单词 | nothing |
释义 | nothing —nothing /ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/ adverb ► F0 in no way: » MAINLY UK He had two letters of refusal but, nothing daunted (= not discouraged), he tried again.Thesaurus+: ↑Yes, no and notnoun [C] INFORMAL ► F0 someone of no value or importance: » He's a nothing, a low-down, useless nobody.Thesaurus+: ↑People of little importancepronoun A2 not anything: » There's nothing in the drawer - I took everything out.» Nothing I could say would cheer her up.» I have nothing new to tell you.» There's nothing else (= no other thing) we can do to help.» There's nothing much (= not very much) to do in our village.» The story was nothing but (= only) lies.» US The score is Yankees three, Red Sox nothing (= no points).Thesaurus+: ↑Something, anything, nothing, and everythingbe/have nothing to do with sb/sthB2 to have no connection or influence with someone or something: » We are nothing to do with the firm that has the offices next door.» In the evening he likes to read books and articles that have/are nothing to do with his work.Thesaurus+: ↑Refusing and rejectingThesaurus+: ↑Neglecting and ignoring , ↑Not paying attention , ↑Treating as unimportantbe/mean nothingF0 to have no importance or value: » Money is nothing to him.Thesaurus+: ↑Useless and futileThesaurus+: ↑Of little or less importancebe/have nothing to do with sbB2 to be a matter or subject that someone has no good reason to know about or be involved with: » I wish he wouldn't offer advice on my marriage - it's nothing to do with him.Thesaurus+: ↑Irrelevantfor nothingF0 free or without paying: » I got this picture for nothing from a friend.Thesaurus+: ↑Costing or worth little or no moneyB2 with no good result or for no purpose: » He queued for two hours and (all) for nothing - there were no seats left.» Let us make sure that these brave men did not die for nothing.Thesaurus+: ↑Useless and futilenothing onF0 no clothes on your body: » She sleeps with nothing on.» I couldn't come to the door - I had nothing on!Thesaurus+: ↑Not wearing or removing clothesF0 no arrangements for a stated period: » I've looked in her diary and she has nothing on on Tuesday afternoon.» There's nothing on next Friday - we could hold the meeting then.Thesaurus+: ↑Available and accessible , ↑Present• • • Extra Examples:» He reassured people that law-abiding citizens would have nothing to fear from the enquiries.» We talked late into the night, but nothing was concluded.» There was nothing we could do about it - the situation was beyond our control.» Although they said nothing, she could sense their disapproval of her suggestion.» There's nothing more refreshing on a hot day than a cold beer. |
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