单词 | get nowhere |
释义 | get nowhereget nowhere 1 if you get somewhere, or if an action gets you somewhere, you make progress (某人)有所进展/有任何进展/没有进展 I think we’re getting somewhere at last. 我想我们终于有了一些进展。 We didn’t seem to be getting anywhere. 我们好像没有任何进展。 I’ve tried arguing, but it got me nowhere. 我争也争过了,可是没有用。 Examples from the Corpus get (somebody) somewhere/anywhere/nowhere• Annie A very nice symbolic action, but on its own it gets us exactly nowhere.• Continual moaning and criticism of others gets you nowhere.• Everyone has got to start somewhere.• It doesn't get you anywhere.• New York gave you freedom, indulged tastes and vices that could get you hanged somewhere else, but at a price.• Looks like he hated Albert more than anything-but he never would let him get a job anywhere else.• Anxiety will get you nowhere, wrote Harsnet. → get (somebody) somewhere/anywhere/nowhere at get(1) 2 FAILPROGRESSto have no success or make no progress 没有结果;没有进展 The proposal went nowhere in the Senate. 该提议在参议院毫无结果。 get nowhere with somebody/something He was getting nowhere with the Bentley case. 他在本特利案件上没有获得任何进展。 get somebody nowhere A negative attitude will get you nowhere. 消极的态度会让你一无所成。 I soon realized that being tough was getting me nowhere fast (=was not helping me achieve anything). 我很快就意识到态度强硬只会一无所获。 Examples from the Corpus get/go nowhere• Flo has been looking for a job but has gotten nowhere.• But it's like digging in treacle - you get nowhere.• I submit those stats and I get nowhere.• Louis Cardinals out in Bloomington, and getting nowhere.• Indeed, the trading profit went nowhere in 2000.• He goes nowhere in public without enough jewelry to supply a cotillion.• I ain't going nowhere near them.• He's got nowhere to go but forward.• Still, the Raiders will go nowhere until they begin following the rules. → get/go nowhere at nowhere(1) |
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