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单词 for nothing
释义

for nothing

1At no cost; without payment: working for nothing is a luxury I can’t afford...
  • No party ever offered such a cornucopia of naked bribes to the voter, all absolutely free, gratis and for nothing.
  • Irish rugby is about to get a brand new home, free, gratis and for nothing.
  • Rarely a day passes when letters drop on doorsteps offering an irresistible way to make money or win a free gift for nothing.

Synonyms

free, gratis, without charge, without payment, free of charge, at no cost
informal for free, on the house
2To no purpose: he died anyway, so it had all been for nothing...
  • Not for nothing is Alastair clad in the finest cloth, his plaid trimmed in gold, his stockings tied with silk garters.
  • Not for nothing were his closest guards called the Companion Cavalry.
  • They don't call this sleepy frontier town Little Hollywood for nothing.

Synonyms

in vain, to no avail, to no purpose, with no result, needlessly, pointlessly, futilely
archaic bootlessly
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