新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

neither

英  [ˈnaɪðə]
    

[CONJ, PRON]

    CONJ. 连词
  • 1既不…(也不…)

    You use neither in front of the first of two or more words or expressions when you are linking two or more things which are not true or do not happen. The other thing is introduced by 'nor'.

    双语例句

    例:

    Professor Hisamatsu spoke neither English nor German.

    久松教授既不讲英语,也不讲德语。

    2也不(用于否定句后,表示前句适用于所有提到的人或物)

    If you say that one person or thing does not do something and neither does another, what you say is true of all the people or things that you are mentioning.

    近义词

    nor

    双语例句

    例:

    I never learned to swim and neither did they.

    我从没学过游泳,他们也没学过。

    3也不(用于否定句后,强调要引出另一否定句)

    You use neither after a negative statement to emphasize that you are introducing another negative statement.

    近义词

    nor

    双语例句

    例:

    I can't ever recall Dad hugging me. Neither did I sit on his knee.

    我记不得爸爸拥抱过我,我也没有在他膝盖上坐过。

    DET. 限定词
  • 1两者都不

    You use neither to refer to each of two things or people, when you are making a negative statement that includes both of them.

    双语例句

    例:

    At first, neither man could speak.

    开始两个人都不会说。

    PRON. 代词
  • 1两者都不

    You use neither to refer to each of two things or people, when you are making a negative statement that includes both of them.

    双语例句

    例:

    They both smiled; neither seemed likely to be aware of my absence for long.

    他们两个人都笑了,看来都没意识到我离开了很长时间。

    QUANT. 数量词
  • 1两者都不

    You use neither of us, neither of you, or neither of them to refer to each of two things or people, when you are making a negative statement that includes both of them.

    双语例句

    例:

    Neither of us felt like going out.

    我们两个都不愿意出去。

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