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name［neɪm］n. 名字；姓名；名称　vt. 命名；名叫

My name is Liu Tao. 我的名字叫刘涛。

He did not name the target. 他没有为这个目标命名。

narrow［'nærəʊ］adj. 狭窄的

I turned the car into the narrow street. 我驱车拐进狭窄的街道。

She has only a narrow circle of friends. 她的朋友圈很小。

nation［'neɪʃn］n. 民族；国家

He spoke to the whole nation on television. 他向全国人民作了电视讲话。

The Chinese nation is hardworking. 中华民族是勤劳的（民族）。

national［'næʃnəl］adj. 全国性的；国家的；民族的

The newspaper is a national newspaper. 该报是全国性的报纸。

I broke two national records. 我打破了两项全国纪录。

nationality［ˌnæʃə'næləti］n. 国籍

Please tell me your nationality. 请告诉我你的国籍。

She has British nationality. 她有英国国籍。

native［'neɪtɪv］adj. 本地的；本国的；当地的　n. 本地人；本国人

It was his first visit to his native country. 这是他首次回到自己的祖国。

She speaks German so well, that she's often taken for a native. 她德语说得很好，常被误以为是德国人。

natural［'nætʃrəl］adj. 自然的；天然的

It's quite natural that he should succeed. 他能成功是很自然的事情。

This country is poor in natural resources. 这个国家自然资源贫乏。

nature［'neɪtʃə(r)］n. 自然；本质

I enjoyed the beauty of nature. 我欣赏大自然的美。

The two are different in nature. 两者在本质上不同。

near［nɪə(r)］prep. 在……附近　adj. 近的；附近的　adv. 附近；邻近

We sat down in the hotel near the beach. 我们在海滨附近的旅店住了下来。

The song rings far and near. 这首歌被到处传唱。

nearby［ˌnɪə'baɪ］adj. 附近的　adv. 在附近

We are staying at a nearby hotel. 我们住在附近一家旅馆里。

His brothers settled down nearby. 他的兄弟住在附近。

nearly［'nɪəli］adv. 将近；几乎；差不多

She had a high fever which nearly finished her off. 她发了一次高烧，差点把命送了。

He had nearly finished Chapter 5. 他就要把第5章看完了。

necessary［'nesəsəri］adj. 必需的；必要的

Is it necessary for him to attend the meeting？ 他真的必须参加这次会议吗？

It's necessary for us to read a lot. 对我们来说，大量阅读是必要的。

need［niːd］aux. 必须 vt. 需要；必须 n. 需要；需求；必要

He needs to make a phone call. 他要打个电话。

There's no need for me to stay. 我没必要再待在这儿了。

neighbour［'neɪbə(r)］(［美］neighbor) n. 邻居

He asked his neighbour to keep an eye on his car. 他请邻居照看他的汽车。

I've lent the books to our neighbour. 我已把这些书借给我们的邻居了。

neighbourhood［'neɪbəhʊd］(［美］neighborhood) n. 邻近地区；街坊

You'll find the hospital in the neighbourhood. 你会在附近找到这家医院。

The whole neighbourhood talks about it. 整个街坊都在议论这件事。

neither［'naɪðə(r)］pron. （两者）都不　adj. （两者）都不的

adv. 也不　conj. 也不；既不

She hasn't got a ticket and neither have I. 她没有票，我也没有。

Neither of his parents enjoys music. 他父母都不喜欢音乐。

nervous［'nɜːvəs］adj. 紧张的

The boy was nervous with strangers. 那个小男孩遇到陌生人就紧张。

I felt very nervous. 我感到很紧张。

net［net］n. 网

We dropped our net to the floor of the ocean. 我们把网下到海底。

The fisher drew in the net. 渔夫收了网。

network［'netwɜːk］n. 网络；网络系统

The city has a convenient communication network. 这个城市拥有便捷的通信网络。

Shanghai is crossed by a huge train network. 上海拥有一个庞大的铁路系统。

never［'nevə(r)］adv. 决不；从来没有

I have never been dissatisfied with this plan. 我从来没有对这个计划表示过不满。

I would never do anything to hurt her. 我决不会做任何伤害她的事情。

new［njuː］adj. 新的；新鲜的

The new song caught on really quickly. 这首新歌流行得很快。

I picked up a new book. 我拿起一本新书。

news［njuːz］n. 新闻；消息

I wanted to tell the news to the world. 我要把这件事告诉每一个人。

The news soon spread to the farthest corner. 消息很快传到最远的角落。

newspaper［'njuːzpeɪpə(r)］n. 报纸

I am reading the newspaper now. 我现在正在看报纸。

He learned this news from the newspaper. 他从报纸上得知了这个消息。

next［nekst］adj. 最近的；紧挨着的；隔壁的；下一次的　adv. 最近地；然后；下一步

I didn't know what to do next. 我不知道接下去该干什么。

Next day, I received three letters. 第二天，我收到了3封信。

nice［naɪs］adj. 令人愉快的；好的；漂亮的

It is a nice song. 这是一首动听的歌。

She is a very nice person to work with. 她是一个很好共事的人。

night［naɪt］n. 夜；夜间

It must have rained last night. 昨晚肯定下过雨。

I am on night duty four days a week. 我一个星期要上4天夜班。

no［nəʊ］adj. 没有；不是　adv. 不；

It's no use wasting any more words on her. 你跟她再多说也是没用的。

There are no trees to give shade. 没有树木可以遮阴。

nobody［'nəʊbədi］pron. 没有人；谁也不

Nobody knows where the key is. 没有人知道钥匙在什么地方。

Nobody can always have good luck. 没有人能一直走运。

noise［nɔɪz］n. 声音；噪声；响声

There was too much noise in the room. 屋子里太吵闹。

I looked round when I heard the noise behind me. 我听到身后有声响，就看了看四周。

noisy［'nɔɪzi］adj. 嘈杂的；喧闹的

The streets were noisy. 街上很喧闹。

It's noisy and he can't catch a word. 太吵了，他一句话也没有听清。

none［nʌn］pron. 没有任何东西；没有人

I think an old car is better than none. 我认为有一辆旧车总比没车好。

None of us can go to the movie. 我们都不能去看电影。

noodle［'nuːdl］n. 面条

Do you like to have noodle？ 你想吃面条吗？

Get some noodle for me. 给我买一些面条。

nor［nɔː(r)］conj. 也不

Neither father nor mother would agree to his plan. 爸爸妈妈都不会同意他的计划。

I have never spoken nor written to him. 我跟他从来没说过话，也没写过信。

north［nɔːθ］adj. 北的；朝北的；北方的　n. 北；北方；北部

The tree is rarely met with in the north. 这种树在北方难得看到。

Are you from the north？ 你是从北方来的吗？

nose［nəʊz］n. 鼻子

The boy pressed his nose against the window. 那个男孩子把鼻子贴在窗户上。

Tom came home with a bloody nose. 汤姆回家了，鼻子流着血。

not［nɒt］adv. 不；没

In order not to be late, I cut across the fields. 为了不迟到，我抄近路穿过田野。

One cannot learn a foreign language well unless one works hard. 学好一种外语非下苦功不可。

note［nəʊt］n. 便条；笔记；钞票

Can you change a ten-pound note？ 你能换开10英镑的钞票吗？

His only hope is to use her note. 他唯一的希望是用她的笔记。

nothing［'nʌθɪŋ］pron. 没有东西；没有什么

He knew nothing of my work. 他一点也不了解我的工作。

There's nothing to be afraid of now. 现在没有什么可怕的了。

notice［'nəʊtɪs］n. 布告；通知；注意　vt. 注意；留心；通知

Don't take any notice of what he said. 别在意他说的话。

I didn't notice he was wearing his new hat. 我没有注意到他戴了一顶新帽子。

novel［'nɒvl］n. 小说

It is an excellent novel. 这是一部优秀的小说。

The student is reading the novel. 那个学生正在读小说。

November［nəʊ'vembə(r)］n. 十一月

They began the work in November, 2010. 他们于2010年11月开始这项工作。

It is often cold in November. 11月总是很冷。

now［naʊ］adv. 现在

From now on he will try to do better. 从现在起他要尽量做得好些。

I am unable to do such a difficult job now. 我现在还做不了这样困难的工作。

nowadays［'naʊədeɪz］adv. 当今；现在

I hardly ever see him nowadays. 现在我很少看见他。

Many students wear jeans nowadays. 现在很多学生穿牛仔裤。

nowhere［'nəʊweə(r)］adv. 任何地方都不

The dictionary was nowhere to be found. 哪儿也找不到那本字典。

The book is nowhere to be found. 那本书哪儿也找不到。

number［'nʌmbə(r)］n. 数；数字；号码；数量

Let me note down your telephone number. 让我记下你的电话号码。

He has a number of important things to do today. 今天他有许多重要的事情要做。

nurse［nɜːs］护士；保育员

The nurse visited some patients in their homes. 这个护士对一些病人进行了家访。

A nurse took my temperature. 一位护士给我量了体温。