nix

英 [nɪks]

美 [nɪks]

v.  阻止; 拒绝
n.  无; 没有什么; 没有东西

过去式：nixed　第三人称单数：nixes　

COCA.19018

牛津词典

verb

• 阻止；拒绝
  to prevent sth from happening by saying ‘no’ to it

noun

• 无；没有什么；没有东西
  nothing

英英释义

noun

• a quantity of no importance
  1. it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
  2. reduced to nil all the work we had done
  3. we racked up a pathetic goose egg
  4. it was all for naught
  5. I didn't hear zilch about it
  Synonym:nothingnilnadanullaughtciphercyphergoose eggnaughtzerozilchzipzippo

verb

• command against
  1. I forbid you to call me late at night
  2. Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store
  3. Dad nixed our plans
  Synonym:forbidprohibitinterdictproscribevetodisallow

双语例句

• The bar was offering beer for nix so I didn't spend a cent the whole evening.
  酒吧提供免费的啤酒，因此我整晚没有花一分钱。
• Soak nails in lemon juice to nix stains, then use a nail buffer to make tips shiny. No polish required!
  可在柠檬汁中浸泡指甲，去除斑点脏物；然后用指甲磨光轮将指甲磨亮，无需再擦光打磨！
• The Nix also loved music and could lure people to him with his harp; if he was in the form of a horse he would tempt people to mount him and then dash into the sea to drown them.
  雄性美人鱼喜爱音乐，会弹奏竖琴以诱惑人类。如果他以马的形象出现，他就会诱人骑到马背上，再冲到海里，把人淹死。
• The study found that the more children alumnae have, the more likely they are to nix full-time jobs.
  研究发现，女性毕业时的孩子越多，越有可能放弃全职工作。
• TOKYO& The Japanese fishing industry landed a big win last week when it persuaded other maritime nations to nix a trading ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna.
  本渔业最近获得了一项重大胜利，它说服了其它海洋国家阻止了对亚特兰大蓝鳍金枪鱼的贸易禁令。
• Nix better find a loophole and get him out.
  那尼克最好挖个洞把他救援出来。
• A simulated low-speed crash between comparably sized planetoids yields a Pluto and a Charon, plus an icy debris disk that could coalesce into a Nix and a Hydra.
  两颗相似大小的行星在模拟低速碰撞中产生了冥王星和卡戎，还有可以形成尼克斯和许德拉的并碎屑。
• Dad said Nix to our plan.
  爸爸不同意我们的计画。
• Nix negativity: Don't criticize ideas and people very much.
  拒绝消极：不要对别人的观点和某些人有太多非难。
• You mean I can see the doctor for nix?
  你是说我可以免费去医院？