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N0173400 (nŭth′ĭng)pron.1. No thing; not anything: The box contained nothing. I've heard nothing about it.2. No part; no portion: Nothing remains of the old house but the cellar hole.3. One of no consequence, significance, or interest: The new nonsmoking policy is nothing to me.n.1. Something that has no existence.2. Something that has no quantitative value; zero: a score of two to nothing.3. One that has no substance or importance; a nonentity: "A nothing is a dreadful thing to hold onto" (Edna O'Brien).adj. Insignificant or worthless: "the utterly nothing role of a wealthy suitor" (Bosley Crowther).adv. In no way or degree; not at all: She looks nothing like her sister.Idioms: for nothing1. Free of charge.2. To no avail: all that trouble for nothing.3. For no reason: fired him for nothing. in nothing flat In very little time; very quickly. nothing doing Informal Certainly not. nothing for it Nothing else to be done; no alternative: "There is nothing for it but to wait for the end" (Samuel Beckett).

[Middle English, from Old English nāthing : nā, no; see no² + thing, thing; see thing.]Usage Note: According to the traditional rule, nothing should always be treated as a singular, even when followed by an exception phrase containing a plural noun: Nothing except your fears stands (not stand) in your way. Nothing but roses meets (not meet) the eye. · But there are certain contexts in which nothing but sounds quite natural with a plural verb and should not be considered inappropriate. In these sentences, constructions like nothing but function much like an adverb meaning "only," in a pattern similar to one seen in none but: "Sometimes, for a couple of hours together, there were almost no houses; there were nothing but woods and rivers and lakes and horizons adorned with bright-looking mountains" (Henry James). Note that the construction is sometimes used in the predicate following a form of the verb be to emphasize equivalence with the subject, even when plural: "Years of selective breeding have produced turkeys that are nothing but cooking pouches with legs" (Garrison Keillor). See Usage Note at none.

nothing

(ˈnʌθɪŋ) pron1. (indefinite) no thing; not anything, as of an implied or specified class of things: I can give you nothing. 2. no part or share: to have nothing to do with this crime. 3. a matter of no importance or significance: it doesn't matter, it's nothing. 4. indicating the absence of anything perceptible; nothingness5. indicating the absence of meaning, value, worth, etc: to amount to nothing. 6. zero quantity; nought7. be nothing to a. not to concern or be significant to (someone)b. to be not nearly as good as8. have nothing to do with be nothing to do with to have no connection with9. have nothing on have got nothing on a. to have no engagements to keepb. to be undressed or nakedc. informal to compare unfavourably with10. in nothing flat informal in almost no time; very quickly or soon11. nothing but not something other than; only12. nothing doing informal an expression of dismissal, disapproval, lack of compliance with a request, etc13. nothing if not at the very least; certainly14. nothing less than nothing short of downright; truly15. there's nothing for it there's no choice; there's no other course16. there's nothing like a general expression of praise: there's nothing like a good cup of tea. 17. there's nothing to it it is very simple, easy, etc18. think nothing of a. to regard as routine, easy, or naturalb. to have no compunction or hesitation aboutc. to have a very low opinion of19. to say nothing of as well as; even disregarding: he was warmly dressed in a shirt and heavy jumper, to say nothing of his thick overcoat. 20. stop at nothing to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthlessadvin no way; not at all: he looked nothing like his brother. n21. informal a person or thing of no importance or significance22. sweet nothings words of endearment or affection[Old English nāthing, nān thing, from nān none¹ + thing¹]Usage: Nothing normally takes a singular verb, but when nothing but is followed by a plural form of a noun, a plural verb is usually used: it was a large room where nothing but souvenirs were sold

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(ˈnʌθ ɪŋ)

pron. 1. no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing. 2. no part, share, or trace: The house showed nothing of its former splendor. 3. something of no importance, significance, or value: Money is nothing to him. 4. something that is nonexistent. 5. something that is without quantity or magnitude. 6. no great effort, trouble, etc.: Nothing to it. n. 7. a trivial action, matter, circumstance, thing, or remark: to exchange nothings. 8. a person of little or no importance; a nobody. 9. nonexistence; nothingness. 10. a cipher or naught; zero. adv. 11. in no respect or degree; not at all: It was nothing like that. adj. 12. amounting to nothing: a nothing job. Idioms: 1. for nothing, a. free of charge. b. for no apparent reason or motive. c. futilely; to no avail. 2. in nothing flat, in very little time. 3. nothing doing, Informal. certainly not. [before 900; Middle English; Old English nānthing, nathing]

nothing

1. 'nothing'

Nothing means 'not a single thing', or 'not a single part of something'. You use a singular form of a verb with nothing.

Nothing is happening.Nothing has been discussed.

Be Careful!
You don't usually use any other negative word such as 'not' after nothing. Don't say, for example, 'Nothing didn't happen'. You say 'Nothing happened'. Similarly, don't use 'nothing' as the object of a sentence which already has a negative word in it. Don't say, for example, 'I couldn't hear nothing'. Say 'I couldn't hear anything.'

I did not say anything.He never seemed to do anything at all.2. 'nothing but'

Nothing but is used in front of a noun phrase or an infinitive without to to mean 'only'. For example, instead of saying 'In the fridge there was only a piece of cheese', you can say 'In the fridge there was nothing but a piece of cheese'.

For a few months I thought of nothing but Jeremy.He did nothing but complain.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nothing - 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"goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo, aught, cypher, cipherrelative quantity - a quantity relative to some purposenihil - (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet"
Adv.	1.	nothing - in no respect; to no degree; "he looks nothing like his father"

nothing

noun1. nought, zero, nil, naught, not a thing, zilch (slang), bugger all (slang), fuck all (taboo slang), sod all (slang), damn all (slang), zip (U.S. slang) I know nothing of these matters.2. a trifle, no big deal, a mere bagatelle `Thanks for all your help.' `It was nothing.'3. nobody, cipher, nonentity, non-person I went from being a complete nothing to all of a sudden having people calling me the new star of the Nineties.4. void, emptiness, nothingness, nullity, nonexistence philosophical ideas of the void, the nothing and the `un-thought'be or have nothing to do with something or someone1. be unconnected with, be irrelevant to, have no connection with, be unrelated to Both sides say the deal has nothing to do with the freeing of the hostages.2. avoid, shun, steer clear of, keep away from, cold-shoulder, body-swerve (Scot.) He's a villain - I'd have nothing to do with him if I were you.for nothing free, for free, without charge, at no cost, gratis He said he'd do the repairs for nothing.nothing but just, only, simply, merely All that money brought us nothing but misery.Quotations
"Nothing, like something, happens anywhere" [Philip Larkin I Remember, I Remember]
"Nothing can be created out of nothing" [Lucretius De Rerum Natura]
"Nothing will come of nothing" [William Shakespeare King Lear]

nothing

noun1. No thing; not anything:nil, null.Informal: zero.Slang: nix, zilch.Archaic: aught.2. A totally insignificant person:cipher, nebbish, nobody, nonentity.Informal: pip-squeak, zero.Slang: shrimp, zilch.3. The condition of not existing:nihility, nonexistence, nothingness.adjectiveSlang. Lacking all worth and value:drossy, good-for-nothing, inutile, no-good, valueless, worthless.Informal: no-account.

Translations

无零没有东西没有事情一点也不

nothing

(ˈnaθiŋ) pronoun no thing; not anything. There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say. 没有东西，没有事情 noun the number 0; nought. The final score was five – nothing (= 5 – 0). 零，无 adverb not at all. He's nothing like his father.一点也不ˈnothingness noun the state of being nothing or of not existing; emptiness. 无，虚无，不存在 come to nothing to fail. His plans came to nothing. 失败，无结果 for nothing1. free; without payment. I'll do that job for you for nothing. 免费，不拿报酬 2. without result; in vain. I've been working on this book for six years, and all for nothing!无结果have nothing to do with1. to avoid completely. After he came out of prison, many of his friends would have nothing to do with him.和...不来住2. (also be nothing to do with) to be something that a person ought not to be interested in. This letter has/is nothing to do with you.与...无关make nothing of not to understand. I can make nothing of this letter.不理解mean nothing to not to be understandable to. These mathematical figures mean nothing to me.不能理解next to nothing almost nothing. The child was wearing next to nothing.几乎没有nothing but just; only. The fellow's nothing but a fool! 只不过，只有 nothing doing! an expression used to show a strong or emphatic refusal. `Would you like to go to the meeting instead of me?' `Nothing doing!'不行！there is nothing to it it is easy. You'll soon see how to do this job – there's nothing to it! 这容易，没有困难 think nothing of not to consider difficult, unusual etc. My father thought nothing of walking 8 kilometres to school when he was a boy.视...为平常to say nothing of as well as; and in addition. When her mother comes to stay with us, she brings all her clothes with her, to say nothing of her three dogs.更不必说

nothing

→ 无zhCN, 零zhCN

I have nothing to declare → 我没有携带需要申报的物品

nothing

Disregard that; don't worry or bother yourself about it. A: "What did you say?" B: "Oh, nothing, it wasn't important." A: "What was that?" B: "Nothing!"

See:

(all) skin and bones
(it's) nothing personal
(someone) ain't seen nothing yet
(someone) hasn't seen nothing yet
(something) is better than nothing
a fuss about nothing
a fuss over nothing
abbreviated piece of nothing
all or nothing
amount to nothing
anything in it
anything in it for (one)
anything like that
anything/nothing/something in it
anything/nothing/something in it for somebody
anything/nothing/something like that
apropos of nothing
be as nothing (compared) to (someone or something)
be as nothing to
be nothing (much) to write home about
be nothing short of (something)
be nothing special
be nothing to (one)
be nothing to do with (someone or something)
be nothing to shout about
be nothing, not much, etc. to write home about
be on a hiding to nothing
be/have nothing to do with somebody/something
be/mean nothing to somebody
believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see
better than nothing
blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed
can't complain
can't complain. and nothing to complain about
care nothing about
care nothing about (someone or something)
care nothing for
care nothing for (someone or something)
Civility costs nothing
come to nothing
count for
do nothing/not do anything by halves
double or nothing
evil triumphs when good men do nothing
for nothing
free, gratis, and for nothing
go for nothing
good for nothing
good-for-nothing
have (something) going for (one)
have (something) to show for (something)
have a lot, something, nothing, etc. going for you
have got nothing on (someone or something)
have nothing between the/(one's) ears
have nothing going for (someone or something)
have nothing on
have nothing on (someone or something)
have nothing on somebody
have nothing on someone or something
have nothing to do
have nothing to do with
have nothing to do with (someone or something)
have nothing to say for (oneself)
have something, nothing, etc. to say for yourself
have something, nothing, little, etc. to show for something
have something/anything to say for (oneself)
Here goes
here goes nothing
hiding to nothing
if nothing else
in no time
in nothing flat
is better than nothing
Is nothing sacred?
know from nothing
know nothing and care less (about someone or something)
know-nothing
leave a lot to be desired
leave nothing to the imagination
like nothing on earth
little/nothing short of sth
make (something) out of nothing
make nothing of
make nothing of (something)
make nothing of something
make out of nothing
make something of
mean nothing
mean nothing to (one)
much ado about nothing
neck or nothing
next to nothing
no something/nothing/not anything to speak of
not anything like
not anything to speak of
not for nothing
not for nothing do I, will they, etc....
not have anything on (someone or something)
not know beans
not know from nothing
not much to speak of
not to be sneezed at
not to mention
nothing
nothing beats (something)
nothing burger
nothing but
nothing but skin and bones
nothing but skin and bones and skin and bones
Nothing comes of nothing
nothing could be further from (something)
nothing could be further from my mind
nothing could be further from my mind, the truth, etc.
nothing daunted
nothing doing
Nothing doing!
nothing down
nothing for it
nothing for me(, thanks)
Nothing for me, thanks
nothing going on upstairs
nothing if not
nothing if not (something)
nothing if not something
nothing in (something)
nothing in it
nothing in it for (one)
nothing is certain but death and taxes
nothing is certain but the unforeseen
Nothing is given so freely as advice
nothing is sacred
nothing is so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse
nothing less than
nothing less than (something)
nothing like
nothing like that
nothing loath
nothing more than
nothing more than (something)
Nothing much
nothing new under the sun
nothing of the kind
nothing of the kind/sort
nothing of the sort
nothing on earth
nothing short of
nothing so bad but (it) might have been worse
Nothing so bad but might have been worse
nothing special
Nothing succeeds like success
nothing to be sneezed at
nothing to be sniffed at
nothing to boast about
nothing to choose from
nothing to complain about
nothing to do with (someone or something)
nothing to it
Nothing to it!
nothing to it, there's
nothing to sneeze at
nothing to sniff at
nothing to speak of
nothing to write home about
nothing upstairs
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
on a hiding to nothing
on earth
out of the ordinary
see a lot of (one)
see a lot, nothing, etc. of somebody
skin and bones
skin and bones, (nothing but)
something in it
something in it for (one)
something like
stand for
stick at nothing
stop at nothing
sweet nothings
thanks for nothing
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
There is nothing new under the sun
there's nothing (else) for it (but to do something)
there's nothing for it
there's nothing like (something)
there's nothing like something
there's nothing new under the sun
there's nothing to choose between (two people or things)
there's nothing to it
there's nothing, not much, etc. to choose between A and B
think little of
think nothing of
think nothing of (something)
think nothing of doing
think nothing of it
think nothing of something/of doing something
to do with
to say nothing of
to say nothing of (someone or something)
to say nothing of something
want for nothing
wearing nothing but a smile
whisper sweet nothings
whisper sweet nothings in (one's) ear
will stop at nothing
you ain't seen nothing yet
You ain't seen nothing yet!
You don't get for nothing

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noun nought

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noun a trifle

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noun nobody

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noun void

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phrase be or have nothing to do with something or someone: be unconnected with

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phrase be or have nothing to do with something or someone: avoid

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phrase for nothing

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phrase nothing but

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noun no thing; not anything

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noun a totally insignificant person

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noun the condition of not existing

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adj lacking all worth and value

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noun a quantity of no importance

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