- not anything; no single thing什么都没有; 一点儿都没有:
I said nothing.
我什么也没说
there's nothing you can do.
你无能为力
they found nothing wrong.
他们没发现什么不对劲。
- something of no importance or concern无关紧要的事:
'What are you laughing at?' 'Oh, nothing, sir.'
“你在笑什么?”“哦, 没什么, 先生。”
they are nothing to him
他(它)们在他心目中算不了什么
as noun no longer could we be treated as nothings.我们再也不能被当作无足轻重的人来对待了。
- (in calculations) no amount; nought.(计算中数量上的)无, 零。
- informal having no prospect of progress; of no value〈非正式〉没前途的; 没价值的:
he had a series of nothing jobs.
他做过一些毫无价值的工作。
- not at all一点也不, 毫不:
she cares nothing for others
她毫不关心别人
he looks nothing like the others.
他跟其他人完全不像。
- postpositive N. Amer. informal used to contradict something emphatically〈北美, 非正式〉[用于强烈地表示相反看法]根本不是(这样):
'This is a surprise.' 'Surprise nothing.'
“这是意料不到的事。”“根本不是。”
be nothing to do with
- 见DO1.
for nothing
- at no cost; without payment无代价地, 分文不花地; 无偿地; 无报酬地:
working for nothing.
无报酬地工作。
- to no purpose徒劳地, 白白地; 无效果地:
he died anyway, so it had all been for nothing.
不管怎么说, 他已经死了, 因此这一切都白费了。
have nothing on someone
- 见HAVE.
have nothing to do with
- 见do1.
no nothing
- informal (concluding a list of negatives) nothing at all〈非正式〉(用在一连串否定的最后)什么也没有:
how could you solve it with no clues, no witnesses, no nothing?
没有线索, 没有证人, 什么都没有, 这案子你怎么能破得了?
not for nothing
- for a very good reason很有好处:
not for nothing have I a brother-in-law who cooks professionally.
我有个厨艺一流的姐夫是很有好处的。
nothing but
- only仅仅, 只:
nothing but the best will do.
只有最好的才行。
nothing daunted
- 见DAUNT.
nothing doing
- there is no prospect of success or agreement没有希望:
He wants to marry her. Nothing doing!
他想娶她。没门儿!
- nothing is happening什么也没发生:
there's nothing doing, and I've been waiting for weeks.
什么事情都没发生, 而我却等了好几个星期。
nothing(或nothing else)for it
- Brit. no alternative〈英〉别无他法:
there was nothing for it but to follow.
除了跟着(干)别无他法。
nothing less than
- used to emphasize how extreme something is不折不扣是, 十足是; 完全是:
it was nothing less than sexual harassment.
那根本就是性骚扰。
nothing much
- not a great amount; nothing of importance数量不多; 没什么重要的。
there is nothing to it
- there is no difficulty involved毫无困难。
stop at nothing
- 见STOP.
sweet nothings
- words of affection exchanged by lovers甜蜜情话:
whispering sweet nothings in her ear.
在她耳畔轻声说些情意绵绵的话。
think nothing of it
- do not apologize or feel bound to show gratitude (used as a polite response)(对道歉者或致谢者说的客气话)别放在心上; 没关系; 别客气。
you ain't seen nothing yet
- informal used to indicate that although something may be considered extreme or impressive, there is something even more extreme or impressive in store〈非正式〉这还不算什么, 还有更使你吃惊的你还没有见过呢:
if you think that was muddy, you ain't seen nothing yet.
如果你以为那就算下流, 还有更下流的你没看到呢。