naked
[`nekəd]
adj. 赤裸的;裸露的
例句

The naked baby played with some toys in the bath.

那個赤裸的嬰兒在浴缸裡玩玩具。

Fred's naked hands turned red in the cold winter wind.

佛瑞德裸露的手在冬天的寒風中凍得發紅。

namely
[`nemli]
adv. 也就是、即
例句

Some of the students were causing trouble, namely, Jack and Peter.

有些學生惹了麻煩,就是傑克和彼德。

nap
[næp]
n.(尤指在白天)小睡、打盹
v.(尤指在白天)小睡、打盹
例句
n.(尤指在白天)小睡、打盹

The children have a nap around 2:00 every afternoon.

孩子們在每天下午兩點左右小睡片刻。

v.(尤指在白天)小睡、打盹

When I arrived, my friend Sam was napping on the couch.

我的朋友山姆在我到的時候正在沙發上打盹。

nasty
[`næsti]
adj. 令人不快的、讓人討厭的;惡意的;邋遢的
例句

Her nasty comments made her younger sister cry.

她惡意的話讓她妹妹哭了。

The rotten food in the fridge looks and smells nasty. You need to get rid of it.

冰箱裡的腐爛的食物看起來和聞起來都很糟,你需要丟了它。

This movie contains a lot of nasty scenes, so I won't let the kids watch it.

這部電影有很多不雅的畫面,所以我不會讓孩子們看。

nationality
[͵næʃə`næləti]
n. 國籍;民族
例句

Leslie has Canadian nationality.

萊絲莉有加拿大國籍。

People of all races and nationalities are welcome in this country.

這個國家歡迎所有種族和國籍的人。

native
[`netɪv]
adj. 土生土長的;原產地的;本國的;天生的、與生俱來的
n. 本國人、本地人
例句
adj. 土生土長的;原產地的;本國的;天生的、與生俱來的

The island has a lot of native plants.

這座島上有很多原生植物。

Lisa speaks French as if she were a native speaker.

麗莎講起法文好像是母語人士。

n. 本國人、本地人

Allison is a native of New York, but she was raised in Los Angeles.

愛莉森是紐約人,但她是在洛杉磯長大的。

naturally
[`nætʃərəli]
adv. 天生地;自然地
例句

Lindsey has beautiful hair that is naturally red.

琳賽有一頭天生地美麗的紅髮。

I think you should let nature take its course and allow your injury to heal naturally.

我認為你應該順其自然,讓你的傷口自然痊癒。

navy
[`nevi]
n. 海軍;深藍色、海軍藍
例句

Andy is going to join the navy after college.

安迪大學畢業後將加入海軍。

Sandra bought a beautiful navy coat in the sale.

珊卓拉在特賣會上買了一件漂亮的海軍藍外套。

nearby
[nɪr`baɪ]
adj. 附近的;鄰近的
adv. 附近地;在附近
例句
adj. 附近的;鄰近的

We can meet at a nearby coffee shop to talk about our weekends.

我們可以約在附近的咖啡店討論我們的週末計畫。

adv. 附近地;在附近

I bought this painting in a store nearby.

我在附近一家店買了這幅畫。

neat
[nit]
adj. 整潔的、整齊有序的;(口)很棒的、美妙的
例句

Please stack the empty boxes in a neat pile by the door.

請把空箱子整齊地堆放在門邊。

That's a neat phone! Is it the one that just came out?

那是一支很棒的的手機!是剛發表的那支嗎?

necessarily
[͵nɛsə`sɛrəli]
adv. 必須地、必然地;不可避免地(用於否定)
例句

It's not necessarily true that you must spend a lot of money if you want to have fun.

如果你想要玩得開心不一定要花很多錢。

neglect
[nɪ`glɛkt]
v. 忽略、忽視;疏於照顧;疏漏、疏忽
例句

He neglected his health for too long and ended up in the hospital.

他忽視自己的健康太久,結果就進了醫院。

The salesman neglected to mention that I had to pay sales tax on the item.

業務員忘了提起我買這項產品得付營業稅。
(neglect + to V. 忽略⋯⋯(而沒做);忘了去⋯⋯)

說明
neg 否定 + lect 選擇
negotiation
[nɪ͵goʃi`eʃən]
n. 協商、談判、磋商
例句

The negotiation took three hours, but both parties were left satisfied.

這次談判花了三個小時,但雙方都很滿意。

We're not ready to close the door on negotiations yet.

我們還未打算放棄談判。

network
[`nɛt͵wɝk]
n. 網絡;網狀系統;廣播網、電視網
v. 建立人脈、開拓人際關係;使(電腦)連網
例句
n. 網絡;網狀系統;廣播網、電視網

A number of problems emerged when we attempted to upgrade the network.

我們試圖升級網路時就出現了許多問題。

The show came to a sudden end because the network decided to cancel it.

那個節目突然結束了,因為廣播網決定要停播。

v. 建立人脈、開拓人際關係;使(電腦)連網

In the world of business, you've got to network if you want to stay ahead.

在商界,如果你想保持領先地位就得建立人脈。

nevertheless
[͵nɛvɚðə`lɛs]
adv. 儘管如此;不過、仍然
例句

Megan didn't think that she was wrong; nevertheless, she apologized.

梅根覺得自己沒有錯;儘管如此,她還是道歉了。

The movie wasn't very original, but I enjoyed it nevertheless.

這部電影不是很有創意,但我仍然喜歡它。

nickname
[`nɪk͵nem]
adj. 暱稱;綽號
adj. 給⋯⋯取暱稱
例句
adj. 暱稱;綽號

Eldrick Woods was given the nickname "Tiger" when he was a child.

艾德瑞克.伍茲小時候被取了「老虎」的綽號。

adj. 給⋯⋯取暱稱

I nicknamed my friend Shaq after Shaquille O'Neal.

我用夏奎爾.歐尼爾的名字替我朋友取了「俠客」這個暱稱。
(nickname sb after 是指「給某人取⋯⋯的暱稱」)

nightmare
[`naɪt͵mɛr]
n. 惡夢、夢魘;如惡夢般的經歷
例句

Patsy has been having a lot of nightmares lately.

派西最近常做惡夢。

Marilla's adventure turned into a nightmare when she lost her money and passport.

瑪麗拉弄丟錢和護照時,她的冒險變成了一場惡夢。

noble
[`nobəl]
adj. 高貴的、高尚的;宏偉的;貴族的
n. 貴族
例句
adj. 高貴的、高尚的;宏偉的;貴族的

It was very noble of the boy to break up the fight.

那個男孩阻止打架這件事是非常高尚的。

n. 貴族

Edgar is a noble from a rich and powerful European family.

艾德格是出身歐洲一個有權有勢家族的貴族。

nonsense
[`nɑn͵sɛns]
n. 胡說;愚蠢或冒失的行為;無意義的語言
例句

Don't listen to Gareth. He is talking nonsense!

別聽加雷斯的話。他在胡說八道!

The little boy didn't know how to say words, so the sounds he made were nonsense.

那小男孩還不會說話,所以他發出的聲音是無意義的語言。

說明
non- 無 + sense 意義
normal
[`nɔrməl]
adj. 平常的、普通的;正常的、一般的
例句

Ken's height is normal for boys his age.

肯的身高對他這個年齡的男孩來說是正常的。

The restaurant's normal business hours are from eleven to eight.

這間餐廳平常的營業時間是從十一點到八點。

The normal way to get to the office is to take the bus.

一般到達辦公室的方法就是搭公車。

nourish
[`nɝɪʃ]
v. 滋養、給⋯⋯提供營養;助長、滋長(情感、信念等)
例句

His garden is beautiful, as he takes great care to nourish his plants.

他的花園很美,因為他非常細心地養育他的植物。

nowadays
[`naᴜə͵dez]
adv. 現今、如今
例句

People used to send letters through the post, but nowadays they write emails.

人們以前習慣透過郵政寄信,但如今則是寫電子郵件。

nowhere
[`no͵wɛr]
adv. 任何地方都不;無處
n. 不知名的地方;沒有什麼地方
例句
adv. 任何地方都不;無處

Australia has a wide range of animals found nowhere else in the world.

澳洲有各式各樣的動物是世界上其他地方看不到的。

n. 不知名的地方;沒有什麼地方

Their car ran out of gas, causing them to get stuck in the middle of nowhere.

他們的車子沒油了,導致他們受困在荒郊野外。
(in the middle of nowhere 指的是「在渺無人煙之處」表示「一點也不⋯⋯;遠不及⋯⋯」)

nuclear
[`nukliɚ]
adj. 核能的、使用核能的;核武器的
例句

The government has promised to reduce its use of nuclear energy.

政府承諾減少核能的使用。

numerous
[`numərəs]
adj. 許多的;大量的
例句

For numerous reasons, Sophia decided to change schools.

由於種種原因,蘇菲亞決定要轉學。

nursery
[`nɝsəri]
n. 幼兒園、托兒所;(家中)育兒室
例句

Jane leaves her son at a nursery while she's at work.

珍上班時把兒子留在托兒所。

nutrition
[nᴜ`trɪʃən]
n. 營養、營養物質(作不可數用);營養學
例句

The chef shows people how to make dishes that are easy and full of nutrition.

那名廚師教人們如何製作簡單又富含營養的餐點。

I decided to take a course on nutrition to expand my knowledge of the subject.

我打算修一門營養學的課程來擴展我對這個學科的知識。