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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- nothing ['n^θɪŋ]
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- 1. pronoun (not anything) 什么也没有
- 2. pronoun (something trivial) 无关紧要
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3.
pronoun
(cheap) 便宜
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4.
pronoun
(in vain) 白白地
- to be worth nothing
- 一文不值
- nothing at all
- 什么也没有
- "What did you say?" - "Nothing. Nothing at all."
- “你说什么？” “没有。什么也没说。”
- nothing but
- 只
- he's nothing if not well-organized
- [frm] 他条理分明之极
- it's nothing less than outrageous!
- 简直是蛮横无理！
- he's nothing less than a thief!
- 他简直是个贼！
- it was nothing of the sort {or} kind
- 根本没有那回事
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- nothing ['n^θɪŋ]
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1.
pron
[indefinite]
no thing; not anything, as of an implied or specified class of things
- I can give you nothing
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2.
pron
no part or share
- to have nothing to do with this crime
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3.
pron
a matter of no importance or significance
- 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
- 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
- he looked nothing like his brother
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8.
n
[informal]
a person or thing of no importance or significance
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9.
n
[Etymology]
Old English n
a thing, na n thing, from na nnone 1 +thing 1 -
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
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1.
pron
[indefinite]
no thing; not anything, as of an implied or specified class of things
Examples
- "What did you say?" - "Nothing. Nothing at all."
- “你说什么？” “没有。什么也没说。” → nothing
- “I didn't hear nothing.”
- 这种说法现被普遍认为不那么符合现代英语的规范 → double negative
- a selfish act that nothing will excuse
- 无法辩解的自私行为 → excuse
- nothing of kindness in him
- 他毫无仁慈之心 → nothing
- nothing daunted
- 毫不气馁 → nothing
- a painting that says nothing
- 一张内容空洞的画 → say
- gets easily wrought up over nothing
- 极易莫名地激动 → wrought
- The risk is as nothing compared to the gain.
- 所冒风险与所得相比不足挂齿。 → as
- Unless a miracle occurs, nothing can save him.
- 除非出现奇迹，什么也挽救不了他 → unless
- A name, as such, means nothing.
- 名声本身是微不足道的。
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