的) impartial; not supporting one side over another |
neutron: (中子) elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton | nicety: (准确,精密) precision; subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude |
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