no·where
adverb/ˈnəʊweə(r)/
/ˈnəʊwer/
(also informal no place especially in North American English)
Idioms - not in or to any place
无处；哪里都不 - I had nowhere to live, so I was sleeping on my sister's couch.
我没有地方住，所以睡在姐姐的沙发上。 - There was nowhere for me to sit.
我无处可坐。 - ‘Where are you going this weekend?’ ‘Nowhere special.’
“这个周末你打算去哪儿？”“没什么地方可去。” - She doesn't want to stay there but she has nowhere else to go.
她不想待在那里，但她没有别的地方可去。 - Nowhere do plants flourish with such vigour as they do in tropical rainforests.
植物在热带雨林中最能茁壮成长。 - This animal is found in Australia, and nowhere else.
这种动物生长在澳大利亚，别处没有。 - Nowhere is the effect of government policy more apparent than in agriculture.
政府的政策对农业的影响最为显著。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNowhere is used with these verbs:- lead2
Word OriginOld English nāhwǣr (see no, where). - I had nowhere to live, so I was sleeping on my sister's couch.
Idioms
from/out of nowhere
- in a sudden and surprising way
突然；不知从哪里 - A huge flock of sheep seemed to appear from nowhere.
一大群羊突然不知从哪里冒了出来。 - The attack came from nowhere.
袭击毫无预兆。
- A huge flock of sheep seemed to appear from nowhere.
get/go nowhere | get somebody nowhere
- to make no progress or have no success; to not enable somebody to make progress or have success
（让某人）毫无进展 - We discussed it all morning but got nowhere.
我们就此事讨论了一上午，可是毫无进展。 - Talking to him will get you nowhere.
和他谈话你会一无所获。 - His career was going nowhere fast.
他的事业停滞不前。 - The campaign over pay and conditions was getting nowhere.
争取提高工资和改善工作条件的运动在原地踏步。
- We discussed it all morning but got nowhere.
lead (somebody) nowhere
- to have no successful result for somebody
毫无成果 - This discussion is leading us nowhere.
我们这场讨论将毫无结果。 - Often there are discoveries which lead nowhere.
有些发现往往无果而终。
- This discussion is leading us nowhere.
the middle of nowhere
- (informal) a place that is a long way from other buildings, towns, etc.
偏远的地方 - She lives on a small farm in the middle of nowhere.
她住在一个偏远的小农场。
- She lives on a small farm in the middle of nowhere.
not anywhere near/nowhere near
- far from; not at all
远非；绝不是 - The job doesn't pay anywhere near enough for me.
这份工作付给我的报酬远远不够。 - Older cars are nowhere near as fuel-efficient as modern cars.
老旧汽车的燃油效率远不如现代汽车。
- The job doesn't pay anywhere near enough for me.
nowhere near
(also not anywhere near)
- far from; not at all
远非；绝不是 - Older cars are nowhere near as fuel-efficient as modern cars.
老旧汽车的燃油效率远不如现代汽车。
- Older cars are nowhere near as fuel-efficient as modern cars.
nowhere to be found/seen | nowhere in sight
- impossible for anyone to find or see
不可能找到（或看见） - I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found.
我想和他谈谈，但哪儿也找不到他。 - The children were nowhere to be seen.
根本看不到孩子们在哪儿。 - A peace settlement is nowhere in sight (= is not likely in the near future).
近期内无望和平解决。
- I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found.