nominal | (名存实亡的,名义上的) in name only; insignificantly small |
nonchalance | (冷淡) indifference; lack of concern; composure |
noncommittal | (不明朗的,不表态的,中庸的,未决的) very reluctant to give out information |
nondescript | (普通的) dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual |
nonentity | (不存在) person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in imagination |
nonplus | (使迷惑,使为难,混淆) perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox |
nonsense | (胡说,废话) silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning |
noose | (绳套,绞索(刑)) loop formed in a rope by means of a slipknot so that it binds tighter as the rope is pulled; trap |
nostalgia | (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
nostrum | (秘方,秘药,万应灵药) patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine |
notable | (显著的,值得注意的) worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important |
notch | (刻痕,切口,槽口) small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface |
notoriety | (臭名昭著的) known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame |
nourish | (养育,滋养) provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth |
nourishment | (营养品) a source of materials to nourish the body |
novelty | (新奇) quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual |
novice | (新手) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
noxious | (有害的) harmful to living things; injurious to health |
nuance | (细微差别) subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning |
nubile | ((女孩)到婚嫁年龄的,吸引人的) of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable |
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