certain, clear etc - use this especially when other people think that something is certain. is clear etc. and you think they are wrong: It is by no means certain that there was ever a real person called Robin Hood. 1 It's difficult, but by no means impossible.
in no way in пэо wei if something is in no way affected by something else, it is definitely not affected by it in any way: This will in no way influence our original decision. I The damage is very slight and in no way reduces the value of the painting.
В not one thing and not the other
neither 'nai(ter||'ni:-/ [determiner/pronoun] use this to emphasize that you are talking about both of two people or things
when you make a negative statement about them
+ оf Both the players hove been warned, but neither of them seems to take it seriously.
neither thing/person/place etc Neither parent cares what happens to the child.
neither ... nor /паЮэг... no:r; use this to connect two peoople, actions, facts etc, when you want to make a negative statement about both of them: He neither drinks nor smokes. (=he does not drink, and he does not smoke) I Neither Reagan nor his advisers knew anything about the plan. I She felt neither sad nor happy when she heard the news.
A Don't use 'or' after neither. Always use
nor
Neither ... nor is fairly formal. In informal English we express the same idea in a different way, for example He doesn't drink or smoke or Reagan didn't know anything about the plan, and neither did his advisers.
NOTICE
to see, hear, or feel something
^ see also realize, see, show s
^ if you mean 'a sign that tells people something', go to sign
Kl to notice someone or something
notice /'naol^s/ [u I/T] to realize that
NOT
something is there or that something is happening, when you see it, hear it, or feel it: "Julie's home." "Yes, I noticed her bicycle outside " + (that) / was driving home, when I noticed that the engine was making a strange noise. I Dominic took a huge slice of cake, hoping no-one would notice.
notice how/when/wKere etc Did you
notice what he was wearing?
notice sb doing sth / logs about to leave
when I noticed someone coming up the
driveway.
/t\ Don't use 'can' with notice. Don't say
'we can notice an improvement'. Say we notice an improvement or we can see an improvement.
can see/can tell >кэп si:, kon tel/ to
know that something is true, because you notice signs that show you this + (that) We could tell that she had been crying. I / can see you're not really enjoying this.
Ql see (that) /ai 'si: dat spoken say this
to mention something that you have noticed: 1 see Pete's had his hair cut - it looks a lot better, doesn't it? I I see that new De Niro movie is on this weekend.
Spot spot||spa:t [l> T] to see something that is difficult to notice, or something that no-one else notices: I'm glad you spotted that mistake before it was too late. ( / dropped my keys in the grass, but luckily Jim spotted them. spotting - spotted - have spotted
become aware of sth /Ы.клт э wear
dv (sth)/ to gradually begin to notice something: As he was reading, he became aware of someone watching him. ! When did you first become aware of the problem?
catch sb's eye /.kaetj (sb's) 'ai./ if something catches your eye, you notice it
because it is unusual, interesting, or attractive: I was walking through the market when this beautiful dress caught my eye - blue with silver flowers on it. I A newspaper headline caught her eye: 'Royal Divorce Shock'.
El to not notice something
ROt notice /not 'пэоф/ "Does Alex like your new hairstyle?" "He didn't even notice. " I / saic Mike m town but he didn't notice me.
not notice how/who/what etc We were so busy we didn't notice how late it was
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miss /mis/ [и T] to not notice something because it is difficult to see: Jo spotted a mistake that everyone else had missed. I
It's easy to miss the entrance - there's nc sign outside.
overlook ^wV'lok \v T] to not notice
something because you have not been careful enough: They found some important evidence that the police had overlooked.
El good at noticing things
observant ^b,o:rv,int \ad)} good at
noticing things.- Men aren't usually very observant about things like hair end clothes. I An observant reader has pointed out a mistake on page 26.
perceptive p^V'septiv' [adj] good at noticing things and understanding situations or people s feelings: / like her novels ~ she's so perceptive about people's relationships. I A perceptive teccher noticed that Val was having problems.
Qfiot miss much /not mis nutf/
spoken if you do not miss much, you notice a lot about what is happening and what other people are doing or feeling: '7 thin/c A/ison and Peter are getting pretty friendly with each other." 'You don't miss much, do you?"
0 something that is easy to notice
obvious ('DbviasJj'a;l> Jadj) a fact that is obvious is easy to see or realize: She
tried to look grateful, but her disappointment was obvious. it is obvious (to sb) that It's obuious that Paul is in love with Liz. I It was obvious to everyone that Gina was lying.
noticeable /'пэш^эМ/ [adj] easy to notice: After two days there was a noticeable improvement in his health. I The new supermarket has had a noticeable effect on people's shopping habits. it is noticeable that It was noticeable that no one at the party was under 40.
conspicuous bn'spikjuas, [ad/i formal
someone or something that is conspicuous is very easy to notice, because they look very different from everyone or everything around them: It was a small country town, and Lauren looked very conspicuous in her fashionable New York clothes.
eye-catching ai k;et/(tj; eye-catching
colours, designs, patterns etc are bright, attractive, and unusual, so everyone notices them; The posters come in several eye-catching designs. ! an eye-catching display of new children's clothes in a
shop window