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单词 note
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notenoun

uk/nəʊt/us/noʊt/

note noun (WRITING)

A1 [ C ] a short piece of writing:

He left a note to say he would be home late.
There's a note on the door saying when the shop will open again.

B2 [ C ] a short explanation or an extra piece of information that is given at the bottom of a page, at the back of a book, etc.:

For more information see Note 3.
See also
footnote
notes A2 [ plural ]

More examples

  • I managed to compress ten pages of notes into four paragraphs.
  • He took copious notes during the lecture.
  • There are explanatory notes with the diagram.
  • I'd lost my notes and had to extemporize.
  • I always go over my revision notes just before I go into an exam.

information written on paper:

The wind blew my notes all over the room.
The reporter took notes throughout the interview.

More examples

  • He sent her a note of congratulation on her election victory.
  • The book was delivered yesterday with a note saying the bill for it would follow in a day or two.
  • I'd better leave a note so they'll know I'll be late.
  • I have a pad and pencil for taking notes.
  • She spoke for an hour without once referring to her notes.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Pieces of writing

  • acrostic
  • caption
  • creative writing
  • doodle
  • encomium
  • excerpt
  • fair
  • fair copy
  • fair sth out
  • jottings
  • manuscript
  • microblog
  • ms
  • paragraph
  • record
  • squiggle
  • subheading
  • transcription
  • typescript
  • writing

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note noun (SOUND)

C2 [ C ] a single sound at a particular level, usually in music, or a written symbol that represents this sound:

high/low notes
She played three long notes on the piano.
The engine noise suddenly changed its note and rose to a whine.

More examples

  • I can't reach the high notes.
  • I just can't hit those high notes like I used to.
  • The musical notes on the lines go EGBDF - use the mnemonic 'every good boy deserves fun'.
  • Ann blew a few notes on the trumpet.
  • Accent the first note of every bar.

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Notes of the musical scale

  • A, a
  • B, b
  • C, c
  • D, d
  • doh
  • E, e
  • flat
  • la
  • lah
  • lah 1
  • major
  • mi
  • middle C
  • minor
  • scale
  • semitone
  • soh
  • sol
  • sol-fa
  • te

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note noun (WAY OF EXPRESSING)

C1 [ S ] an emotion or a way of expressing something:

There was a note of caution in her letter.
His speech struck just the right note.
The meeting ended on an optimistic note.

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Feelings - general words

  • aura
  • breast
  • charged
  • emotional
  • emotionalism
  • feeling
  • free-floating
  • himself
  • in your heart of hearts idiom
  • infect
  • myself
  • ripple
  • sentient
  • sentiment
  • sentimental
  • sentimentalism
  • soul
  • tinge
  • tingle
  • twinge

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note noun (MONEY)

B1 [ C ] UK US bill a piece of paper money:

a €20 note
He took a wad of notes from his pocket.

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Payment methods

  • ATM card
  • baksheesh
  • bank card
  • bill
  • blank cheque
  • cash
  • cash card
  • cashpoint card
  • certified cheque
  • direct debit
  • giro
  • gratuity
  • hush money
  • per annum
  • piece
  • small change
  • standing order
  • sweetener
  • traveller's cheque
  • voucher

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note noun (IMPORTANCE)

C2 [ U ] formal importance, or the fact that something deserves attention:

There was nothing of note in the latest report.

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Importance - general words

  • cornerstone
  • focus
  • grand
  • gravitas
  • importance
  • magnitude
  • meaningful
  • momentous
  • proportion
  • seniority
  • seriousness
  • significance
  • simple
  • substance
  • substantial
  • supremacy
  • transcendent
  • value
  • weight
  • worth

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Idiom(s)

make/take a note
take note of sth

noteverb [ T ]

uk/nəʊt/us/noʊt/formal

B1 to notice something:

They noted the consumers' growing demand for quicker service.
[ + (that) ] Please note (that) we will be closed on Saturday.
[ + question word ] Note how easy it is to release the catch quickly.

to give your attention to something by discussing it or making a written record of it:

[ + that ] He said the weather was beyond our control, noting that last summer was one of the hottest on record.
In the article, she notes several cases of medical incompetence.

More examples

  • She noted his epicene features - the long eyelashes, the full lips.
  • Will patrons kindly note that this shop will be closed on 17 July.
  • The report notes that 40 percent of lawyers entering the profession are women.
  • He noted what time the train was due to get in.
  • Did you note what number bus we need to catch?

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Paying attention and being careful

  • attention
  • attention span
  • be good, and if you can't be good, be careful idiom
  • be on (your) guard idiom
  • cautious
  • centre
  • eye
  • focus
  • handle/treat sb with kid gloves idiom
  • hang
  • hang on/upon sth
  • have a care idiom
  • have/keep your ear to the ground idiom
  • middle
  • take note of sth idiom
  • the/a glare of sth idiom
  • tread carefully/gently/lightly idiom
  • walk
  • walk on eggs/eggshells idiom
  • zoom

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Phrasal verb(s)

note sth down

notenoun

uk/nəʊt/us

[ C ] US usually bill MONEY a piece of paper money:

a €500 note
in notes He gave me £100 in £10 notes.
I had no change; I only had notes.
Can you change a €20 note?

[ C ] FINANCE a written agreement that one person, organization, etc. will pay a particular amount of money to another person, etc. by a particular date:

The note for your loan comes due on 1 June.
a two-year note

[ C ] COMMUNICATIONS a short letter, or something that you write down in order to remember something:

send/write sb a note I'll send you a note about this but please do put it on your calendars.
note to sb The bank said in a note to investors that the operation would make strategic sense.
I got a note from the CEO congratulating me on the deal.
I made a note to review the matter in a month's time.

[ C ] a short official document:

They can get out of the requirement with a note from their doctor confirming their diagnosis.
Please check the goods before signing the delivery note.
notes [ plural ]

detailed information that you write down:

take notes In any disciplinary meeting, it is always advisable to take notes.
make notes I read through the notes I'd made at the conference.
The keynote speaker gave his lecture without notes.

See also

advice note
banknote
bond note
bought note
consignment note
contract note
convertible note
cover note
credit note
currency note
delivery note
demand note
dispatch advice
EMTN
floating rate note
loan note
noncallable notes
promissory note
prompt note
rail consignment note
revenue anticipation note
road consignment note
secured notes
senior notes
shipping note
sick note
sold note
subordinated notes
tax anticipation note
Treasury note
unsecured notes
weight note

noteverb [ T ]

uk/nəʊt/us

to notice or realize something:

They noted the consumers' growing demand for quicker service.
note (that) Please note that we will be closed on Saturday.

to mention something so that people are aware of it:

In her report, she notes several cases of poor practice on the part of management.

Phrasal verb(s)

note sth down
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