nothing
pronoun /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
Idioms 没有什么;没有一件东西 - 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。 - (British English) He's five foot nothing (= exactly five feet tall).
他正好五英尺高。
- There was nothing in her bag.
无关紧要的东西;毫无趣味的事 - We did nothing at the weekend.
我们周末什么也没干。 - ‘What's that in your pocket?’ ‘Oh, nothing.’
“你口袋里装的是什么?” “哦,没什么重要的。” - I know next to nothing (= almost nothing) about art.
我对艺术几乎一无所知。
- We did nothing at the weekend.
词源Old English nān thing (see no, thing).
Idioms
be nothing to somebody
- to be a person for whom somebody has no feelings
对(某人)来说是无所谓的人 - 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。
- I used to love her but she's nothing to me any more.
be/have nothing to do with somebody/something
- to have no connection with somebody/something
与…毫不相干;与…无关 - 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。
- Get out! It's nothing to do with you (= you have no right to know about it).
for nothing
- without payment
synonym free不花钱;免费 - She's always trying to get something for nothing.
她总想不劳而获。
- She's always trying to get something for nothing.
- with no reward or result
无酬劳;毫无结果;白白地 - 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。
- All that preparation was for nothing because the visit was cancelled.
have nothing on somebody (informal)
- to have much less of a particular quality than somebody/something
远比不上某人;比某人差得多 - 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。
- I'm quite a fast worker, but I've got nothing on her!
- (of the police, etc.
) to have no information that could show somebody to be guilty of something警察等 没有某人的罪证
it is/was nothing
- used as a polite way of replying when somebody thanks you for doing something, to show that you were happy to do it
(这事)轻而易举,非常简单 - ‘Thanks for all your help.’ ‘It was nothing—I enjoyed it.’
“谢谢你的帮助,”。“没什么——我很喜欢,”。
- ‘Thanks for all your help.’ ‘It was nothing—I enjoyed it.’
not for nothing
- for a very good reason
有充分理由;有正当理由 - 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。
- Not for nothing was he called the king of rock and roll.
nothing but
- only; no more/less than
只;只有;只是;仅仅 - 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.
我只想给我的孩子最好的一切。
- Nothing but a miracle can save her now.
nothing if not
- extremely; very
极其;非常 - The trip was nothing if not varied.
这次旅行极其丰富多彩。
- The trip was nothing if not varied.
nothing less than
- used to emphasize how great or extreme something is
简直是;极其;不亚于 - It was nothing less than a disaster.
这简直就是一场灾难。
- It was nothing less than a disaster.
nothing like (informal)
- not at all like
完全不像;根本不像 - It looks nothing like a horse.
它看上去根本不像一匹马。
- It looks nothing like a horse.
- not nearly; not at all
完全不;根本没有 - I had nothing like enough time to answer all the questions.
我根本来不及回答所有的问题。
- I had nothing like enough time to answer all the questions.
nothing much
- not a great amount of something; nothing of great value or importance
不很多;不太重要;价值不太大 - 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 much in the fridge.
(there’s) nothing to it
- (it’s) very easy
(这事)轻而易举,非常简单 - You'll soon learn. There's nothing to it really.
你很快就能学会。真的很简单。
- You'll soon learn. There's nothing to it really.
stop at nothing
- to be willing to do anything to get what you want, even if it is dishonest or wrong
不择手段 - She’ll stop at nothing to make money.
她会不择手段赚钱。
- She’ll stop at nothing to make money.
sweet nothings
- romantic words
情话 - to whisper sweet nothings in somebody’s ear
向某人低诉喁喁情话
- to whisper sweet nothings in somebody’s ear
there is/was nothing (else) for it (but to do something)
- there is no other action to take except the one mentioned
(除了做某事)别无办法 - There was nothing else for it but to resign.
除了辞职,没有别的办法。
- There was nothing else for it but to resign.
there is/was nothing in something
- something is/was not true
(某事)不可信,不真实 - 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 was a rumour she was going to resign, but there was nothing in it.
there’s nothing like something
- used to say that you enjoy something very much
…非常好;…太棒了 - 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。
- There's nothing like a brisk walk on a cold day!