nothing
柯林斯词典
1. PRON-INDEF-NEG Nothing means not a single thing, or not a single part of something. 没有一个; 没有一点
I've done nothing much since this morning. 自从今天上午我什么都没做。
There is nothing wrong with the car. 那辆车没有一点毛病。
2. PRON-INDEF-NEG You use nothing to indicate that something or someone is not important or significant. 无关紧要的事; 无足轻重的人
Because he had always had money it meant nothing to him. 因为他一直很有钱,所以钱对他来说无关紧要。
Do our years together mean nothing?
我们在一起的这些年一点都不重要吗?
3. N-COUNT Nothing is also a noun. 无关紧要的事; 无足轻重的人
It is the picture itself that is the problem; so small, so dull. It's a nothing, really. 是这张图片本身的问题,那么小,那么乏味。它没什么价值,真的。
4. PRON-INDEF-NEG If you say that something cost nothing or is worth nothing, you are indicating that it cost or is worth a surprisingly small amount of money. 极低的价格; 极低的价值
The furniture was threadbare; he'd obviously picked it up for nothing. 那件家具破破烂烂;显然他没花什么钱就捡来了。
5. PRON-INDEF-NEG You use nothing before an adjective or `to'-infinitive to say that something or someone does not have the quality indicated. (用于形容词或带)(to)(的不定式之前,表示事物或人不具备所说的性质) 没有什么
Around the lake the countryside generally is nothing special. 那片湖周围的乡村总的来说没什么特别的。
There was nothing remarkable about him. 他没有什么非凡之处。
6. PRON-INDEF-NEG You can use nothing before "so" and an adjective or adverb, or before a comparative, to emphasize how strong or great a particular quality is. (表示强调) 没有别的东西[强调]
Youngsters learn nothing so fast as how to beat the system. 年轻人没有什么别的东西学得像如何钻制度的空子这样快。
I consider nothing more important in my life than songwriting. 我认为我的生活中没有什么比歌曲创作更重要。
7. PHRASE You can use all or nothing to say that either something must be done fully and completely or else it cannot be done at all. 要么彻底做完,要么彻底不做
Either he went through with this thing or he did not; it was all or nothing. 他要么把这件事做完,要么就不做,只有这两种选择。
8. PHRASE If you say that something is better than nothing, you mean that it is not what is required, but that it is better to have that thing than to have nothing at all. 比没有强
After all, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing. 毕竟,15分钟的锻炼比没锻炼强。
9. PHRASE You use nothing but in front of a noun, an infinitive without "to," or an "-ing" form to mean "only." (用于名词、不带)(to) 仅仅
All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy. 所有那些钱带来的仅仅是悲伤、痛苦和悲剧。
It did nothing but make us ridiculous. 它只是让我们显得可笑。
He is focused on nothing but winning. 他只关注胜利。
10. CONVENTION People sometimes say "It's nothing" as a polite response after someone has thanked them for something they have done. 不用谢; 没什么[套语]
"Thank you for the wonderful dinner."—"It's nothing," Sarah said. “谢谢你这顿丰盛的晚餐。”—“没什么,”萨拉说道。
11. PHRASE If you say about a story or report that there is nothing to it, you mean that it is untrue. 不真实
It's all superstition, and there's nothing to it. 这全是迷信,不是真的。
12. PHRASE If you say about an activity that there is nothing to it, you mean that it is extremely easy. 轻而易举
If you've shied away from making pancakes in the past, don't be put off – there's really nothing to it!
如果你过去没有信心做烙饼的话,就别再被它吓着–真没什么难的。
13. PHRASE Nothing of the sort is used when strongly contradicting something that has just been said. 绝无此事[强调]
"We're going to talk this over in my office."—"We're going to do nothing of the sort."
“我们将在我的办公室讨论这件事。”–“我们将绝对不会这么做。”
14. nothing to write home about→see home
15. to stop at nothing→see stop
16. to think nothing of→see think
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nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ (nothings)
剑桥词典
- not anything
- He reassured people that law-abiding citizens would have nothing to fear from the enquiries .
- We talked late into the night , but nothing was concluded .
- There was nothing we could do about it - the situation was beyond our control .
- Although they said nothing, she could sense their disapproval of her suggestion .
- There's nothing more refreshing on a hot day than a cold beer .
没有东西;没有事情
There's nothing in the drawer - I took everything out. 抽屉里什么也没有——我把所有东西都拿出去了。
Nothing I could say would cheer her up. 无论我说什么也没办法让她振作起来。
I have nothing new to tell you. 我没有什么新消息要告诉你。
There's nothing else (= no other thing) we can do to help . 我们帮不上什么别的忙。
There's nothing much (= not very much) to do in our town . 在我们镇上没有太多事情可做。
The story was nothing but (= only) lies . 这种说法纯属谎言。
US The score is Yankees three, Red Sox nothing (= no points ). 扬基队得3分,红袜队为0分。
be/have nothing to do with sb
to be a matter or subject that someone has no good reason to know about or be involved with
不关(某人)的事
I wish he wouldn't offer advice on my marriage - it's nothing to do with him. 我希望他别对我的婚姻说三道四——这不关他的事。
be/have nothing to do with sb/sth
to have no connection or influence with someone or something
与…毫不相干;对…无关紧要
We are nothing to do with the firm that has the offices next door . 我们与办公室在隔壁的公司毫无关系。
In the evening he likes to read books and articles that have nothing to do with his work . 晚上,他喜欢读些与工作无关的书和文章。
be/mean nothing
to have no importance or value
并不重要;毫无价值
Money means nothing to him. 钱对他来说毫无价值。
for nothing
free or without paying
免费地,不花钱地
I got this painting for nothing from a friend . 我是从一位朋友那儿得到这幅画的,分文未花。
with no good result or for no purpose
徒劳地;无目的地
He queued for two hours and (all) for nothing - there were no seats left . 他白白排了两个小时的队——座位已满。
Let us make sure that these brave men and women did not die for nothing. 我们绝不会让这些勇士们白白牺牲。
nothing on
no clothes on your body
未穿衣的,裸体的,一丝不挂的
She sleeps with nothing on. 她裸睡。
I couldn't come to the door - I had nothing on! 我不能去开门——我什么都没穿!
no arrangements for a stated period
(在某时间段内)没有安排的,有空的
I checked my calendar and I have nothing on on Tuesday afternoon . 我刚看了日程簿,我星期二下午没有安排。
There's nothing on next Friday - we could have the meeting then. 下周五没什么安排——我们可以在那个时候开会。
例句
习语
all or nothingbe nothing for it
be nothing if not generous, honest, helpful, etc.
be nothing less than sth
nothing like sb/sth
be nothing short of...
be nothing special
be nothing to it
it is/was nothing
like nothing on earth
更多习语
nothing doing
nothing more than
nothing of the kind
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