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nothing

美 [ˈnʌθɪŋ]英 [ˈnʌθɪŋ]
  • pron.没有什么;一无所有,乌有;<数>零;没有一件,没有一样;没有一件东西;不存在的东西;没有一部分,没有一丁点儿;无关紧要的东西;毫无趣味的事
  • n.零;空话, 言之无物的话;无关紧要的人 (或事物) , 微不足道的人 (或事物)
  • adv.并不,毫不;决不是
  • adj.<口>无关紧要的,微不足道的,平淡无奇的;(衣着等) 不招摇的, 不引入注目的
  • int.<美口>没这回事

复数: nothings

nothingnothing

pron.

1

没有什么;没有一件东西
not anything; no single thing

There was nothing in her bag.

她的包里什么都没有。

There's nothing you can do to help.

你什么忙也帮不上。

The doctor said there was nothing wrong with me.

医生说我什么毛病也没有。

Nothing else matters to him apart from his job.

对他来说,除了工作以外,什么事都无关紧要。

It cost us nothing to go in.

我们没花钱就进去了。

He's five foot nothing (= exactly five feet tall) .

他正好五英尺高。

2

无关紧要的东西;毫无趣味的事
something that is not at all important or interesting

‘What's that in your pocket?’ ‘Oh, nothing.’

“你口袋里装的是什么?”“哦,没什么重要的。”

We did nothing at the weekend.

我们周末什么也没干。

习语

to be a person for whom sb has no feelings

我爱过她,但现在对她再也没什么感情了。
I used to love her but she's nothing to me any more.

to have no connection with sb/sth

出去!这根本就不关你的事。
Get out! It's nothing to do with you (= you have no right to know about it) .

That has nothing to do with what we're discussing.

那与我们所讨论的问题毫不相干。

for a very good reason

他被称作摇滚之王不是没有道理的。
Not for nothing was he called the king of rock and roll.

only; no more/less than

现在只有出现奇迹才能救活她。
Nothing but a miracle can save her now.

I want nothing but the best for my children.

我只是想给我的孩子们最好的。

extremely; very

这次旅行极其丰富多彩。
The trip was nothing if not varied.

used to emphasize how great or extreme sth is

这简直就是一场灾难。
It was nothing less than a disaster.

not a great amount of sth; nothing of great value or importance

冰箱里没什么东西了。
There's nothing much in the fridge.

I got up late and did nothing much all day.

我起来晚了,一天没怎么做事。

(it's) very easy

你很快就能学会,真的很简单。
You'll soon learn. There's nothing to it really.

there is no other action to take except the one mentioned

除了辞职,没有别的办法。
There was nothing else for it but to resign.

something is/was not true

有传言说她要辞职,不过这靠不住。
There was a rumour she was going to resign, but there was nothing in it.

used to say that you enjoy sth very much

冷天出来快步走走,简直太舒服了。
There's nothing like a brisk walk on a cold day!

to be willing to do anything to get what you want, even if it is dishonest or wrong

romantic words

向某人低诉喁喁情话
to whisper sweet nothings in sb's ear

nothing

频次

  • 1
    PRON-INDEF-NEG 没有什么;没有一件(东西);没有一点
    Nothing means not a single thing, or not a single part of something.

    I've done nothing much since coffee time...

    咖啡时间过后,我什么都没干。

  • 2
    PRON-INDEF-NEG 无关紧要的事物(或人);微不足道的事物(或人)
    You use nothing to indicate that something or someone is not important or significant.

    Because he had always had money it meant nothing to him...

    因为他一直不缺钱,所以这对他来说不算什么。

  • 3
    PRON-INDEF-NEG 极低的价格;相当于免费
    If you say that something cost nothing or is worth nothing, you are indicating that it cost or is worth a surprisingly small amount of money.

    The furniture was threadbare; he'd obviously picked it up for nothing...

    这件家具很破旧,显然他是白捡来的了。

  • 4
    PRON-INDEF-NEG (用于形容词或带 to 的不定式前表示事物或人不具备所说的性质)没有什么,不是什么
    You use nothing before an adjective or 'to'-infinitive to say that something or someone does not have the quality indicated.

    Around the lake the countryside generally is nothing special...

    湖四周的乡村总的来说没有什么特别的。

  • 5
    PRON-INDEF-NEG (用于 so + 形容词、副词前或比较级前表示强调)没有别的东西,没有别的事情
    You can use nothing before 'so' and an adjective or adverb, or before a comparative, to emphasize how strong or great a particular quality is.

    Youngsters learn nothing so fast as how to beat the system...

    年轻人对如何钻制度的空子学得最快。

  • 6
    PHRASE 要么彻底干完,要么根本不干
    You can use all or nothing to say that either something must be done fully and completely or else it cannot be done at all.

    Either he went through with this thing or he did not; it was all or nothing.

    他要么把这件事做完,要么就不做,只有这两种选择。

  • 7
    PHRASE (有)比没有好;比没有强
    If you say that something is better than nothing, you mean that it is not what is required, but that it is better to have that thing than to have nothing at all.

    After all, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing.

    毕竟,锻炼15分钟比不锻炼好。

  • 8
    PHRASE (用于名词、不带 to 的不定式或 -ing 形式前)只有,仅仅
    You use nothing but in front of a noun, an infinitive without 'to', or an '-ing' form to mean 'only'.

    All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy...

    钱带来的只是悲伤、痛苦和灾难。

  • 9
    CONVENTION 未发生;不成
    You can say 'Nothing doing' when you want to say that something is not happening or cannot be done.

    Pay now, or nothing doing...

    现在付钱,否则不行。

  • 10
    PHRASE 别无他法;只此一计
    If you say that there is nothing for it but to take a particular action, you mean that it is the only possible course of action that you can take, even though it might be unpleasant.

    Much depends on which individual ingredients you choose. There is nothing for it but to taste and to experiment for yourself...

    很大程度上取决于你选择哪种配料。除了亲口品尝和动手尝试外,没有别的方法。

  • 11
    PHRASE 极其;非常
    You use nothing if not in front of an adjective to indicate that someone or something clearly has a lot of the particular quality mentioned.

    Professor Fish has been nothing if not professional...

    菲什教授一贯表现出很高的职业水准。

  • 12
    CONVENTION 没什么;小事情
    People sometimes say 'It's nothing' as a polite response after someone has thanked them for something they have done.

    'Thank you for the wonderful dinner.' — 'It's nothing,' Sarah said...

    “谢谢你招待了这么美味的晚餐。”——“这没什么,”萨拉说。

  • 13
    PHRASE 不真实;不可信
    If you say about a story or report that there is nothing in it or nothing to it, you mean that it is untrue.

    It's all rubbish and superstition, and there's nothing in it.

    这都是废话和迷信,不是真的。

  • 14
    PHRASE 不费事;轻而易举
    If you say about an activity that there is nothing to it or nothing in it, you mean that it is extremely easy.

    This device has a gripper that electrically twists off the jar top. Nothing to it...

    这个装置有一个能拧开瓶盖的电动钳子,并不复杂。

  • 15
    PHRASE (比赛或竞争中)水平不相上下,势均力敌
    If you say about a contest or competition that there is nothing in it, you mean that two or more of the competitors are level and have an equal chance of winning.

  • 16
    PHRASE (用于强调,表示事情让人吃惊或重要)简直,全然
    You can use nothing less than to emphasize your next words, often indicating that something seems very surprising or important.

    What he had in mind amounted to nothing less than a total reversal of the traditional role of the executive...

    他头脑中所想的简直就是对管理人员传统角色的彻底颠覆。

  • 17
    PHRASE 并非没有道理;事出有因
    If you say that it was not for nothing that something happened, you are emphasizing that there was a very good reason for it to happen.

    Not for nothing was the plane called 'The widow-maker'...

    这种飞机被称作“寡妇机”是事出有因的。

  • 18
    PHRASE 不付代价的收益;不劳而获
    If you say that someone is getting something for nothing, you disapprove of the fact that they are getting what they want without doing or giving anything in return.

    What's wrong with you is that you think you can get something for nothing.

    你的问题是你认为自己可以不劳而获。

  • 19
    PHRASE 绝对没有;绝无此事
    Nothing of the sort is used when strongly contradicting something that has just been said.

    'We're going to talk this over in my office.'—'We're going to do nothing of the sort.'...

    “我们打算到我办公室把这件事谈个明白。”——“我们决不同意这么做。”

  • 20
    See also:sweet nothings

noun

1
a quantity of no importance
it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
reduced to nil all the work we had done
we racked up a pathetic goose egg
it was all for naught
I didn't hear zilch about it
Synonym: nil nix nada null aught cipher cypher goose egg naught zero zilch zip zippo

adv

1
in no respect;to no degree
he looks nothing like his father

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  1. There 's nothing better than a long soak in a hot bath .

    没有什么比好好地泡个热水澡更舒服的了。

  2. There 's nothing to be afraid of .

    没有什么要害怕的。

  3. We 've had one or two problems ─ nothing serious .

    我们有一些问题,不过没什么大不了的。

  4. Nothing , but nothing would make him change his mind .

    没有什么,绝对没有什么会使他改变主意。

  5. The industry today is nothing to what it once was .

    这一行业的现状与昔日的盛况相比微不足道。

  6. I used to love her but she 's nothing to me any more .

    我爱过她,但现在对她再也没什么感情了。

  7. It cost us nothing to go in .

    我们没花钱就进去了。

  8. I have nothing more to say on the subject .

    关于这个问题,我再没有要说的了。

  9. Number Ten had nothing to say on the matter .

    唐宁街十号对此不作评论。

  10. Nothing will make me change my mind .

    什么都不能让我改变主意。

  11. Nothing will make me change my mind .

    什么也改变不了我的主意。

  12. How sad that all his hard work should come to nothing .

    他的所有辛勤劳动竟全部付诸东流,太让人伤心了。

  13. The new restaurant is nothing to get excited about .

    这家新餐馆没什么值得特别激动的地方。

  14. There 's nothing you can do to help .

    你什么忙也帮不上。

  15. Nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one .

    失去心爱的人是无法补偿的。

  16. He 's ensured that his children will want for nothing .

    他确保他的子女将什么也不会缺少。

  17. As long as you have your health , nothing else matters .

    只要身体健康,其他任何事都无关紧要。

  18. The doctor examined her but could find nothing wrong .

    医生给她作了检查,但没发现什么问题。

  19. In most people 's eyes she was nothing more than a common criminal .

    在多数人的眼里她只不过是个普通的罪犯。

  20. His speech was full of fine words which meant nothing .

    他的演讲华而不实。

  21. After his death , nothing seemed to matter any more .

    他死了以后,好像一切都无所谓了。

  22. As far as I can see , you 've done nothing wrong .

    依我看,你没有做错任何事。

  23. The doctor said there was nothing wrong with me .

    医生说我什么毛病也没有。

  24. She shook it to make sure there was nothing inside .

    她把它晃了晃,以确定里面没有东西。

  25. Because of his wife being there , I said nothing about it .

    他的妻子在场,我便没提及这事。

  26. A cup of tea ? There 's nothing I 'd like better !

    一杯茶?那最好不过了!

  27. There was nothing they could do , outside of hoping things would get better .

    除了盼望情况好转,他们无能为力。

  28. So there 's nothing we can do about it ?

    这么说,我们就一点办法没有了?

  29. There 's nothing you can do about it now .

    现在你对此毫无办法。

  30. I don 't pay you to sit around all day doing nothing !

    我不是花钱雇你整天闲坐着的!

  • 习语

pron.

be nothing to sb

对(某人)来说是无所谓的人
to be a person for whom sb has no feelings

I used to love her but she's nothing to me any more.

我爱过她,但现在对她再也没什么感情了。

be/have nothing to do with sb/sth

与…毫不相干;与…无关
to have no connection with sb/sth

Get out! It's nothing to do with you (= you have no right to know about it) .

出去!这根本就不关你的事。

That has nothing to do with what we're discussing.

那与我们所讨论的问题毫不相干。

for nothing

1

不花钱;免费
without payment

She's always trying to get something for nothing .

她总想不劳而获。

2

无酬劳;毫无结果;白白地
with no reward or result

All that preparation was for nothing because the visit was cancelled.

访问被取消,所有的准备工作都白费了。

have nothing on sb

1

远比不上某人;比某人差得多
to have much less of a particular quality than sb/sth

I'm quite a fast worker, but I've got nothing on her!

我做事已经很麻利了,但比她还差得远。

2

没有某人的罪证
to have no information that could show sb to be guilty of sth

not for nothing

有充分理由;有正当理由
for a very good reason

Not for nothing was he called the king of rock and roll.

他被称作摇滚之王不是没有道理的。

nothing but

只;只有;只是;仅仅
only; no more/less than

Nothing but a miracle can save her now.

现在只有出现奇迹才能救活她。

I want nothing but the best for my children.

我只是想给我的孩子们最好的。

nothing if not

极其;非常
extremely; very

The trip was nothing if not varied.

这次旅行极其丰富多彩。

nothing less than

简直是;极其;不亚于
used to emphasize how great or extreme sth is

It was nothing less than a disaster.

这简直就是一场灾难。

nothing like

1

完全不像;根本不像
not at all like

It looks nothing like a horse.

它看上去根本不像一匹马。

2

完全不;根本没有
not nearly; not at all

I had nothing like enough time to answer all the questions.

我根本来不及回答所有的问题。

nothing much

不很多;不太重要;价值不太大
not a great amount of sth; nothing of great value or importance

There's nothing much in the fridge.

冰箱里没什么东西了。

I got up late and did nothing much all day.

我起来晚了,一天没怎么做事。

(there's) nothing to it

(这事)轻而易举,非常简单
(it's) very easy

You'll soon learn. There's nothing to it really.

你很快就能学会,真的很简单。

there is/was nothing (else) for it (but to do sth)

(除了做某事)别无办法
there is no other action to take except the one mentioned

There was nothing else for it but to resign.

除了辞职,没有别的办法。

there is/was nothing in sth

(某事)不可信,不真实
something is/was not true

There was a rumour she was going to resign, but there was nothing in it.

有传言说她要辞职,不过这靠不住。

there's nothing like sth

…非常好;…太棒了
used to say that you enjoy sth very much

There's nothing like a brisk walk on a cold day!

冷天出来快步走走,简直太舒服了。


stop at nothing

不择手段
to be willing to do anything to get what you want, even if it is dishonest or wrong

sweet nothings

情话
romantic words

to whisper sweet nothings in sb's ear

向某人低诉喁喁情话