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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- nothing
['n^θɪŋ]
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pronoun
(not anything) 什么也没有
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I pressed the button but nothing happened.
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我按了按钮，但什么都没有发生。
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The man nodded but said nothing.
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男子点了点头，但什么也没有说。
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2.
pronoun
(something trivial) 无关紧要
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a fight that started over nothing
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因无关紧要的事而打架
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nothing new/serious/to worry about
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没有什么新的/要紧的/值得担忧的
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there's nothing better/worse (than...)
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没有(比…)更好/更糟糕的
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nothing much
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没有什么
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nothing else
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没有别的
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for nothing
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免费
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3.
pronoun
(cheap) 便宜
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4.
pronoun
(in vain) 白白地
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to be worth nothing
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一文不值
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nothing at all
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什么也没有
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"What did you say?" - "Nothing. Nothing at all."
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“你说什么？” “没有。什么也没说。”
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nothing but
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只
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he's nothing if not well-organized
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[frm] 他条理分明之极
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it's nothing less than outrageous!
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简直是蛮横无理！
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he's nothing less than a thief!
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他简直是个贼！
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it was nothing of the sort {or} kind
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根本没有那回事
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- nothing
[ˈnʌθɪŋ]
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1.
pronoun
没有什么，没有东西
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It was a good thing I liked work for there was nothing else to do.
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我喜欢在那里工作的一个好处就是那里没有其他事情可以做。
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2.
pronoun
丝毫没有，完全没有
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The painting was nothing like it used to be.
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这幅油画完全不像以前的样子了。
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3.
pronoun
无价值，无意义
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It is a nothing matter that we should all just forget about.
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我们应该把所有无意义事情全部忘记掉。
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4.
n.[c]
不重要的事，无关紧要的事
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All this work was for nothing if we can't find this key.
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如果我们找不到关键，这些工作都是白做的。
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It looked like nothing I had ever seen before.
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这和我以前见过的东西都不一样。
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5.
n.[c]
不重要的人，无关紧要的人
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He is a nothing, a nobody, and we shouldn't worry about what he says.
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他是个无关紧要无足轻重的人，我们不要因为他的话感到担心。
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6.
n.[u]
[Mathematics]
零
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The cost of the pair of shoes is nothing.
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这双鞋子的成本为零。
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7.
adverb
根本不，一点也不
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This experience was nothing like I thought it would be.
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这次经历一点也不像我想象的那样。
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He looks nothing like his father.
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他看上去一点儿也不像他的父亲。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- nothing
['n^θɪŋ]
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pron
[indefinite]
no thing; not anything, as of an implied or specified class of things
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I can give you nothing
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2.
pron
no part or share
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to have nothing to do with this crime
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3.
pron
a matter of no importance or significance
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it doesn't matter, it's nothing
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4.
pron
indicating the absence of anything perceptible; nothingness
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5.
pron
indicating the absence of meaning, value, worth, etc
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to amount to nothing
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6.
pron
zero quantity; nought
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7.
adv
in no way; not at all
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he looked nothing like his brother
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8.
n
[Spoken]
a person or thing of no importance or significance
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9.
n
[Etymology]
Old English nathing, nan thing, from nan none1 + thing1
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10.
n
[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
Examples
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Hundreds of thousands of lives had bought nothing, had proved nothing.
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成千上万的生命白白牺牲了，一文不值。
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"I didn't hear nothing."
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这种说法现被普遍认为不那么符合现代英语的规范
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nothing of kindness in him
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他毫无仁慈之心
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a painting that says nothing
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一张内容空洞的画
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gets easily wrought up over nothing
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极易莫名地激动
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Unless a miracle occurs, nothing can save him.
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除非出现奇迹，什么也挽救不了他
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