nowhere

nowhere
adverb
  1. not in or to any place; not anywhere
    不在任何地方；不去任何地方；任何地方都不
    plants and animals found nowhere else in the world.
    世界上任何其他地方都找不到的植物和动物。
    the constable was nowhere to be seen.
    哪儿也看不见那个警察。
pronoun
  1. no place
    没有地方
    there was nowhere for her to sit.
    她没有地方可坐。
    there's nowhere better to experience the wonders of the Pyrenees.
    没有一个地方可以更好地体验比利牛斯山的奇观了。
  2. a place that is remote, uninteresting, or nondescript
    偏僻的地方，乏味的地方；毫无特色的地方
    a stretch of road between nowhere and nowhere.
    穷乡僻壤之间的一段公路。
    [as noun]the town is a particularly American nowhere.
    这是一个毫无特色的典型美国式市镇。
adjective
  1. [attrib.](informal)having no prospect of progress or success
    (非正式)无望成功的
    she's involved in a nowhere affair with a married executive.
    她卷入了和一个已婚经理的毫无希望的恋情之中。
常用词组
be (或 come) nowhere
  1. be badly beaten or completely unsuccessful in a race or competition
    （在比赛，竞争中）惨败
from (或 out of) nowhere
  1. appearing or happening suddenly and unexpectedly
    突然出现（或发生)，出人意料地出现（或发生）
    they came from nowhere to win in the last three strokes of the race.
    他们出人意料地以最后三桨赢得了划艇比赛。
get (或 go) nowhere
  1. make no progress
    毫无进展
    he'll get nowhere with her, he's too young.
    他和她之间的关系不会取得任何进展，他太年轻了。
get someone nowhere
  1. be of no use or benefit to someone
    对某人毫无益处
    being angry would get her nowhere.
    发火对她毫无益处。
nowhere near
  1. not nearly
    远远不
    he's nowhere near as popular as he used to be.
    他远不像以前那样受欢迎了。
a road to nowhere
  1. a situation or course of action offering no prospects of progress or advancement
    没有出路的处境；不可能成功的行动
语源
  1. Old English nāhwcer (see no, where)
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