nothing
US
UK nothing pron: (as object: not anything)
SC 无物，没有东西 wú wù，méi yǒu dōng xī
No, I have nothing in my pockets.
没有，我口袋里什么也没有。
nothing pron: (as subject: not anything)
SC 没有东西，没有事情 méi yǒu dōng xī，méi yǒu shì qíng
Nothing can stop me from getting what I want.
没有什么能阻止我获得自己想要的。
nothing n: (zero)
SC 零 líng
TC 零
TC 零
SC 无 líng ，wú
TC 無
TC 無
My bank account was reduced to nothing after the last withdrawal.
自上次取钱之后，我的银行账户就没钱了。
nothing pron: ([sth] unimportant)
SC 不重要的事情
SC 无关紧要的事情
SC 没怎么
"What's wrong?" "Oh, it's nothing."
“怎么了么？”“哦，没什么。”
nothing pron: informal, figurative ([sth] unimpressive) (非正式用语)
SC 微不足道的，没什么了不起的 wēi bù zú dào de ，méi shén me liǎo bù qǐ de
You can eat two hot dogs? That's nothing! I can eat four at a time.
你能吃两个热狗？那算不了什么！我一次能吃四个。
nothing n: (nothingness)
SC 无 wú
TC 無
TC 無
SC 空 wú ，kōng
TC 空
TC 空
Do you believe that the universe was made out of nothing?
nothing n: figurative ([sb] insignificant)
SC 无足轻重的人或事物，谁或什么也不是 wú zú qīng zhòng de rén huò shì wù
Don't worry about what he says. He's a nothing.
别在意他说的话。他谁也不是。
all or nothing n: (no compromise)
SC 孤注一掷 gū zhù yí zhì
TC 孤注一擲
TC 孤注一擲
SC 不成功则成仁
all-or-nothing adj: (no compromise)
SC 孤注一掷 gū zhù yí zhì
TC 孤注一擲
TC 孤注一擲
SC 宁为玉碎, 不为瓦全
better than nothing adj: (a small gain)
SC 聊胜于无 liáo shèng yú wú
TC 聊勝於無
TC 聊勝於無
I hate soup, but it is better than nothing since I am hungry.
care nothing for [sb] v expr: (feel no affection)
SC 不喜欢 bù xǐ huān
TC 不喜歡
TC 不喜歡
SC 不关心 bù xǐ huān，bù guān xīn
TC 不關心
TC 不關心
care nothing for [sth] v expr: (not think important)
SC 不在乎 bú zài hu
TC 不在乎
TC 不在乎
SC 不以为意 bú zài hu ，bù yǐ wéi yì
SC 不顾 bú zài hu ，bbú gù
TC 不顧
TC 不顧
come to nothing v expr: (plan, idea: fail) (计划等)
SC 没有实现，毫无结果 méi yǒu shí xiàn，háo wú jié guǒ
He felt that all his efforts had come to nothing.
cost nothing v expr: (be free of charge)
SC 不花钱 bù huā qián
TC 不用花錢
TC 不用花錢
SC 不费分文 bù huā qián，bú fèi fēn wén
If they say it costs nothing, it must be a scam of some kind.
如果他们说这是完全免费的，那肯定是某种诈骗。
cost nothing v expr: figurative (require no effort)
SC 不费吹灰之力 bú fèi chuī huī zhī lì
Being helpful and friendly to people costs nothing.
do nothing vtr + pron: (fail to act)
SC 不作为 bú zuò wéi
TC 不作為
TC 不作為
SC 袖手旁观 bú zuò wéi，xiù shǒu páng guān
TC 袖手旁觀
TC 袖手旁觀
How can you sit there and do nothing while your son sits in jail?
do nothing vtr + pron: (have no occupation)
SC 没有工作 méi yǒu gōng zuò
do-nothing adj: informal (politics: no action)
SC 不作为的 bú zuò wéi de
TC 不作為的
TC 不作為的
do-nothing n: informal (person: takes no action)
SC 不采取行动的人 bù cǎi qǔ xíng dòng de rén
SC 光说不做的人
SC 只想不行动的人
He has great ideas, but when it's time to act on them he's a do-nothing.
double or quits, also UK: double or nothing n: (gambling: type of bet) (赌博、打赌)
SC 要么双倍付钱，要么一笔勾销
double-or-quits, also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj: (bet: risk is double)
SC 要么赢双倍
SC 要么一笔勾销的
I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet.
for next to nothing expr: (very cheaply)
SC 几乎不花钱 jī hū bù huā qián
SC 很便宜 jī hū bù huā qián，hěn pián yi
When we were first married, we bought an old couch for next to nothing. At a yard sale you can buy anything you want for next to nothing.
我们刚结婚的时候，几乎没花什么钱就买到了一张旧沙发。
在庭院拍卖会上，你能很便宜地买到你想要的任何东西。
for nothing adv: (freely, free)
SC 免费地 miǎn fèi de
TC 免費地
TC 免費地
SC 白得地 miǎn fèi de ，bái dé de
Billy's helping old Mrs.Thomas with her yard work for nothing.
for nothing adv: (without achieving goal)
SC 徒劳地 tú láo de
TC 徒勞地
TC 徒勞地
I put in all that effort for nothing!
for nothing adv: (without good reason)
SC 无缘无故地 wú yuán wú gù de
The little boy came up from behind and hit me for nothing.
good-for-nothing n: slang (person: lazy)
SC 游手好闲的人 yóu shǒu hào xián de rén
SC 二流子
In my opinion, Jake is nothing but a lazy good-for-nothing.
good-for-nothing adj: informal (person: lazy)
SC 堕懒无能的
SC 无用的 wú yòng de
TC 無用的
TC 無用的
My brother's a good-for-nothing scrounger.
good-for-nothing adj: informal (useless)
SC 毫无用处的 háo wú yòng chù de
My Dad thinks I wasted 4 years of college on a good-for-nothing Philosophy degree.
have nothing in common v expr: (have no similarities or shared interests)
SC 毫无共同之处 háo wú gòng tóng zhī chù
At first glance she seems to have nothing in common with her boyfriend.
have nothing on v expr: informal (be naked)
SC 什么都没穿
SC 光着
Don't come in! I've got nothing on!
have nothing on [sb/sth] v expr: slang (be inferior)
SC 比不上
SC 赶不上
TC 趕不上
TC 趕不上
Richard is lovely, but he's got nothing on his brother.
have nothing on [sb] v expr: informal (have no evidence against)
SC 没有不利于…的证据
The police can't arrest me. They've got nothing on me!
have nothing to do v expr: (be idle)
SC 无所事事 wú suǒ shì shì
TC 無所事事
TC 無所事事
SC 无事可做 wú suǒ shì shì，wú shì kě zuò
have nothing to lose v expr: (risk nothing)
SC 不会有任何损失
You have nothing to lose by applying to the university.
have nothing to prove v expr: (not need to justify)
SC 不需要证明什么
hear nothing vtr + pron: (receive no news of [sb], [sth])
SC 什么也没听说 shén me yě méi tīng shuō
SC 没有…的消息 shén me yě méi tīng shuō，méi yǒu de xiāo xī
Since Mark moved to London, I have heard nothing from him.
if nothing else expr: (at least)
SC 至少 zhì shǎo
TC 至少
TC 至少
It's a long flight, but if nothing else, you can finish reading that novel.
it's nothing expr: informal (it is not important)
SC 没什么 méi shén me
TC 沒什麼
TC 沒什麼
"What's the problem?" "Oh, it's nothing."
know nothing vtr + pron: (be ignorant)
SC 一无所知 yì wú suǒ zhī
TC 一無所知
TC 一無所知
I know nothing about that.
know nothing of [sth] v expr: (be ignorant of)
SC 对…一无所知 duì yì wú suǒ zhī
SC 一点都不知道
SC 毫不明白
I'm ashamed to say I know nothing of American literature.
know nothing of [sth] vtr: (have no experience of)
SC 对…没有经验 duì méi yǒu jīng yàn
SC 对…一无所知 duì méi yǒu jīng yàn，duì yì wú suǒ zhī
It is often said that the Royal Family know nothing of real life.
like nothing else adv: (in a unique way)
SC 出类拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì
TC 出類拔萃
TC 出類拔萃
SC 与众不同 chū lèi bá cuì，yǔ zhòng bù tóng
The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else.
like nothing else adj: (unique)
SC 出类拔萃的 chū lèi bá cuì de
SC 与众不同的 chū lèi bá cuì de ，yǔ zhòng bù tóng de
The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else.
much ado about nothing n: (fuss for little reason)
SC 无事生非
SC 小题大做 xiǎo tí dà zuò
TC 小題大做
TC 小題大做
Much Ado About Nothing n: (Shakespeare play) (莎士比亚喜剧)
SC 无事生非
next to nothing n: (very little)
SC 几乎没有 jī hū méi yǒu
TC 幾乎沒有
TC 幾乎沒有
After paying that huge telephone bill, I have next to nothing left in the bank.
She managed to prepare a sumptuous meal from next to nothing.
nothing at all pron: (not anything)
SC 什么都没有，一无所有 shén me dōu méi yǒu，yì wú suǒ yǒu
SC 什么事都没有，没事 shén me shì dōu méi yǒu，méi shì
I've got nothing at all suitable to wear for the party!
nothing but adv: (only)
SC 只不过 zhǐ bù guò
TC 只不過
TC 只不過
SC 只有 zhǐ bù guò ，zhǐ yǒu
TC 只有
TC 只有
I have nothing but admiration for people who can speak several languages.
Nothing doing! interj: informal (refusal: certainly not)
SC 不行 bù xíng
TC 不行
TC 不行
SC 绝不 bù xíng ，jué bù
be nothing doing expr: informal (no activity)
SC 无事可做 wú shì kě zuò
Pete went to the bar, but there was nothing doing there, so he headed home.
nothing else pron: (not anything more)
SC 没有任何别的东西，别无他物 méi yǒu rèn hé bié de dōng xī，bié wú tā wù
SC 没有别的事 méi yǒu bié de shì
When I'm in the mood for ice cream, nothing else will do.
There is nothing else to say.
nothing else but prep: (only, solely)
SC 除了…就没有… chú le jiù méi yǒu
SC 只有… chú le jiù méi yǒu，zhǐ yǒu
SC 只是… chú le jiù méi yǒu，zhǐ shì
Nothing else but violin is needed to complete this orchestration.
nothing in particular pron: (not anything specific)
SC 没有什么特别的 méi yǒu shén me tè bié de
Nothing in particular is needed to complete this decor.
nothing like expr: (completely unlike)
SC 与…完全不同 yǔ wán quán bù tóng
SC 和…丝毫不像 yǔ wán quán bù tóng，hé sī háo bú xiàng
Chicken tastes nothing like shrimp.
nothing more pron: (not any additional thing)
SC 没有别的，没有更多事
There's nothing more the doctors can to do to help Jim.
nothing more than expr: (merely, solely)
SC 仅此而已
Sympathy is nothing more than the understanding of someone else's feelings.
nothing much n: (not a lot) (口语)
SC 很少 hěn shǎo
There is nothing much happening downtown today.
nothing of the kind n: (not that) (强调情况不同)
SC 绝不是那么回事，才不是呢 jué bú shì nà me huí shì，cái bú shì ne
They thought we were coming for a visit, but we had planned nothing of the kind.
nothing of the sort n: (not at all as described) (强调情况不同)
SC 绝对不是这样的，绝对没有
I've done nothing of the sort!
nothing of the sort interj: (not at all) (强调情况不同)
SC 绝没有这回事，才不是呢 cái bú shì ne
"I heard that you borrowed Jane's car without asking her." "Nothing of the sort!"
nothing on earth n: (not anything)
SC 非常难受 fēi cháng nán shòu
TC 非常難受
TC 非常難受
SC 非常糟糕 fēi cháng nán shòu，fēi cháng zāo gāo
Nothing on earth can keep me from the man I love.
Nothing on earth will persuade me to talk in front of an audience.
nothing other than expr: (actually, in fact)
SC 除…外没有 chú … wài méi yǒu
SC 不过 chú … wài méi yǒu，bú guò
TC 不過
TC 不過
SC 仅仅 chú … wài méi yǒu，jǐn jǐn
TC 僅僅
TC 僅僅
Some Americans think government oversight of health care is nothing other than socialism.
nothing less than [sth], nothing short of [sth] expr: (with noun: only)
SC 只有 zhǐ yǒu
TC 只有
TC 只有
Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him.
nothing less than [sth], nothing short of [sth] expr: (with adjective: utterly)
SC 十足，简直 shí zú
TC 十足，簡直
TC 十足，簡直
His behaviour was nothing short of rude.
nothing special n: (no unusual thing)
SC 没什么特别的事
Nothing special happened that day.
nothing special n: (not very good)
SC 没什么出彩的地方
The film was nothing special.
be nothing to do with [sb], have nothing to do with [sth] v expr: (not concern [sb])
SC 与...无关
TC 與…無關
TC 與…無關
Stop listening in to our conversation; this is nothing to do with you.
be nothing to do with [sth/sb], have nothing to do with [sth/sb] v expr: (be unrelated)
SC 与…没有关系 yǔ … méi yǒu guān xì
SC 与…不相干
You would think that volcanoes have nothing to do with the weather, but they do.
My bad mood today has nothing to do with the weather.
have nothing to do with [sth] v expr: (not get involved)
SC 不干涉...
SC 不插足...
SC 不插手...
I'll have nothing to do with your plan to steal gold from Fort Knox.
have nothing to do with [sb] v expr: (not associate with)
SC 不与…来往
I've had nothing to do with my ex-husband since our divorce.
nothing to say about [sth] prep: (no information or opinion about)
SC 无话可说 wú huà kě shuō
TC 無話可說
TC 無話可說
When the reporter asked about his alleged affair, he answered "I have nothing to say about that."
nothing to write home about expr: figurative, informal (unremarkable)
SC 平淡无奇
TC 平淡無奇
TC 平淡無奇
SC 一般般 yì bān bān
TC 普普的
TC 普普的
SC 不足挂齿
I enjoyed his last film, but this new one is nothing to write home about.
nothing whatsoever pron: (not anything)
SC 没有什么 méi yǒu shén me
TC 沒有什麼
TC 沒有什麼
SC 无论什么也不能 méi yǒu shén me ，wú lùn shén me yě bù néng
I will have nothing whatsoever to do with that boy, he's awful!
nothing out of the ordinary n: ([sth] unremarkable)
SC 平平无奇
TC 平平無奇
TC 平平無奇
SC 不过尔尔
It's not a bad restaurant but it's nothing out of the ordinary.
regret nothing vtr + pron: (feel no remorse)
SC 毫无悔意
say nothing v expr: (remain silent)
SC 什么也不说 shén me yě bù shuō
SC 保持沉默 shén me yě bù shuō，bǎo chí chén mò
TC 保持沈默
TC 保持沈默
A defendant has the right to say nothing in a court of law.
say nothing of [sth] v expr: (not mention)
SC 更别提 gèng bié tí
SC 不用说 gèng bié tí ，bú yòng shuō
TC 不用說
TC 不用說
She said nothing of her upcoming surgery for fear her family would worry. You don't need to thank me - say nothing of it!