⇒ 大家对他莫不啧啧称赞。 Dàjiā duì tā mòbù zézé chēngzàn. → There was no-one who did not sing his praises. ⇒ 全家莫不为他感到骄傲。 Quánjiā mòbù wèi tā gǎndào jiāo'ào. → There is no-one in the family who is not proud of him.
莫大
greatest
莫非
⇒ 莫非那对恋人分手了? Mòfēi nà duì liànrén fēnshǒu le? → Can it be that the couple have split up? ⇒ 莫非老板要给我加工资? Mòfēi lǎobǎn yào gěi wǒ jiā gōngzī? → Is it possible that the boss is going to give me a pay rise?
莫须有
fabricated
一筹莫展
be at one's wits end
概莫能外
without exception
爱莫能助
have one's hands tied ⇒ 他有很多困难 ,但我爱莫能助。 Tā yǒu hěn duō kùnnan, dàn wǒ ài mò néng zhù. → He's having a lot of problems, but my hands are tied.
莫名其妙
baffling
鞭长莫及
be beyond one's influence
高深莫测
unfathomable
English translation of '莫'
莫
(mò)
代
(书)
(指人) nobody
(指物) nothing
副
(书)
(= 不) not
⇒ 望尘莫及 (wàng chén mò jí) be too far behind to catch up