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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌno-ˈshow noun [countable]  DFsomeone who does not arrive or appear somewhere they were expected to be, for example at a restaurant or a meeting 不能如约出席者〔如已预订餐厅座位或约定见面却不到场的人〕 The bad weather meant there were a lot of no-shows at the game. 天气不好导致有很多人没来观看比赛。
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no-showForward Armon Gilliam has been a no-show so far at Milwaukee Bucks preseason training camp, team officials said.Those predicting a no-show were proved wrong.We need pairs for the canoes and if you're a no-show we have a disappointed guest.Last year, when there were team parties or functions, she was a no-show.The airlines also employ excellent statisticians who can calculate how many no-shows are likely on a particular flight.Most of the standbys however, look like permanent no-shows.Two shows, or rather no-shows, in one week at the Club Congress have left some fans rankled and cranky.
From Longman Business Dictionaryno-showˌno-ˈshow noun [countable]COMMERCE someone who is expected at a restaurant to eat or at an airport to take a plane but does not arrive, or an occasion when this happensMost airlines guard against the threat of no-shows by overbooking flights.
ˌno-ˈshow nounChineseSyllable
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no-show
ˌno-ˈshow noun [countable]
someone who does not arrive or appear somewhere they were expected to be, for example at a restaurant or a meeting:
    The bad weather meant there were a lot of no-shows at the game.


no-showBrE /ˌnəʊ ˈʃəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnoʊ ˈʃoʊ/ 🔊 noun (informal) a person who is expected to be somewhere and does not come; a situation where this happens 没有如期出现的人;失约;放弃预订