中考英语词汇详解【N】
name n.1.[C]姓名，名字：What's your name? 你叫什么名字? / What is your family name? 您姓什么？/ The teacher knows all the pupils by their first name. / 教师知道全部学生的名字。/ Do you know the name of this flower? 您知道这种花叫什么名字吗？vt.命名，名叫：She was named after her mother. 她是以她母亲的名字命名的。/ They named their baby Sophie. 他们给孩子起名索菲。
nation n.[C]国家，(全国)人民：the nations of Wes乐理基础知识
tern Europe 西欧国家 / The Chine nation has a long history. 中华民族历史悠久。/ What's is the biggest nation in Europe? 欧洲最大的国家是哪个?
national adj.国家的，全国性的，民族的：National Day 国庆日 / the national flag 国旗 / The national news comes after the international news. 国内新闻在国际新闻之后报道。
natural adj.1.自然的，天然的：Milk is the natural food for young babies. 牛奶是婴儿的天然食物。2.天生的：It is natural for a bird to fly. 鸟天生就会飞。3.正常的，通常的：It’s natural
for a child to love its mother. 孩子爱母亲，这是常情。/ It is quite natural that you (should) succeed. 你的成功是很自然的。4.自然的，不做作的：Try to look natural for your photograph. 拍照时要自然一点。
nature n.[U]自然，自然界：Mother Natural 大自然 / We enjoy the beauty of nature. 我们欣赏自然之美。/ It is a great joy to battle against nature. 与大自然奋斗，其乐无穷。
near adj.近的，接近的：The post office is quite near. 邮局就在附近。/ Can you tell me the nearest way to the station? 你能告诉我去车站最近的路吗? adv. 1.附近，邻近：He lives quite near. 他住得很近。/ National Day is drawing near. 国庆节快要到了。/ I lived nearer to the school than you. 我比你住得离学校近。prep. 1.在…附近，靠近：The time draws near New Year. 时节将接近新年。/ Come and sit near me. 过来坐在我身旁。
【辨析】near与clo：1.两者均可用作形容词和副词，表示时间、距离或程度上的接近，含义大致相同(只是clo比near表示得更为接近)：John lives near[clo] by. 他住在附近。/ The school is near[clo] to the shop. 学校离商店很近。2. near可用作，而clo一般不这样用(若用clo则要加to)：They lives near[near to, clo to] the school. 他们住在
学校附近。 3.在某些习语中两者不可混用：the near future 不久的将来 / in the near distance 在不远处 / a clo friend 密友
nearby adj.附近的：She came from a nearby village. 她来自附近的一个村庄。/ We had our supper in a nearby restaurant. 我们在附近的一家餐馆吃了晚饭。adv.附近，在附近：There is a hospital nearby. 附近有家医院。/ Is there a telephone nearby? 这附近有电话吗?
【用法】1.用作形容词修饰名词时，可放在名词之前或之后：He lives in a nearby town[a town nearby]. 他住在附近的一个城镇。2.用作副词时可分开写(near by)：She liv最善良的星座
es nearby[near by]. 她住在附近。
nearly adv.将近，几乎：It is nearly five o'clock. 差不多5点了。/ He is nearly sixty. 他差不多60岁了。/ Nearly all the guests are here. 差不多所有的客人都来了。/ He thinks that he knows nearly everything. 他自认为无所不知。/ I am nearly ready. 我差不繁体签名
多准备好了。/ I've nearly finished.我差不多干完了。/ It's nearly impossible. 那几乎是不可能的。/ He is nearly as tall as her. 他差不多与她一样高。/ He fell and nearly broke his leg. 他跌了一跤，
险些跌断了腿。/ The train was nearly full. 火车差不多满了。
【辨析】nearly与almost，见almost。
neat adj.整洁的： Cats are neat animals. 猫是爱整洁的动物。/ Keep your room neat and tidy. 房间里的东西要整整齐齐。/ Her son is a neat child. 她的儿子是个爱干净的小孩。
neatly adv. 整洁地，干净地
necessary adj.1.必需的，必要的：Do you think it necessary? 你认为这有必要吗? / If necessary, ring me at home. 如果必要，可以打电话到我家找我。/ Great care is necessary in doing it. 做这件事必须非常小心。/ Is it really necessary for me to attend the meeting? 是不是真需要我参加这次会议？
【用法】表示“对…有必要”，其后可接to或for：Sleep is necessary to[for] health. 睡眠对健康是必要的。/ Food is necessary for[to] life. 食物对生命是必要的。
neck n.1.[C]颈，脖子：She fell and broke her neck. 她摔断了脖子。/ The enemy put a ro
pe round her neck. 敌人把国产化妆品牌
绳子套在她的脖子上。/ She put her arms round her mother's neck. 她搂住她妈妈的脖子。
【短语】neck and neck 并驾齐驱，不分上下：The race started with the hors nearly neck and neck. 比赛开始时所有的马几乎是齐头并进。
necklace n.[C]项链：She wears a diamond necklace. 她戴着一条钻石项链。/ There is a necklace in the box. 盒子里有一条项链。
necktie n.[C]领带：tie a necktie 打领带 / wear a necktie 戴领带
need n.1.[C,U] 必要，需要，需求：I feel a need to talk to you about it. 我觉得有必要跟你谈谈那件事。/ There is no need for[of] hurrying.不用着急。/ There is little need for that sort of thing. 那种东西几乎无人需要。/ There is no need of[for] help. 不需要帮助。/ We have no need of your advice. 我们不需要你提意见。/ We have no need to be afraid of them. 我们没必要怕他们。/ Are you in need of help? 你需要帮助吗？v.需要，必须：All plants and animals need water. 所有的植物和动物都需要水。/ You don’t need to come if
you don’t want to. 如果你不想来，就不必来。v. aux.需要，有必要：Need you go so soon? 你必须那么早走吗？/ You needn't come so early. 你不必来那么早。/ "Must I do it at once?" "No, you needn't." “我必须现在就做吗?”“你不必现在就做。”
【用法】1.用作时，后接动词原形，通常只用于或，一般不用于肯定句。2.用作实义动词时，既可用于和，也可用于肯定句；后接动词时通常用不定式，若该不定式含有被动意味，也可用的主动形式表示：Your hair needs to be cut. / Your hair needs cutting. 你的头发要理了。
neighour (美neighbor) n.[C]邻居，邻国：We are next-door neighbors. 我们是隔壁邻居。/ Don’t make so much noi or you’ll wake the neighbors. 别那么大声，否则会把邻居吵醒的。/ The England’s nearest neighbor is France. 英国的近邻是法国。
neighbourhood(美neighborhood) n.[C]四邻，街坊，附近：The whole neighborhood was there. 街坊都在那里。/ This is a quiet neighborhood. 这附近很安静。/ You will find veral shops in the neighborhood. 你会在附近找到几家商店。/ Can you hear someone calling in the neighborhood? 你能听见附近有人在喊叫吗?
【用法】1.表示“街坊”或“近邻的人”时，是集合名词，其前要用定；用时，谓语通常用。2. in the neighborhood可视为短语，意为“在附近”。
neither pron.两者都不：Neither of my parents likes to watch TV. 我父母都不喜欢看电视。/ Neither of them 开了蜂窝数据还是没网
wants to go. 他们两个都不想去。adj.(两者)都不：Neither answer is correct. 两个答案都不对。/ I like neither dictionary. 这两本字典我都不喜欢。adv.也不：He can't do it and neither can I. 他不会做，我也不会。/ If you don't go, neither will I. 你若不去，我也不去。conj.也不：It's neither too cold nor too hot. 天气既不太冷也不太热。/ Mary likes neither maths nor history. 玛丽既不喜欢数学也不喜欢历史。
