| 单词 | nothing |
| 释义 | nothing (once / 11 pages) advn When we say nothing, we mean "aught," "zero," "a big goose egg," "nada," "nil," "zilch," or "zippo," in other words, "of little or no quantity." Nothing can mean "not having anything." You might be hungry because you had nothing for lunch. It can also mean "not a big deal." That's why if you thank someone for doing something for you, he or she might reply, "Oh, it's nothing," to mean the effort was not at all significant. Nothing can also mean "emptiness" as in, "There's nothing in the trunk of my car." WORD FAMILYnothing: nothingness, nothings+/nothingness: nothingnesses USAGE EXAMPLESIf nothing else, policymakers say, such comparisons prompt discussions across borders to learn best practices in addressing particular health problems. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) It’s probably only a cyst, and there’s nothing to worry about. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Yet, for all of this, Trump’s doorkeepers say nothing. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1adv in no respect; to no degree he looks nothing like his father 2n a quantity of no importance it looked like nothing I had ever seen before Syn|Hypo|Hyper aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo nihil (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ) relative quantity a quantity relative to some purpose |
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