nothing
nothing
pronoun
be nothing to do with
informal
非正式
pronoun
- 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
- [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。
- 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。”。
be nothing to do with
- 见 do
- 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。 - 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。
- 见 have
- 见 do
- (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？。
- 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。
- only
仅仅，只
nothing but the best will do.
只有最好的才行。
- 见 daunt
informal
非正式
- 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！。 - 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。
- (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。
- 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。
- not a great amount; nothing of importance
数量不多；没什么重要的
- there is no difficulty involved
毫无困难
- 见 stop
- 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。
- 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
- (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。
- Old English nān thing (see no, thing)
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