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nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/► SEE ALLbe/have nothing to do with sb/sthfor nothinghave nothing on sbnot for nothing do I, will they, etc. …nothing butnothing doingnothing if not sth(there’s) nothing in itnothing less thannothing likenothing more thannothing muchthere’s nothing (else) for it (but to do sth)there’s nothing like sththere’s nothing to it
●be/have nothing to ˈdo with sb/sth1. have no connection with sb/sth 与…毫不相干；与…无关◆Wynne-Williams plc is nothing to do with Owen Wynne-Williams. It’s a completely different company.
温 ∙ 威廉斯股票上市公司与欧文 ∙ 温 ∙ 威廉斯公司一点关系都没有，是家完全不同的公司。◆Go away! It’s got nothing to do with you (= you have no right to know about it).
走开！这根本就不关你的事。2. avoid or refuse contact with sb/sth 避免（或拒绝）与…接触◆I want nothing to do with your schemes.
我不想和你的计谋有任何瓜葛。◆She will have absolutely nothing to do with that organization. She doesn’t approve of it.
她不会与那个组织有任何牵连，因为她并不认同该组织。●for ˈnothing1. without paying; free 不花钱；免费◆We got into the concert for nothing because my uncle works there.
我们没花钱就进了音乐厅，因为我舅舅在那里工作。◆They were giving packets of sweets away for nothing at the supermarket this morning.
今天早上超市里免费赠送袋装糖果。2. (do sth and) not achieve what you wanted; (do sth) for no reason or purpose 徒劳无功；白白地（做某事）◆All that hard work for nothing!
我们的辛苦劳动都白费了！◆When I got to Berlin, he’d already left. I’d made the journey for nothing.
我到柏林的时候他已经离开了，我白跑了一趟。●have nothing on sb (informal) 1. have much less of a particular quality than sth/sb 远比不上；远不及◆I’m quite a fast worker, but I’ve got nothing on her!
我干得已经够快了，不过还是远远比不上她！◆Although all four children could play the piano well, the three boys had nothing on Joan, who played like an angel.
虽然四个孩子都能弹一手好钢琴，但那三个男孩远比不上琼，她的琴声犹如天籁。2. (of the police, etc. 警方等) have no information that could show sb to be guilty of sth 没有某人的罪证◆Look, they’ve got nothing on you, so stop worrying!
听着，他们没有指控你的罪证，别再担心了！ OPP have something on sb ●not for ˈnothing do I, will they, etc. …used to emphasize that there is a good reason for sth 并非没有理由；有充分理由；有正当理由◆Not for nothing did people call him the king of rock and roll.
人们把他叫做“摇滚乐之王”不无道理。●ˈnothing butonly 只；只有；仅仅◆Nothing but the freshest vegetables are used in our restaurant.
我们餐馆用的全是最新鲜的蔬菜。●ˌnothing ˈdoing (informal) used to refuse a request （用于拒绝请求）不行，不可以◆‘Can you lend me ten dollars?’ ‘Nothing doing!’
“能借给我十美元吗？”“没门儿！”●ˈnothing if not sth (informal) (used for emphasis 用于强调) very; very much a particular type of person 极其；非常；简直是◆She’s nothing if not fair.
她简直是太美了。◆Her work is nothing if not original.
她的作品非常新颖。●(there’s) nothing ˈin it1. (informal) used to talk about a contest where the competitors are level and it is hard to say who will win （因势均力敌）结果难以预料◆Right up to the end of the game, there was nothing in it. Either team could have won.
直到比赛结束前结果仍难以预料，两支队伍都曾有可能获胜。2. (of a rumour, report, story, etc. 传言、报道、故事等) there’s no truth in it 不可信；不真实◆There was a rumour that he was about to resign, but apparently there’s nothing in it.
有传言说他要辞职，不过这种说法显然靠不住。●ˈnothing less than (used for emphasis 用于强调) very; completely 不亚于；简直是；极其◆Their defeat was nothing less than amazing.
他们的失败太令人惊讶了。◆Her survival was nothing less than a miracle.
她能活下来简直是个奇迹。●nothing ˈlike (informal) not; not at all like sth 完全不像；根本不像◆It’s nothing like as bad as he said.
事情完全不像他说的那么糟糕。◆We’ve sold nothing like enough books to make a profit.
我们卖出去的书太少，根本不能盈利。 OPP something like sb/sth ●nothing ˈmore than (used for emphasis 用于强调) only 仅仅；只不过◆The injury isn’t serious — it’s nothing more than a sprained ankle.
伤得不厉害，只不过崴了脚。●ˌnothing ˈmuchnot a great amount of sth; nothing of great value or importance 数量不多；价值不太大；不太重要◆There’s nothing much in the fridge.
冰箱里没有多少东西了。◆I got up late and did nothing much all day.
我很晚才起床，一天也没干什么事。●there’s nothing (else) ˈfor it (but to do sth)there is only one possible action in a particular situation （除了做某事）别无他法◆When the river flooded, there was nothing for it but to move everything upstairs.
河水泛滥时，只能把所有东西都搬到楼上。◆There was nothing for it but to try to swim to the shore.
除了尽力游到岸边之外没有别的办法。●there’s nothing like sthused to say that you enjoy sth very much 没有什么可以比得上…；…非常好；…太棒了◆There’s nothing like a brisk walk on a cold day!
冷天在外面快步走走是最惬意的事！●there’s nothing ˈto it (informal) it is easy to do （这事）轻而易举，非常简单◆It’s not difficult to use. All you have to do is pull these two switches and it starts. You see, there’s nothing to it!
这个用起来不难，只要拉一下这两个电闸它就启动了。看，再简单不过了！◆I finished the work very quickly. There was nothing to it really.
我很快就完成了工作，真的很简单。 |