| 词组 | NEGATION |
| 释义 | NEGATION as bad as all that as bad as reported; as bad as it seems. (Usually expressed in the negative.)Come on! Nothing could be as bad as all that.Stop crying. It can't be as bad as all that. (as) black as one is painted as evil as described. (Usually negative.)The landlord is not as black as he is painted. He seems quite generous.Young people are rarely black as they are painted in the media. at all without distinguishing; without qualification. (See the examples for word order variations.)It really wasn't very cold at all.It really wasn't at all cold.Tom will eat anything at all.Jane isn't at all hungry.Grandma was always ready to go anywhere at all. down on someone or something against someone or something; negative about someone or something.I've been down on red meat lately. It's better to eat chicken or fish.The teacher was down on Tom because he's always talking in class. far from it not it at all; not at all.Do I think you need a new car? Far from it. The old one is fine.BILL: Does this hat look strange? TOM: Far from it. It looks good. no ifs, ands, or buts about it and no buts about it absolutely no discussion, dissension, or doubt about something.I want you there exactly at eight, no ifs, ands, or buts about it.This is the best television set available for the money, no buts about it. none too something not very something; not at all something.The towels in the bathroom were none too clean.It was none too warm in their house. not for a moment not at all; not even for a short amount of time; never.I don't want you to leave. Not for a moment!I could not wish such a horrible punishment on anyone. Not for a moment! not for (anything in) the world and not for love nor money; not on your life not for anything (no matter what its value). (Note the variation in the examples. The order of love nor money is fixed.)I won't do it for love nor money.He said he wouldn't do it—not for the world.She said no, not for anything in the world.Me, go there? Not on your life! nothing of the kind 1. no; absolutely not. I didn't tear your jacket—nothing of the kind!Did I break your vase? Nothing of the kind! 2. nothing like that. That's not true. We did nothing of the kind!She did nothing of the kind! She wasn't even there! nothing to speak of not many; not much. (Informal.)JOHN: What's happening around here? BILL: Nothing to speak of.MARY: Has there been any rain in the last week? SALLY: Nothing to speak of not one iota not even a tiny bit.I won't give you any at all! Not one iota!I did not get one iota of encouragement from any of those people. no two ways about it no choice about it; no other interpretation of it. (Folksy. Note the form there's rather than there are.)You have to go to the doctor whether you like it or not. There's no two ways about it.This letter means you're in trouble with the tax people. There's no two ways about it. on no account and not on any account for no reason; absolutely not.On no account will I lend you the money.Will I say I'm sorry? Not on any account. over my dead body not if I can stop you. (Slang. It means that you'll have to kill me to prevent me from keeping you from doing something.)Over my dead body you'll sell this house!You want to quit college? Over my dead body! wouldn't dream of doing something would not even consider doing something. (Informal.)I wouldn't dream of taking your money!I'm sure that John wouldn't dream of complaining to the manager. |
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