nothing
neg
pron
1 not anything; no single thing 沒什麼; 沒什麼東西; 無物; 一個也沒有
Nothing gives me more pleasure than listening to Mozart. 再沒有比聽莫扎特的樂曲更讓我高興的事了.
There's nothing interesting in the newspaper. 報紙上沒什麼有趣的新聞.
I've had nothing to eat since lunchtime. 從午飯時間到現在我什麼都沒吃.
There's nothing you can do to help. 你幫不上忙.
He's five foot nothing, ie exactly five feet tall. 他整整五英尺高.
It used to cost nothing to visit a museum. 過去參觀博物館是不收分文的.
What's the matter? Nothing serious, I hope. 怎麼了? 我希望沒什麼大不了的事.
There is nothing as refreshing as lemon tea. 什麼都不如檸檬茶那樣提神.
I had nothing stronger than orange juice to drink. 我只喝了橙汁, 沒喝酒. =>Usage at nought 用法見nought.
2 (idm 習語) be nothing to sb be a person for whom sb has no feelings 對某人來說無所謂的人
`What is she to you?' `She's nothing to me.' `她在你心目中如何?'`她對我來說無所謂.' for `nothing
(a) without payment; free 不要錢; 免費
Children under 5 can travel for nothing. 5歲以下兒童可免付旅費.
We could have got in for nothing nobody was collecting tickets. 我們本可以不買票就進去--根本沒人收票.
(b) with no reward or result; to no purpose 無酬勞; 無結果; 徒勞
All that preparation was for nothing because the visit was cancelled. 因為訪問取消了, 一切準備工作都白費了. have nothing on sb (infml 口)
(a) not be as clever, capable, etc as sb 不如某人聰明、 有能力等; 比不上某人
Sherlock Holmes has nothing on you you're a real detective. 福爾摩斯也沒有你本事大--你是真的偵探.
(b) (of the police) have no information that could lead to sb's arrest (指警方)沒有逮捕某人的罪證
They've got nothing on me I've got an alibi. 他們沒抓我的罪證--我有不在現場的證據. have nothing to `do with sb/sth not concern oneself with sb/sth; avoid sb/sth 自己與某人[某事]無關; 避開某人[某事]
He's a thief and a liar; I'd have nothing to do with him, if I were you. 他又偷東西又說謊; 我要是你的話, 就不跟他來往. `nothing but only 僅僅; 只不過; 只
Nothing but a miracle can save her now. 現在只有出現奇跡她才能得救.
I want nothing but the best for my children. 我要把最好的給我的孩子. nothing if not (infml 口) extremely; very 極; 非常; 很
The holiday was nothing if not varied. 假日活動極其豐富多彩. nothing less than completely; totally 完全; 全部
His negligence was nothing less than criminal. 他的粗心大意無異於犯罪. nothing like (infml 口)
(a) not at all like 絲毫不像; 完全不像
It looks nothing like a horse. 這完全看不出像馬.
(b) absolutely not 絕對不
Her cooking is nothing like as good as yours. 她做飯的手藝絕比不上你. nothing more than only 僅僅; 只不過
It was nothing more than a shower. 只不過下了場陣雨. ,nothing `muchnot a great amount (of sth); nothing of great value or importance 非大量(的某物); 少量; 價值不大; 不重要
There's nothing much in the post. 郵件中沒什麼要緊的東西.
I got up late and did nothing much all day. 我起晚了, 一整天也沒做什麼事. (there's) nothing `to it (it's) very simple (這)非常簡單
I did the crossword in half an hour there was nothing to it. 我用了半小時就把縱橫字謎填好了--容易極了. there is/was nothing (else) `for it (but to do sth) there is no other action to take (except the one specified) (除去指出的辦法外)別無他法
There was nothing else for it but to resign. 除了辭職別無他法.
?? 擴展釋義
*['n?θi?]n. 無, 不關緊要之事, 零ad. 毫不, 決不interj. 什么也沒有, 無相關詞組: have nothing to show for leave nothing to be desired like nothing on earth make nothing of no nothing nothing but nothing more than nothing if not nothing less than nothing for it nothing like nothing much take nothing for there is nothing it but to think nothing of to say nothing of be nothing to come to nothing for nothing can make nothing of all to nothing have nothing in one have nothing of the have nothing on sb have nothing to do with