1 nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ pronoun Learner's definition of NOTHING
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: not anything : not a thing没有什么；没有东西 -
There's nothing in my hands.我手里什么也没有。
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She knows nothing of/about our plans.她对我们的计划一无所知。
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You have nothing to worry about.你没什么好担心的。
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“What are you doing?” “Nothing (much).”“你在干什么？”“没干什么。”
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There's nothing fun to do around here.这附近没什么好玩的。
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I have nothing against them. [=I do not dislike or resent them]我对他们没意见。
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We'll accept nothing less than a full refund. [=we will only accept a full refund]我们只接受全额退款。
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It costs nothing for the first month. [=you do not have to pay anything for the first month]第一个月你不必付款。
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The phone call was nothing more than a sales pitch. [=it was just a sales pitch and not anything else]这通电话只是推销商品的。
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They live on practically nothing. [=no money]他们几乎没有生活来源。
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This has nothing to do with you. [=it does not involve you in any way]这和你没有丝毫关系。
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There's nothing else [=no more] to say.没有别的要说了。
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If nothing else, you should send him a card. [=you should at least send him a card]如果没其他东西，你至少应该送他一张贺卡。
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I've had next to nothing to eat. [=I have had very little to eat]我几乎没什么东西可吃。
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He could make nothing of the coded message. [=he could not understand the coded message at all]他对加密信息一窍不通。
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We discussed plans for a new project, but nothing came of them. [=we did not do anything about what we discussed]我们就新项目讨论了几种方案，但全都没有实施。
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He left nothing to chance. [=he planned for every possibility]他的计划考虑到各种可能性。
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The food leaves nothing to be desired. [=the food is excellent]这食物无可挑剔。
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Their children lack/want for nothing. [=their children have everything they need]他们的孩子什么也不缺。
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Why should they help? There's nothing in it for them. [=they will not gain anything for themselves by helping]为什么他们就该帮忙？他们从中什么也得不到。
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It looks like nothing so much as a big stick. [=it looks very much like a big stick]这看起来很像是一种威胁。
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Those kids are nothing but trouble. [=they are always causing trouble]那些孩子只会制造麻烦。
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He is nothing if not persistent. [=he is extremely persistent]他极其执着。
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“I'm quitting school.” “You'll do nothing of the sort!” [=you will not do that; I will not allow you to do that]“我要退学。”“我不会让你这么做的！”
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She'll stop at nothing [=she will do anything] to get what she wants.为了得到她想要的，她会不择手段。
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She finished up in nothing flat. [=in no time at all; very quickly]她很快就完成了。
— see also good-for-nothing 2
: someone or something that has no interest, value, or importance无关紧要的人（或事物）；毫无趣味的人（或事物） -
Money is nothing to them. [=they do not care at all about money]他们对金钱毫无兴趣。
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You think that's bad? It's nothing compared to what I went through.你认为那很糟糕吗？和我经受过的相比那根本不算什么。
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Don't get all upset over nothing.不要为鸡毛蒜皮的小事让所有人不安。
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“Thanks for your help.” “It was nothing.” [=it was no trouble]“谢谢你的帮助。”“别客气，举手之劳。”
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Your opinion means nothing to me.你的看法对我来说无关紧要。
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“Are you hurt?” “Don't worry. It's nothing.”“你受伤了吗？”“别担心，没什么事。”
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All our work came to nothing. = All our work resulted in nothing.我们所做的一切都白费了。
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He's nothing to me now. [=I don't care about him at all now]现在他对我来说是个无所谓的人。
have nothing on
— see have
here goes nothing
— see 1here
nothing daunted
— see daunt
nothing doing
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used as a forceful way of saying “no” to a question or suggestion不（用作坚决回绝） -
He asked her to lend him the money, but she said nothing doing. [=she said that she would definitely not lend him the money]他向她借钱，但她一口回绝了。
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“Why don't you try it?” “Nothing doing.” [=no way; definitely not]“你为什么不试一下？”“绝不。”
nothing else for it
old-fashioned or British nothing for it
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used to say that something must be done because there is no other choice别无他法 -
By the time we discovered the mistake, there was nothing else for it but to start over.等我们发现错误时，只能重新开始，别无他法。
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We don't want to sell the house, but there is nothing else for it (but to sell).我们不想卖房子，但（除此之外）没有其他办法。
nothing in/to
◊ If you say that there is nothing in/to something, you mean that it is not true at all.不可信；不真实
nothing like
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used to say that something is very enjoyable or satisfying非常好；令人非常满意 2
British, informal : not nearly远没有；差得远
nothing to it
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used to say that something is very easy to do做…很简单
on a hiding to nothing
— see 2hiding
to say nothing of
— see 1say 2 nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ adverb
2 nothing
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
adverb
Learner's definition of NOTHING
: not at all : in no way一点也不；决不
nothing less than
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used to give emphasis to a description简直是，就是（用于强调） 2
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used to say that something is the least that a situation, person, etc., requires or will accept最低要求 -
He demands nothing less than the best service. [=he demands the best service]他要求最好的服务。
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I want nothing less than a full refund!我只想要全额退款！
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This job requires nothing less than our best effort.这份工作需要我们尽最大的努力。
nothing short of
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used to give emphasis to a description简直是（用于强调） 3 nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ noun
plural nothings
plural nothings
Learner's definition of NOTHING
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[noncount] : empty space空地；虚空 -
It appeared out of nothing.它凭空出现。
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The UFO hovered for a while, then vanished into nothing.不明飞行物盘旋了一会儿，然后完全消失了。
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[noncount] : the number 0 : zero（数字）零 3
: someone or something that has little or no worth, importance, or influence微不足道的事；无关紧要的人 [count]
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for nothing
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: at no charge : for free不花钱地；免费地
sweet nothings
: loving and romantic words浪漫情话