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nothing
/ 5nQWiN /

◙ pronoun
1. not anything; no single thing
• 什么都没有；一点儿都没有
»I said nothing.
  我什么也没说。
»there's nothing you can do.
  你无能为力。
»they found nothing wrong.
  他们没发现什么不对劲。
  something of no importance or concern
• 无关紧要的事
»‘What are you laughing at?’ ‘Oh, nothing, sir’.
  “你在笑什么？”“哦，没什么，先生。”。
»they are nothing to him.
  他（它）们在他心目中算不了什么。
»[as noun] no longer could we be treated as nothings.
  我们再也不能被当作无足轻重的人来对待了。
  (in calculations) no amount; nought
• （计算中数量上的）无，零
◙ adjective
1. [attrib.] [informal] having no prospect of progress; of no value
• [非正式] 没前途的；没价值的
»he had a series of nothing jobs.
  他做过一些毫无价值的工作。
◙ adverb
1. not at all
• 一点也不，毫不
»she cares nothing for others.
  她毫不关心别人。
»he looks nothing like the others.
  他跟其他人完全不像。
  [postpositive] [N. Amer. informal] used to contradict something emphatically
• [北美，非正式] （用于强烈地表示相反看法）根本不是（这样）
»‘This is a surprise.’ ‘Surprise nothing.’.
  “这是意料不到的事。”“根本不是。”。

【IDIOMS】

◘ be nothing to do with
--› see do
◘ for nothing
1. at no cost; without payment
• 无代价地，分文不花地；无偿地；无报酬地
»working for nothing.
  无报酬地工作。
2. to no purpose
• 徒劳地，白白地；无效果地
»he died anyway, so it had all been for nothing.
  不管怎么说，他已经死了，因此这一切都白费了。
◘ have nothing on someone --› see have
◘ have nothing to do with --› see do
◘ no nothing
1. [informal] (concluding a list of negatives) nothing at all
• [非正式] （用在一连串否定的最后）什么也没有
»how could you solve it with no clues, no witnesses, no nothing?
  没有线索，没有证人，什么都没有，这案子你怎么能破得了？
◘ not for nothing
1. for a very good reason
• 很有好处
»not for nothing have I a brother-in-law who cooks professionally.
  我有个厨艺一流的姐夫是很有好处的。
◘ nothing but
1. only
• 仅仅，只
»nothing but the best will do.
  只有最好的才行。
◘ nothing daunted --› see daunt
◘ nothing doing
[informal 非正式]
1. there is no prospect of success or agreement
• 没有希望
»He wants to marry her. Nothing doing!.
  他想娶她。没门儿！。
2. nothing is happening
• 什么也没发生
»there's nothing doing, and I've been waiting for weeks.
  什么事情都没发生，而我却等了好几个星期。
◘ nothing (或 nothing else) for it
1. [Brit.] no alternative
• [英] 别无他法
»there was nothing for it but to follow.
  除了跟着（干）别无他法。
◘ nothing less than
1. used to emphasize how extreme something is
• 不折不扣是，十足是；完全是
»it was nothing less than sexual harassment.
  那根本就是性骚扰。
◘ nothing much
1. not a great amount; nothing of importance
• 数量不多；没什么重要的
◘ there is nothing to it
1. there is no difficulty involved
• 毫无困难
◘ stop at nothing --› see stop
◘ sweet nothings
1. words of affection exchanged by lovers
• 甜蜜情话
»whispering sweet nothings in her ear.
  在她耳畔轻声说些情意绵绵的话。
◘ think nothing of it
1. do not apologize or feel bound to show gratitude (used as a polite response)
• （对道歉者或致谢者说的客气话）别放在心上；没关系；别客气
◘ you ain't seen nothing yet
1. [informal] used to indicate that although something may be considered extreme or impressive, there is something even more extreme or impressive in store
• [非正式] 这还不算什么，还有更使你吃惊的你还没有见过呢
»if you think that was muddy, you ain't seen nothing yet.
  如果你以为那就算下流，还有更糟糕的你没看到呢。

【语源】

1. Old English nān thing (see no , thing )