phr. all to nothing 〈罕〉十足地(的)，百分之百地(的)
as slick as nothing at all 〈罕〉一瞬间，很快
be for nothing in 对…没有影响
be nothing 无教派；不信教；相信不可知论
be nothing to 1. 对…无关紧要，丝毫不在…的心上
She's nothing to him. 她在他心目中算不了什么。
It was nothing to him to turn ten miles off his route to see an old friend. 他绕道10英里路去看一个老朋友是不足为奇的。
2. 不能同…相比，同…相比之下不足道
The film is nothing to the one I saw yesterday. 这部影片不能跟昨天我看的那部相比。
3. 同…无关，与…不相干
That's nothing to you. 那不关你的事。
be on a hiding to nothing 见 hiding²
care nothing for 对…满不在乎，丝毫不把…放在心上
She does not love him and she cares nothing for his money. 她不爱他，也根本没看上他的钱财。
come to nothing (计划、目标、主张等)终未实现，没有结果
His thoughts about going to Hangzhou came to nothing. 他要到杭州去的想法没有实现。
The suggestions have come to nothing. 那些建议结果一场空。
dance on (或 upon) nothing 〈罕〉(犯人等)受绞刑
for nothing 1. 不花钱地，不要钱地
He did give me some books, but not for nothing. 他的确给了我几本书，不过不是白送的。
2. 没有结果地；白白地，徒劳地
He did all that hard work for nothing. 他白白地干了那份苦差使。
3. 没有目的地；无缘无故地
He intends to see that justice is done; he's not a lawyer for nothing. 他意在申张正义，他这律师可不是白当的。
She sat there silent, and then all for nothing started to weep. 她默默坐在那儿，后来不知怎么的哭了起来。
have nothing in one 不足道，不出众
He has nothing in him. 他很平庸。
have nothing on 1. 没穿衣服，一丝不挂
2. 〈口〉缺乏指控…有罪的证据
The police had nothing on that suspect. 警方未掌握那嫌犯的犯罪证据。
3. 〈口〉比不上，不及
Jack had lived in many countries, but he said that living abroad had nothing on living in London. 杰克在许多国家住过，可他说住在国外不如住在伦敦。
Dante's hell had nothing on the conditions faced by those farmworkers. 但丁书里的地狱比起那些农场工人的条件来也算不了什么。
here goes nothing 〈口〉[尤用于动手做某种要靠技术、勇气或运气的事情之前]真是白费心思，不会有什么希望
“Here goes nothing,”said Bill at the beginning of the race. “没什么指望，”比尔在比赛开始时说。
in nothing flat 〈口〉马上，很快
He memorized the whole text in nothing flat. 他很快就把全篇课文记住了。
leave nothing to be desired 十全十美，完美无缺
make nothing of 1. 弄不懂，搞不通
The boy could make nothing of the teacher's reproaches. 那孩子对老师的责备摸不着头脑。
2. 不利用，没有做；对…毫无办法
make nothing of an opportunity 没有抓住机会
3. = think nothing of
mean nothing to 1. 在…看来毫无意义，对…说来一窍不通
These technical words mean nothing to me. 我对这些技术词汇的意思一窍不通。
2. 对…无关紧要，丝毫不在…的心上
She means nothing to him. 她在他心目中算不了什么。
neck or nothing 见 neck¹
next to nothing 几乎没有，绝无仅有
I paid next to nothing for this coat. 这件衣服我几乎没花钱。
no nothing 〈口〉[用于否定的列举之末]什么都没有
There was no bread, no butter, no cheese, no nothing. 面包没有，黄油没有，乳酪也没有，什么都没有。
nothing but 除…之外没有什么；只不过，仅仅
She could see nothing but his head and his knees. 她只能看到他的头和他的膝盖。
The child dreams of nothing but going to the zoo. 这孩子就是盼着要到动物园去玩。
He did nothing but grumble. 他只会发牢骚。
nothing doing 〈口〉
1. [用于回绝请求]绝对不，当然不
A: Will you help with it? B: Nothing doing! I'm too busy. 甲： 这事你帮一下忙好吗? 乙：不行! 我忙不过来。
2. 毫无成果；毫无结果
She looked for her handbag all afternoon, but nothing doing. 她找手提包找了一个下午，可是连影子都没找着。
3. 没有什么(重要的)事情(或活动)
There's nothing doing in this town. 在这个城镇里生活平淡无奇。
nothing else but (或 than) = nothing but
nothing except= nothing but
nothing for it没有别的办法
With the street jammed, there was nothing for it; we had to make a detour. 街上交通阻塞了，没有别的办法，我们只好绕道。
nothing if not 确实；非常，极其
He is nothing if not polite. 他真有礼貌。
The city is nothing if not up to date. 这座城市非常现代化。
This is nothing if not a good idea. 这个主意好极了。
Nothing if not courageous, he picked up the phone. 他鼓足勇气，抓起了电话听筒。
nothing in 在…中没有什么内容(或真情)
There is nothing in the stories you hear; he's really very nice. 你听说的那些事儿全是胡说，他实际上是个好人。
nothing in it 1. (比赛中)不相上下，不分高低
2. 其中并无真情
nothing less than 1. 不亚于，不少于
They will be satisfied with nothing less than a detailed explanation. 不作详细的解释，他们是不会满意的。
He won the election in a vote count nothing less than a landslide. 他以几乎压倒的多数选票赢得了选举。
2. 同…一模一样；完全，确实
His words are nothing less than nonsense. 他的话简直是胡说八道。
The plan is nothing less than subversive. 这项计划完全是颠覆性的。
3. 与…恰恰相反，完全不
nothing like 1. 〈口〉完全不像，一点儿不像
He's nothing like his father. 他一点儿不像他父亲。
2. 没有什么能比得上，以…为最
There is nothing like leather for shoes. 用皮革做鞋子再好没有了。
There is nothing like mineral water to quench one's thirst. 矿泉水是解渴的最好饮料。
3. 没有；不到
Nothing like enough was done to improve the working conditions. 改善劳动条件的工作做得很不够。
A: Is it ￡5 for a taxi to the airport? B: No, nothing like (as much as that). 甲：乘出租汽车到机场的车费是5英镑吗? 乙：不，没那么贵。
nothing loath 见 loath
nothing more than 1. 不强于，不多于
2. 同…一模一样；完全，确实
Nothing more than a tunnel-like passage greeted the excavators. 面对着挖掘者们的一条通道就同地道一样。
nothing more or less than 1. 不强于也不亚于，不多于也不少于
2. 同…一模一样；完全，确实
What they had discovered was nothing more or less than new sources of energy. 他们所发现的正是新的能源。
nothing much 〈口〉没有什么，很少
There is nothing much to be done about this. 对这件事情已经无能为力了。
There is nothing much romantic about train travel. 坐火车旅行不再有什么浪漫的情趣了。
nothing near 没有；不到
A: Is it ten dollars for a taxi to the railway station? B: No, nothing near (as much as that). 甲：乘出租汽车到火车站的车费是10美元吗? 乙：不，用不了那么多。
nothing of 〈书〉没有一部分，没有一点儿；没有一件，没有一样
There is nothing of his father about him. 他没有一点儿像他父亲。
There was nothing of the lady in her behaviour. 她的举止根本不像贵妇人。
nothing of the kind 〈口〉哪儿的话，没有那回事
A: I'm sorry to cause you trouble. B: It's nothing of the kind. 甲：真对不起，给你添麻烦了。乙：哪里，哪里。
nothing other than = nothing but
nothing short of= nothing less than
Nothing succeeds like success.〈谚〉一事成功百事顺。
nothing to 1. = nothing in
2. 在…方面不费事
There is nothing to fixing a radio if you know how. 你要是懂得窍门，修收音机并不难。
nothing to do with 1. 同…没有往来
I advise you to have nothing to do with that man. 我劝你不要跟那个男子往来。
2. 同…无关，与…不相干
This has (或 is) nothing to do with me. 这事跟我不相干。
I want nothing to do with him or his ideas. 我不想同他或者他的主意有什么瓜葛。
The trouble turned out to be nothing to do with these people. 结果发现那个问题同这些人毫不相关。
nothing to it 〈口〉
1. 不费事；不要紧
Nothing to it, I'll fix it in a jiffy. 没关系，我马上就修好。
2. 没有道理；没有真情
nothing to sneeze at 不可不重视，不得小看
He finished third in a race with twenty other runners. That is nothing to sneeze at. 他在同20名选手的比赛中得了第3名，可不要小看他。
nothing to write home about 〈口〉没有什么了不起的人(或事物)
I don't know why you think he's so clever. I find he's nothing to write home about. 我不知道你为什么认为他那么聪明。我觉得他不过如此。
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 〈谚〉不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing venture, nothing gain (或 win, have). = Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
(not) know from nothing〈美口〉一点不知道，全然不知
Out of nothing one can get nothing. 〈谚〉石头里榨不出油来。
set at nothing 使不成功，使落空
His plan was set at nothing. 他的打算落了空。
stop at nothing 不顾一切，不择手段
He stops at nothing to make money for himself. 他不顾一切地拼命赚钱。
They have stopped at nothing in their quest for fame and wealth. 他们不择手段地追逐名利。
there's nothing to choose between 在…之间没有什么可选择的，…之间都差不多
A: Which dress should I buy, the black one or the blue one? B: Well, if you ask me, there's nothing to choose between them. 甲：我买哪件衣服好呢，黑的那件还是蓝的那件? 乙：要我说，两件都差不多。
There is nothing new under the sun. 〈谚〉日光之下并无新事。(或世上无新事。)
think nothing of 把…不放在心上；认为…不足为奇
He thinks nothing of his illness. 他不把自己的病放在心上。
He thinks nothing of running 15 miles. 他觉得跑上15英里没什么了不起。
Think nothing of it! 〈口〉[用于回答他人的感谢或道歉]别放在心上，没什么
A: Thank you for lending me your bike last night. B: Think nothing of it! 甲：谢谢你昨晚把自行车借我用了。乙：没什么。
to nothing 到完全消失；不复存在地
to say nothing of 更不用说；何况
He takes singing and dancing lessons, to say nothing of swimming and tennis lessons. 他上游泳课和网球课不算，还上歌舞课。
Three people were badly hurt, to say nothing of damage to the building. 3人重伤，更不用说大楼受到了破坏。
with nothing on 没穿衣服的(地)，一丝不挂的(地)
you ain't see nothing yet 〈口〉厉害的还在后头