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A: What was the score in the football match? B: One- nil, to our team. nil n. 无，零 A: Did the committee do good work? B: No, it was only nominal, I think the members met only once. nominal a. 1.名义上的，有名无实的;2.(费用等)很少的，象征性的;3.名词性的 A: I am going to nominate you to be the president of our organization. B: Oh, thanks, I didn t realize you thought so highly of me. nominate vt. 提名，任命 A: Even though Peter hurt his foot he nonetheless won the race. B: Yeah, he has always been a determined athlete. nonetheless ad. 尽管如此，依然，然而 A: What usually happens at the end of one of these meetings? B: I m not sure what the norm is. norm n. 1.标准，规范;2.[常pl.]准则 A: I spent the afternoon looking at old photos. B: That must have made you nostalgic. nostalgic a. 怀旧的，引起对往事怀恋的 A: Why are dragons said to have large nostrils? B: So that they can blow fire through them. | 
