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A no-show is a person who was expected to be somewhere — a restaurant table, a meeting, a class, a flight — and then simply does not arrive. The seat stays empty.
A no-show isno-show 指的是 a person who was expected to be somewhere原本應該出現在某個地方的人—— a restaurant table餐廳的位子、a meeting會議、a class課堂、a flight班機——and then simply does not arrive結果卻沒有出現。The seat stays empty位子就這樣空著。
People also use it for the event itself: “We had three no-shows tonight” means three people never came. It is everyday English in shops, hotels, hospitals, and offices; not rude, but it is not a compliment either.
People also use it for the event itself人們也會用這個詞來指這件事本身：'We had three no-shows tonight''We had three no-shows tonight'（我們今晚有三個 no-show） means意思是 three people never came有三個人根本沒來。It is everyday English這是常見的日常英語 in shops, hotels, hospitals, and offices在店家、飯店、醫院、辦公室裡；not rude不算沒禮貌，but it is not a compliment either但也不是什麼稱讚。
Though actually, if you cancel in time you are not a no-show. The word is for the person who was counted on and never appeared, often without a call.
Though actually不過其實，if you cancel in time如果你有及時取消，you are not a no-show你就不算是 no-show。The word is for這個詞是用來指 the person who was counted on那些被指望會出現的人 and never appeared結果卻沒出現，often without a call而且通常連個電話都沒打來。
In casual American talk some people even turn it into a verb: “He no-showed.”
In casual American talk在美式口語裡，some people even turn it into a verb有些人甚至把它當動詞用：'He no-showed.''He no-showed.'（他放鴿子了）。
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
no-shownoun/ˈnoʊ ˌʃoʊ/
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An absence; failure to show up or to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or a place of employment.
- You may want to consider instituting a charge for no-shows. […] Also, you must inform patients, in advance, that there is a charge for no-shows, and what that charge is.
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A person or group that does not show up.
- Out of fifty people who said they would attend, we only had three no-shows.
- Once they were enrolled […] they never did any work, but Frankel would deliver signed time sheets to the district office, collect the checks, and give them to his fake workers. And the no-shows would give Frankel the salary money, which he put into Beth Rachel school.
no-showverb/ˈnoʊ ˌʃoʊ/
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To fail to show up for something.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。