neither UK ['naɪ.ðər] UK ['ni:-] US [-ðɚ] determiner pronoun conjunction adverb ESSENTIAL ■not either of two things or people 两者皆非,两者都不•We've got two TVs, but neither works properly.我们有两台电视,但没有一台是好的。 •Neither of my parents likes my boyfriend.我父母都不喜欢我的男朋友。 •Neither one of us is particularly interested in gardening.我们两个都不太喜欢园艺。 •"Which one would you choose?" "Neither. They're both terrible."“你会挑哪个?”“两个都不要,两个都很糟糕。” •If she doesn't agree to the plan, neither will Tom (= Tom also will not).如果她不同意这项计划,汤姆也不会同意。 •Chris wasn't at the meeting and neither was her assistant.克里斯没有出席会议,她的助手也没有。 •informal "I don't feel like going out this evening." "Me neither."“我今晚不想出去。”“我也是。” •On two occasions she was accused of stealing money from the company, but in neither case was there any evidence to support the claims.她两次被指控盗用公款,但两次都没有确凿的证据。 neither ... nor ■used when you want to say that two or more things are not true 既不…也不…,…和…都不•Neither my mother nor my father went to university.我父母都没有上过大学。 •They speak neither French nor German, but a curious mixture of the two.他们说的既不是法语也不是德语,而是两者的古怪混合。 •I neither know nor care what's happened to him.我不知道,也不关心他出了甚么事。 UK ['naɪ.ðər] UK ['ni:-] US [-ðɚ] determiner pronoun conjunction adverb be neither here nor there ■to not be important 无关紧要•It's essential that she has this medicine, and the cost is neither here nor there.重要的是她有这种药,价钱无所谓。 UK ['naɪ.ðər] UK ['ni:-] US [-ðɚ] determiner pronoun conjunction adverb be neither one thing nor the other ■to be a mixture of two different things, often things that do not combine well 是非此非彼的混合物;既不是此,也不是彼•I prefer a book to be either fact or fiction - this one is neither one thing nor the other!我喜欢的书要不是真人真事,就是虚构小说——这本书却是个四不像! UK ['naɪ.ðər] UK ['ni:-] US [-ðɚ] determiner pronoun conjunction adverb Common Learner Errors neither or either?Warning: it is not usual to use two negative words in the same sentence.When using not in a sentence, don't say 'neither', say either. ✗ The air conditioning did not work neither.The air conditioning did not work either. UK ['naɪ.ðər] UK ['ni:-] US [-ðɚ] determiner pronoun conjunction adverb Common Learner Errors neither...norThis can be used with a singular or a plural verb.Neither Jack nor Philip like/likes football. |