not/nɒt $ nɑːt/

ad. used to form the negative of verbs or other parts of a sentence

ad. 不，没有：He isn't a good basketball player. 他不是个优秀的篮球运动员。

◇I cannot understand it. 我不明白这是什么意思。

◇He told me not to wait. 他叫我不要等。

◇“Who broke the window?” “Not me.” “谁把窗户打破了?” “不是我。”

◇I don't know whether he is right or not. 我不知道他是否是对的。

not at all [用于礼貌答谢或同意] 不客气，没什么；没关系：“Thank you very much.” “Not at all.” “非常感谢。” “不客气。”

◇“Do you mind me opening the door?” “Not at all.” “你介意我把门打开吗?” “没关系。”

not only ... but also 不但…而且…[连接主语时，谓语动词形式应遵循就近原则] Not only the students but also their teacher was surprised. 不仅仅是学生，而且老师也吃了一惊。

◇[修饰两个分句，且not only置于句首时，not only分句中的主谓须倒装] Not only is television boring, but also it wastes a lot of time. 电视不仅无聊，而且还浪费好多时间。

音组-ot/-ɒt $ -ɑːt/

dot; hot; got; lot; not; plot; pot; rot

常犯错误

✗ He asked me to not laugh.

✓ He asked me not to laugh. 他叫我不要笑。

常犯错误

✗ Not only he was late, but also he forgot his coursebook.

✓ Not only was he late, but also he forgot his coursebook. 他不但迟到，还忘了带课本。

用法I didn't see any birds. = I saw no birds.

用法Didn't you see him? = Did you not see him?