no more…than… . not at all more than与…相比，同样也不…
He is no more diligent than you．你不勤奋，他也不勤奋。
A student can no more obtain knowledge without studying than a farmer can get harvest without ploughing．学生不学习不能获得知识，正如农民不耕种就不能收获一样。
One minute late is no more in time than half an hour．迟到一分钟跟迟到半小时同样是不准时。
no more than . only只有
There was no more than thirty dollars in the drawer．抽屉里只有三十美元。
She was no more than an ordinary worker but she has invented a lot of new machines．她只不过是一个普通的工人，然而她却发明了许多新机器。
no sooner…than . immediately after…；as soon as . 刚…就…
I had no sooner left the house than it began to rain．我刚离开家天就下雨了。
No sooner had he entered the office than the telephone rang．他刚进办公室，电话铃就响了。
no use . uselessness没有用
There is no use in crying about your broken bike．你的车子坏了，哭也没用。
It is no use for you to pretend that you didn't know the rules．你假装不懂规则对你是没有用的。
no use . disliking 讨厌
He had no use for dogs after a dog bit him．被狗咬了以后他再也不喜欢狗了。
no wonder . not surprising；expected难怪
It is no wonder that the children love to visit the farm．难怪孩子们喜欢参观农场。
nobody's fool . smart person聪明者
In the classroom and on the football field，Henry was nobody's fool．在课堂上，亨利是最好的学生，在球场上，他是最佳球员。
I'm sure you won't be able to trick Jack into helping you with the robbery or anything else illegal . he's nobody's fool．我肯定，你要把杰克骗去帮你枪劫或做什么非法的事是办不到的，他聪明的很。
nod off . fall asleep unintentionally打瞌睡
He nodded off over his paper．他在看报时睡着了。
Is it really so late? I must have nodded off．真的这么晚了吗? 是睡着了。
none the less . however仍然
He is old，none the less he works like a young man．他虽说上了年纪，但干起活来还象个年轻人。
none too . not at all根本不
The doctor arrived none too soon，as Mary's fever was very alarming．玛丽发烧温度高得吓人，可医生并没有及时赶到。
They were discovered by the pilot of the helicopter，and none too soon，because they'd eaten all their food．他们被直升飞机驾驶员发现，差一点就来不及了，因为他们已吃光了所有食物。
nose about . nose around . look for something kept private or secret 探问；打听
He hates the way her mother goes nosing around the house each time she visits them．他恨她母亲每次去看他们时，总喜欢在家里东找西寻的。
He is fond of nosing about for grapevine news．他爱打听小道消息。
The detective was nosing around in the crowd，looking for pickpockets．侦探在人群中搜寻扒手。
nose into . enquire inquisitively into somebody 's private affairs干涉（某事）；探听（某事）
Why do you always try to nose into others' affairs? 你为什么总想干涉别人的事情?
She's always nosing into other people's business．她老是爱打听别人的私事。
nose out . learn by effort；uncover探知；觉察
If there's anything wrong with the machine，he can nose it out promptly．如果机器出了什么毛病，他立即就能觉察出来。
The principal nosed out the truth about the stolen examination paper．校长查出了试卷失窃的真相。
nose out . defeat by a nose length 险胜；击败
Collins was nosed out by his opponent in the primary．柯林斯在初选中就被他的对手击败了。
not a little . rather a large amount of；quite a little 不少；很多
We are not finished；not a little is left for us to do．我们的工作还未完成，还有许多事要我们去做。
I'm sorry to have given you not a little trouble．我很抱歉给你带来许多麻烦。
not at all . not in the least一点也不；根本不
He didn't understand it at all．他根本就不懂。
I'm not at all satisfied with his report．我对他的报告一点也不满意。
not in the least . not at all毫不；一点也不
I am not in the least suspicious of it ．对此我毫不怀疑。
She wasn't in the least afraid ， her Dad was with her．她一点儿也不害怕，因为她父亲和她在一起。
not much of . not very good as不很好
He is not much of a cook．他不是个好厨师。
I'm not much of a mechanic，I'm afraid，but I'll have a look at your car if you like．我恐怕不是一个很熟练的技师，但如果你愿意的话，我就看看你的汽车。
not to mention . without saying anything about更不必说
It is impossible for me to go to Green's party tonight．I've got to babysit for my sister，not to mention write a book report and prepare for an exam．今晚我不可能去参加格林的晚会了。我得照看我姐姐的小孩，更不用说写读书报告和准备考试了。
not to speak of . not to mention 不用说
He writes good French，not to speak of rending it ．他的法语写得很好，更不用说阅读了。