1 [U] the act of paying attention to sth or knowing about sth 注意;察觉:
The protests are finally making the government take notice.抗议行动最终引起了政府的关注。Take no notice of what he said -- he was just being silly.不要理会他所说的话─他只是一时胡涂。Some people don't take any notice of (= choose to ignore) speed limits.有些人完全不顾速度限制。It has come to my noticethat you have missed a lot of classes.我听说你缺了好多课。
2 [C] a piece of paper or a sign giving information, a warning, etc that is put where everyone can read it 通告;公告;启事:
There's a notice on the board saying that the meeting has been cancelled.布告板上的通告说会议已经取消了。The notice said ‘No dogs allowed’.告示牌上写着:“不得携犬入内”。
3 [U] a warning that sth is going to happen 警告;通知:
I can't produce a meal at such short notice!这么迟才通知我,我没办法做出一顿饭来的!I wish you'd give me more noticewhen you're going to be off work.你什么时候放假,我希望你提前通知我。The swimming pool is closed until further notice (= until we are told that it will open again).游泳池已经关闭,何时开放另行通知。
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/ˈnəʊtɪs ||; ˈnotɪs/verb[I,T] (not usually used in the continuous tenses 通常不用于进行时) to see and become conscious of sth 注意到;察觉 [I] ‘What kind of car was the man driving?’ ‘I'm afraid I didn't notice.’ “那个男子开的是什么类型的车?”“对不起,我没有注意。”I noticed (that) he was carrying a black briefcase.我看见他提着一个黑色公文包。Did you notice which direction she went in?你有没有留意到她向哪个方向走去?We didn't notice him leave/him leaving.我们没有注意到他离去。