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nothing
/`nʌθɪŋ/
n.
Not anything. 无;无物;无事。
- I have nothing to say. 我没什么好说的。
A thing of no value, use, or importance. (常用单数)毫无价值之物;无用之物;不重要之物。
- The story is a mere nothing. 这故事毫无价值。
A nobody. 小人物;无足轻重之人。
Absence of magnitude or quality; a chipper; zero. 【数】无;零。
Nothingness. 不存在;不存在的事物。
短语:
nothing but 只;不过。
Nothing doing! 【俚】完了!不行!不干!(失败或拒绝要求时用)。
nothing for it 别无他法。
nothing if not 非常;极端地。
nothing like 【口】任何事都比不上...。
nothing much 【口】不多;很少。
nothing of 缺乏...的本质。
nothing of the kind 绝非那回事。
nothing short of 简直;和...完全一样。
nothing to 对...没兴趣或不关心;不能相提并论;不能比较。
nothing to do with 和...没有关连。
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
be for nothing in 对...没有影响。
be nothing loath 非常乐意。
care nothing for 不在意。
come to nothing 失败。
dance on(upon) nothing 【罕】被判处绞刑。
for nothing 免费;白费地;没理由地。
good for nothing 一无是处。
have nothing on 【口】没有胜...之处。
(in) nothing flat 【口】一下子;极短的时间。
make nothing of (=think nothing of) 不放在心上;不在意;轻视。
neck or nothing 孤注一掷。
next to nothing 很少;几乎没有。
set at nothing (naught) 藐视。
stop at nothing 为达目的不择手段。
sweet nothings 【口】甜言蜜语(虽无意义却为人所爱听)。
There is nothing for it but to... 除...。外别无办法;只得。
There is nothing in it. 那完全是假话;那根本没道理;那很容易。
There is nothing new under the sun. 太阳底下没有新鲜事。
there is nothing (little, etc.) to choose between... 无可选择;不分轩轾。
There is nothing to it. 【口】那很简单;那不成理由。
think nothing of 轻视;不在意。
to say nothing of 更不用说。
adv.
In no degree; not at all. 毫不;绝不。
- He is nothing wiser than before. 他丝毫没有比以前聪明。
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
nothing¹
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
pron.
1. (not a single thing) 没有什么;没有一件(东西);没有一点
- What did you say?—Nothing. 你说什么?——什么都没说。
- I've had nothing to eat since breakfast. 早饭以后我就什么都没吃。
- I pressed the button but nothing happened. 我按了按钮, 但没有任何反应。
- Nothing is open on Sundays. 周日什么地方都不开门。
nothing at all 什么都没有
- What did you say?—Nothing. Nothing at all. 你说什么?——没有。什么都没说。
nothing else 没有别的东西;没有别的事
- I had nothing else to do. 我没有别的事情可做了。
- Nothing else matters. 别的都无关紧要。
- He was dressed in jeans and nothing else. 他穿着牛仔装, 没别的了。
2. (no important thing) 无关紧要者;微不足道之事
- It's all a fuss about nothing. 这完全是无谓地自寻烦恼。
- She kept bursting into tears over nothing at work. 她老是为工作上微不足道的事哭鼻子。
nothing much 没什么事;没什么要紧的
- Nothing much seemed to be happening. 好像没发生什么要紧的事。
to mean nothing to sb 对某人来说无关紧要;对某人来说微不足道
- He meant nothing to her now. 现在他对她来说无关紧要。
- Because he had always had money it meant nothing to him. 因为他一直不缺钱, 所以这对他来说不算什么。
3. (in value) 极低的价钱;极低的价值
4. (before an adjective or infinitive) (用于形容词或不定式前, 表示人或事物不具备所说的性质)没有什么, 不是什么
- There was nothing remarkable about him. 他没有什么特别之处。
- There is nothing wrong with the car. 这辆车没什么毛病。
- There is nothing new about this technique. 这项技术没什么新颖之处。
- Around here the countryside generally is nothing special. 这周围的乡村总的来说没有什么特别的。
nothing more … than sth 没有比某物更…的东西;没有比某事更…的事
- Personally, I can think of nothing more unpleasant. 就我而言, 我想不出有什么比这更讨厌了。
nothing better than … 没有什么比…更好
- There's nothing better than a good cup of hot coffee. 没什么比一大杯热咖啡更好的了。
nothing to … 根本不必…;没什么需要…
- It's nothing to worry about. 根本不用担心。
5. (nothingness) 空白;不存在的状态;虚无
- The light faded away to nothing. 光线慢慢变暗, 逐渐消失不见了。
6. (nought) 零;无
- If you take away four from four, you're left with nothing. 4减去4等于零。
7. allornothing 要么彻底干完, 要么根本不干
8. to be nothing like …
(be far from) 远非…;完全不…;绝对不…
- That box is no good. It's nothing like big enough. 那个盒子一点也不好。它根本不够大。
(not resemble) 一点也不像
- That's not Jim in the photo. It looks nothing like him. 照片上的不是吉姆。看起来一点也不像他。
9. to be nothing to sb
(be of no concern to) 对某人来说无关紧要;与某人无关
10. to be nothing to sth
(be less in comparison to) 无法与…相提并论;不能与…相比
- Julia has a nice house, but it's nothing to Leila's. 朱莉娅有栋不错的房子, 但不能与利拉的房子相媲美。
11. better than nothing (有)比没有好, 比没有强
- After all, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing. 毕竟, 锻炼15分钟比不锻炼好。
12. for nothing
(free) 不要钱地;免费地
- I got these CDs for nothing. 我免费得到了这些光盘。
(for very little money) 几乎不花钱地
- The furniture was ancient; he'd obviously picked it up for nothing. 这件家具很陈旧, 显然是他白捡来的。
(for no reason) 无缘无故地;徒然;白白地
- It is hard to believe that they died for nothing. 很难相信他们就这样白白死去了。
it was all for nothing 白忙一场;徒劳无功
13. sth has nothing to do with sthorsth is nothing to do with sth
(not be relevant) …与…无关
- But logic has nothing to do with love. 但逻辑与爱情无关。
14. sth/sb has nothing to do with sborsth/sb is nothing to do with sb
(not concern) …与某人无关;某人对…不感兴趣
- Your problems with Marianne have nothing to do with me. 我对你和玛丽安娜之间的问题不感兴趣。
15. to have nothing onorto have got nothing on
(have no engagements) 没有安排;没有事情
- What about tomorrow afternoon? I've got nothing on then. 明天下午怎么样?那时我没什么事。
(be naked) 赤裸裸;一丝不挂
- I can't go to the door; I've got nothing on. 我不能去开门, 我什么都没穿。
16. to have got nothing on sb
(lack evidence) 没有证据证明某人的确有罪
- You've got nothing on me! 你没有证据证明我的确有罪!
17. to have nothing on sth/sborto have got nothing on sth/sb<非正式> (be less good than)对…不占优势
- Celia's performance was OK, but it had nothing on Kate's. 西莉亚的表现还不错, 但无法跟凯特相比。
18. in nothing flat<非正式> 立刻;马上;迅速地
- He could dress in nothing flat. 他能够迅速穿好衣服。
19. it's nothing 没什么;小事情
- Thank you for the wonderful dinner.—It's nothing. 谢谢你准备了这么美味的晚餐。——这没什么。
20. not for nothing<正式> 并非没有道理;事出有因
- Not for nothing was she dubbed the Iron Lady. 她被称为“铁娘子”是有原因的。
21. nothing but … (用于名词、不带to的不定式或-ing形式前)只有, 仅仅
- All that money brought nothing but sadness. 所有那些钱带来的只是悲伤。
- She did nothing but complain about him. 她只知道埋怨他。
- They care for nothing but fighting. 他们只知道打架, 什么也不关心。
22. nothing doing<非正式> 不行;不成
- Pay now, or nothing doing. 现在付钱, 否则不行。
23. nothing if not … 极其;非常
- Professor Fish has been nothing if not professional. 菲什教授专业水平一贯高超。
24. nothing of the sort 绝对没有这种事
- You said I could go with Ian.—I said nothing of the sort. 你说过我可以跟伊恩一起去。——我绝对没说过这种话。
25. nothing less than …ornothing short of …(用于强调, 表示事情让人吃惊或重要)简直是…
- Their escape from such a devastating wreck seemed nothing less than a miracle. 他们能从这么严重的海难中死里逃生, 简直就是奇迹。
26. to say nothing of sth 更不用说…;何况…
- It will take an extraordinary amount of time and effort, to say nothing of the cost. 这将耗费大量的时间和人力, 更不用说成本了。
27. something for nothing 不付代价的收益;不劳而获之物
- You can't get something for nothing. 你不能不劳而获。
28. to stop at nothing to get sth
See: stop

29. there's nothing for it but to do sth<英> 除了做某事别无他法
- He wished he was not in a room so far from the bathroom. However, there was nothing for it but to make the long trudge through the house. 他真希望待的房间离洗手间没那么远。可是, 除了一路痛苦地挨过去也别无他法
- There was nothing for it. She was going to have to leave him. 除此以外别无他法。她将不得不离开他。
30. there's nothing in it<非正式> (in competition) 水平不相上下;势均力敌
(it is untrue) 不真实;不可信
(it is easy to do) 不费事;轻而易举
31. there's nothing like … 什么也比不上…;…无与伦比
- There's nothing like a good cup of tea. 没有什么比喝上一大杯茶更好的了。
32. there's nothing to it<非正式> (it is untrue) 不真实;不可信
(it is easy to do) 不费事;轻而易举
33. to think nothing of doing sth
See: think

34. to think nothing of it
See: think

35. think nothing of it!
See: think
nothing²
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
n.
a nothing
1. <非正式> (person) 无关紧要的人;微不足道的人
2. (thing) 无关紧要的事物;微不足道的事物
nothing³
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
adj.
极为普通的;非常平凡的
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
nothing
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
pron.
没什么;无物;一个也没有
n.
没有东西,没有什么
- 英语>简体中文, 高中课标词汇
nothing
n. 没有什么
- 英语>简体中文, 中医大词典
nothing
pron.(代词)
1. No thing; not anything: 什么也没;没任何事物:
- The box contained nothing. I've heard nothing about it. 盒子里什么也没有。我什么也没听说
2. No part; no portion: 空;无:
- Nothing remains of the old house but the cellar hole. 老房子除了这个狭小简陋的酒窖之外什么也没留下
3. One of no consequence, significance, or interest: 没影响:没有任何结果、价值或重要性的人或事:
- The new nonsmoking policy is nothing to me. 新的禁烟方针对我没有影响
n.(名词)
1. Something that has no existence. 不存在的事
2. Something that has no quantitative value; zero: 没有数量价值的物;零:
- a score of two to nothing. 二比零的比分
3. One that has no substance or importance; a nonentity: 不重要的东西:没实质性或重要性的人或事;不存在:
- “A nothing is a dreadful thing to hold onto”(&b{Edna O'Brien}) “虚无是一件可怕的事情”(埃德娜·奥布赖恩)
adj.(形容词)
Insignificant or worthless: 无意义的,无价值的:
- “the utterly nothing role of a wealthy suitor”(&b{Bosley Crowther}) “一个富有的追求者一点也不算什么”(鲍斯雷·克劳瑟)
adv.(副词)
In no way or degree; not at all: 一点也不:在任何方面或程度上都不;决不:
- She looks nothing like her sister. 她一点也不像她姐妹

习惯用语:
nothing doing 【非正式用语】
Certainly not. 当然不
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
nothing
pron. 没有东西,琐事
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
nothing
无;【WIN】不特别标注,不计算
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉计算机词汇
nothing
pron.
没有东西, 没有事情, 没有一点儿
- Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind into it. 天下无难事, 只怕有心人。
- There is nothing in this box, it's empty. 这盒子里没有任何东西, 是空的。
- I had nothing stronger than orange juice to drink. 我只喝了橙汁, 没喝酒。
- There is nothing wrong with the machine. 这台机器没什么毛病。
- I know nothing about the accident. 对那次事故我什么也不知道。
- There's nothing that you can do to help. 你帮不上忙。
- He is a metre nothing. 他身高一米整。
n.
无关紧要的人[事]
- She is an interesting person but her husband is a real nothing. 她是个十分有趣的人, 但她的丈夫真就不及她了。
- I feel what a nothing I am! 我感到我是多么渺小啊!
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
nothing1
(noun 名词)
零﹙ 分﹚
SYNONYM 同义词:[cricket板球] duck, [tennis网球] love, [football足球] nil, [old-fashioned旧式用语] naught,nought, zero.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
nothing1
be/have nothing to 'do with sb/sth
have no connection with sb/sth 与…毫不相干;与…无关:
I’m absolutely sure that the stars have nothing to do with our personalities. 我确信星座与性格无关。
Wynne-Williams plc is nothing to do with Owen Wynne-Williams. It’s a completely different company. 温·威廉斯股票上市公司与欧文·温·威廉斯公司一点关系都没有。这是两家完全不同的公司。
Go away! It’s got nothing to do with you (= you have no right to know about it). 走开!这根本就不关你的事。
avoid or refuse contact with sb/sth 避免﹙或拒绝﹚ 与…接触:
She wants to have nothing to do with drugs, thank God. 感谢上帝,她对毒品唯恐避之不及。
She will have absolutely nothing to do with that organization. She doesn’t approve of it. 她不会与那个组织有任何瓜葛,她并不赞同这个组织。
for 'nothing
without paying; free 不花钱;免费:
We got into the concert for nothing because my uncle works there. 我们没花钱就进了音乐厅,因为我舅舅在那里工作。
They were giving packets of sweets away for nothing at the supermarket this morning.今天早上超市里免费赠送袋装糖果。
(do sth and) not achieve what you wanted; (do sth) for no reason or purpose 徒劳无功;白白地﹙做某事﹚:
All that hard work for nothing! 我们的辛苦劳动都白费了!
When I got to Berlin, he’d already left. I’d made the journey for nothing. 我到柏林的时候他已经离开了,我白跑了一趟。
have (got) nothing on sb (informal)
have much less of a particular quality than sth/sb 远比不上,远不及﹙某人﹚:
I’m quite a fast worker, but I’ve got nothing on her! 我干得已经够快了,不过还是远远比不上她!
Although all four children could play the piano well, the three boys had nothing on Joan, who played like an angel. 虽然四个孩子都能弹一手好钢琴,但那三个男孩远比不上琼,她弹的犹如天籁。
(of the police, etc. 警方等) have no information that could show sb to be guilty of sth 没有某人的罪证:
Look, they’ve got nothing on you, so stop worrying! 听着,他们没有指控你的罪证,别再担心了!
not for 'nothing do, will, etc. I, they, etc. do sth
used to emphasize that there is a good reason for sth 并非没有理由;有充分理由;有正当理由:
Not for nothing do people call this beer the best in the world. It’s absolutely wonderful. 这种啤酒被誉为世界上最好的不是没有道理,它的味道真是棒极了。
'nothing but
only 只; 只有; 仅仅:
Nothing but the freshest vegetables are used in our restaurant. 我们餐馆只用最新鲜的蔬菜。
,nothing 'doing (informal)
used to refuse a request ﹙用于拒绝请求﹚不行,不可以:
‘Can you lend me ten dollars?’ ‘Nothing doing!’“能借给我十元钱吗?”“没门儿!”
'nothing if not sth (informal)
(used for emphasis 用于强调) very; very much a particular type of person 极其;非常;简直是:
She’s nothing if not fair. 她简直是太美了。
Her work is nothing if not original. 她的作品非常新颖。
(there’s) nothing 'in it
(informal)used to talk about a contest where the competitors are level and it is hard to say who will win ﹙因势均力敌﹚结果难以预料:
Right up to the end of the game, there was nothing in it. Either team could have won. 直到比赛结束前结果仍难以预料,两支队伍都有可能获胜。
(of a rumour, report, story, etc. 传言、报道或故事等) there’s no truth in it 不可信;不真实:
There was a rumour that he was about to resign, but apparently there’s nothing in it. 有传言说他要辞职,不过这说法显然靠不住。
nothing 'less than
(used for emphasis 用于强调) very; completely不亚于;简直是;极其:
Their defeat was nothing less than amazing. 他们的失败太令人惊讶了。
Her survival was nothing less than a miracle. 她能活下来简直是个奇迹。
nothing 'like (informal)
not; not at all like sth 完全不像;根本不像:
It’s nothing like as bad as he said. 事情完全不像他说的那么糟糕。
We’ve sold nothing like enough books to make a profit. 我们卖出去的书太少,根本不能赢利。
nothing 'more than
(used for emphasis 用于强调) only 仅仅;只不过:
The injury isn’t serious—it’s nothing more than a sprained ankle. 伤得不厉害,只不过崴了脚。
,nothing 'much
not a great amount of sth; nothing of great value or importance 不很多;价值不太大;不太重要:
There’s nothing much in the fridge. 冰箱里没有多少东西了。
I got up late and did nothing much all day. 我很晚才起床,一天也没干什么事。
there’s nothing (else) 'for it (but to do sth)
there is only one possible action in a particular situation ﹙除了做某事﹚别无他法:
When the river flooded, there was nothing for it but to move everything upstairs. 河水泛漤时,只能把所有东西都搬到楼上。
There was nothing for it but to try to swim to the shore. 除了尽力游到岸边之外没有别的办法。
there’s nothing like sth
used to say that you enjoy sth very much 没有什么可以比得上…;…非常好;…太棒了:
There’s nothing like a brisk walk on a cold day! 冷天在外面快步走走是最惬意的事。
there’s nothing 'to it (informal)
it is easy to do ﹙这事﹚轻而易举,非常简单:
It’s not difficult to use. All you have to do is pull these two switches and it starts. You see, there’s nothing to it! 这个用起来不难,只要拉一下这两个开关它就启动了。看,再简单不过了!
I finished the work very quickly. There was nothing to it really.我很快就完成了工作,真的很简单。
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
nothing1
n.
没有什么, 没什么东西
无关紧要之事; 无足轻重的人
无, 不存在的东西; 无价值; 无意义
【数】零
[作表语, 前面不加冠词]不属任何教派的人; 不信教的人; 无神论者
- a mere nothing 琐屑小事
- There is nothing interesting in the newspaper. 报纸上没有什么有趣的新闻。
- The man is a nothing. 这个人是无名之辈。
- The sound faded into nothing. 声音逐渐消失了。
- He is five feet nothing. 他刚好5英尺高。
- Two minus two leaves nothing. 二减二等于零。
nothing2
adv.
一点也不; 决不
- This will help you nothing. 这对你毫无帮助。
- It's nothing like what it used to be. 这完全不是老样子。
all to nothing
百分之百的; 十足地, 完全地, 充分地
amount to nothing
等于零, 无结果
apropos of nothing
凭空地, 突如其来地; 没有任何联系地; 顺便地
be for nothing in
对 ... 没有影响(不起作用)
be nothing, if not
是其最大长处, 为其优点
be nothing to
对 ... 无关紧要
不能与 ... 相比
better than nothing
聊胜于无
By doing nothing we learn to do ill.
[谚]一闲生百邪。
care nothing (for)
毫不关心; 完全不感兴趣
come to nothing
毫无结果, 失败, 终成泡影
count for nothing
毫不重要; 毫无价值
dance on nothing
被绞死
dance upon
被绞死
do nothing but
除了 ... 以外什么也不干; 只是 ...
for nothing
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徒然, 没有结果; 白白地; 不起作用地; 无缘无故
go for nothing
落得一场空,劳而无功
go for very little
落得一场空,劳而无功
good for nothing(=good-for-nothing)
毫无用处的,不中用的, 游手好闲的人, 二流子
have nothing in one
不足道, 无可取
没有个性
have nothing in common
毫无共同之处
have nothing of
不理睬
have nothing on
赤裸裸, 一丝不挂
没有约会
have nothing on sb.
[美]对某人毫不占优势; 没拥有表明某人的确有罪的证据
have nothing to do with
跟 ... 毫无关系[不往来]
have nothing to say for oneself
哑口无言; 无话可辩; 总是不开口
have nothing to say to
与...毫不相干
have nothing to say with
与...毫不相干
have nothing to show for it
在 ... 方面没有成绩可言
He has nothing in him
他[她等]没有什么长处。
She has nothing in her
他[她等]没有什么长处。
in nothing flat
马上, 立刻
leave nothing to be desired
完美无缺; 最好不过
like nothing on earth
了不起的, 再好没有的
世间稀有的, 珍奇的
little nothings of life
生活琐事
make nothing of
不把 ... 放在眼里; 满不在乎
不能理解
不能解决[对付]
看不清楚; 听不清楚
mean nothing to sb.
不为(某人)所理解[赞赏], 引不起某人的兴趣
next to nothing
差不多没有
no nothing
[用在几个否定语之后]什么都没有(to)
say nothing of
更不用说, 那就根本谈不到
stop at nothing
毫无顾忌; 不择手段; 什么都干得出
stick at nothing
毫无顾忌; 不择手段; 什么都干得出
sweet nothing
好听的奉承话
Thank you for nothing!
[口.讽]不劳费心, 敬谢不敏。
That is nothing
不要紧; 没有关系
That is nothing to him.
这跟他[你等]毫无关系; 他[你等]根本不在乎这个。
That is nothing to you.
这跟他[你等]毫无关系; 他[你等]根本不在乎这个。
there is nothing for it but to (do)
除了 ... 以外别无他法
There is nothing in it.
这是不真实的; 这是不重要的; 这是不足取的; 全是假话。
There's nothing new under the sun.
世上无新事(来自《圣经》)。
There's nothing to choose between.
无法在...二者之间进行选择。
There's nothing to it.
没有困难, 容易得很; 没有什么好争吵的。
think nothing of
认为算不了什么
Think nothing of it.
不必介意。
to nothing
(消失得)无影无踪; (破坏得)一无所存
want for nothing
(生活上)富裕, 什么也不缺
with nothing on
赤裸裸, 一丝不挂
nothing but (=nothing else but )
除了...以外什么也不; 只有, 不过; [美][加强语气]的确
nothing but (=nothing else than)
除了...以外什么也不; 只有, 不过; [美][加强语气]的确
Nothing comes from nothing.
无中不能生有。
Nothing comes out of nothing.
无中不能生有。
Nothing doing.
[俚](拒绝别人要求时)不行, 不干; (事情行不通或失败)糟了, 完了。
Nothing for nothing.
[谚]一分钱一分货; 什么都不是白来的; 不费力气, 一无所得。
nothing if not
尤其; 极其, 极端
nothing less than (=nothing short of)
完全是; 简直是 ...
nothing like
没有什么能比得上
Nothing may come of it .
落空
nothing more or less than
不多不少, 正好
nothing more to be said
再也没什么好说了
nothing much
非常少
Nothing must be done hastily but killing of fleas.
[谚]除非捉跳蚤, 做事不用急。
nothing near so
远不及, 差得远
nothing of the kind
决不是那样, 一点也不是, 决不是那么一回事
N-off (=N-to lose)!
【航海】别让船头掉向下风!
nothing out of the ordinary
[贬]没有什么特别的东西, 平平常常的东西
Nothing seek, nothing find.
[谚]无所求则无所得。
Nothing succeeds like success.
[谚]一事成功, 事事顺利。
nothing to
不是...所爱对象; 缺乏真实性; 没有困难; 与...比起来算不了什么
nothing to be got without pains
[谚]不劳则无所获
nothing to sneeze at
[美俚]不能忽视
nothing to speak of
不足挂齿, 微不足道
nothing to write home about
[美俚]不重要, 平淡无奇
Nothing venture, nothing have.
不入虎穴, 焉得虎子。
Nothing venture, nothing gain.
不入虎穴, 焉得虎子。
Nothing venture, nothing win.
不入虎穴, 焉得虎子。
nothing very much
[口]没有什么特别的, 平平常常, 将就过得去
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
nothing
無;無物
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 视觉艺术名词
nothing
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
(nothings)
1. 否定不定代词 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. 否定不定代词 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. 可数名词 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. 否定不定代词 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. 否定不定代词 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. 否定不定代词 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. 习语 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. 习语 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. 习语 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. 习惯表达 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. 习语 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. 习语 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. 习语 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
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典