英语六级词汇天天记：看对话记单词（47）

李佳睿

A: What was the score in the football match?

B: One- nil, to our team.

nil n. 无，零

A: Did the committee do good work?

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

nominal a. 1. 名义上的，有名无实的；2. （费用等）很少的，象征性的；3. 名词性的

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. 尽管如此，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. 标准，规范；2. ［常pl.］准则

A: I spent the afternoon looking at old photos.

B: That must have made you nostalgic.

nostalgic a. 怀旧的，引起对往事怀恋的

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，显著的，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. 记号，标记法；2. 注释，记录

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，声名狼藉的

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. 尽管

A: What are you doing?

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

nourish vt. 1. 养育，喂养，滋养；2. 怀有（希望等），增强（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. 新颖小巧而廉价的物品

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

B: I thought it was a masterpiece.

nude a. 裸体的

n. 裸体画，裸体雕像

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

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

numerical a. 数字的，用数字表示，数值的

A: My aunt wants to become a nun.

B: She must be very religious.

nun n. 修女，尼姑