nothing
pronoun
uk/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/us/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/A2
not anything:
没有东西；没有事情There's nothing in thedrawer- I took everything out.抽屉里什么也没有——我把所有东西都拿出去了。
Nothing I could say wouldcheerher up.无论我说什么也没办法让她振作起来。
I have nothing new totellyou.我没有什么新消息要告诉你。
There's nothingelse(= no other thing)we can do tohelp.我们帮不上什么别的忙。
There's nothingmuch(= not very much)to do inourtown.在我们镇上没有太多事情可做。
Thestorywas nothingbut(= only)lies.这种说法纯属谎言。
USThescoreisYankeesthree,RedSox nothing(= nopoints).扬基队得3分，红袜队为0分。
be/have nothing to do withsomeone
B2
to be amatterorsubjectthat someone has no goodreasontoknowabout or beinvolvedwith:
不关（某人）的事Iwishhe wouldn'tofferadviceon mymarriage- it's nothing to do with him.我希望他别对我的婚姻说三道四——这不关他的事。
be/have nothing to do withsomeone/something
B2
to have noconnectionorinfluencewith someone or something:
与…毫不相干；对…无关紧要We are nothing to do with thefirmthat has theofficesnextdoor.我们与办公室在隔壁的公司毫无关系。
In theeveninghelikestoreadbooksandarticlesthat have nothing to do with hiswork.晚上，他喜欢读些与工作无关的书和文章。
be/mean nothing
to have noimportanceorvalue:
并不重要；毫无价值Moneymeansnothingtohim.钱对他来说毫无价值。
for nothing
freeor withoutpaying:
免费地，不花钱地I got thispaintingfor nothing from afriend.我是从一位朋友那儿得到这幅画的，分文未花。
get something for free
- get something for freeReaders of her blog get advice for free.
- get something for nothingYou don't get anything for nothing these days.
- freeloadThen he went off to freeload some more drinks.
- bumHe bums the occasional cigarette from his older brother.
- cadgeShe's always cadging drinks from the people she is with.
- scroungeCan I scrounge a lift with you?
B2
with no goodresultor for nopurpose:
徒劳地；无目的地Hequeuedfor twohoursand(all)for nothing - there were noseatsleft.他白白排了两个小时的队——座位已满。
Let us makesurethat thesebravemen and women did notdiefor nothing.我们绝不会让这些勇士们白白牺牲。
nothing on
noclothesonyourbody:
未穿衣的，裸体的，一丝不挂的Shesleepswithnothing on.她裸睡。
I couldn't come to thedoor- Ihadnothing on!我不能去开门——我什么都没穿！
noarrangementsfor astatedperiod:
（在某时间段内）没有安排的，有空的Icheckedmycalendarand Ihavenothing on onTuesdayafternoon.我刚看了日程簿，我星期二下午没有安排。
There's nothing on nextFriday- we could have themeetingthen.下周五没什么安排——我们可以在那个时候开会。
- Hereassuredpeoplethatlaw-abidingcitizenswould have nothing tofearfrom theenquiries.
- Wetalkedlate into thenight, but nothing wasconcluded.
- There was nothing we could do about it - thesituationwas beyondourcontrol.
- Although they said nothing, she couldsensetheirdisapprovalof hersuggestion.
- There's nothing morerefreshingon ahotdaythan acoldbeer.
Something, anything, nothing, and everything
- across-the-board
- anything
- aught
- bazillion
- bubkes
- fat
- fresh
- matter
- nil
- none
- not a dicky birdidiom
- not a sausageidiom
- not/nothing muchidiom
- summat
- sweet
- sweet fanny adamsidiom
- what with one thing and anotheridiom
- whatevs
- whit
- zero
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Irrelevant
Refusing & rejecting
Neglecting and ignoring
Useless and futile
Of little or less importance
Costing little or no money
Not wearing or removing clothes
Available and accessible
Grammar
No one,nobody,nothing,nowhere
No one, nobody, nothing and nowhere are indefinite pronouns.…Idioms
all or nothing
be nothing for it
be nothing if not generous, honest, helpful, etc.
be nothing less thansomething
nothing likesomeone/something
be nothing short of...
be nothing special
be nothing to it
itis/wasnothing
like nothing on earth
nothing doing
nothing more than
nothing of the kind
there's nothing insomething
nothing
adverb
uk/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/us/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/in no way:
并不，毫不mainlyUKHe had twolettersofrefusalbut, nothingdaunted(= notdiscouraged), hetriedagain.他收到两封拒绝信后并没有气馁，而是再接再厉。
Yes, no & not
- a sure thingidiom
- affirmation
- affirmatively
- ain't
- betcha
- bit
- didn't
- does a bear/do bears shit in the woods?idiom
- far
- hardly
- no wayidiom
- not thatidiom
- opposed
- slight
- sure
- wasn't
- weren't
- won't
- wouldn't be seen deadidiom
- yes
Grammar
No one,nobody,nothing,nowhere
No one, nobody, nothing and nowhere are indefinite pronouns.…nothing
noun[C]
informaluk/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/us/ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/someone of novalueorimportance:
小人物，无足轻重者He's a nothing, alow-down,uselessnobody.他是个微不足道的小人物，身份低微，一无是处。
Synonyms
nil
nixUSinformal
zilchinformal
zip
People of little importance
- a cog in a/the machineidiom
- be pastyoursell-by dateidiom
- cannon fodder
- Cinderella
- inferior
- lightweight
- mediocrity
- minnow
- past
- pawn
- pipsqueak
- plaything
- poor
- poor relationidiom
- pygmy
- unknown
- waste
- waste of spaceidiom
- waster
- worm
Grammar
No one,nobody,nothing,nowhere
No one, nobody, nothing and nowhere are indefinite pronouns.…