nothing

1. PRON-INDEF-NEG Nothing means not a single thing, or not a single part of something. 沒有一個; 沒有一點

I've done nothing much since this morning. 自從今天上午我什麼都沒做。

There is nothing wrong with the car. 那輛車沒有一點毛病。

2. PRON-INDEF-NEG You use nothing to indicate that something or someone is not important or significant. 無關(guān)緊要的事; 無足輕重的人

Because he had always had money it meant nothing to him. 因爲(wèi)他一直很有錢，所以錢對他來說無關(guān)緊要。

Do our years together mean nothing?

我們在一起的這些年一點都不重要嗎？

3. N-COUNT Nothing is also a noun. 無關(guān)緊要的事; 無足輕重的人

It is the picture itself that is the problem; so small, so dull. It's a nothing, really. 是這張圖片本身的問題，那麼小，那麼乏味。它沒什麼價值，真的。

4. PRON-INDEF-NEG If you say that something cost nothing or is worth nothing, you are indicating that it cost or is worth a surprisingly small amount of money. 極低的價格; 極低的價值

The furniture was threadbare; he'd obviously picked it up for nothing. 那件家具破破爛爛；顯然他沒花什麼錢就撿來了。

5. PRON-INDEF-NEG You use nothing before an adjective or `to'-infinitive to say that something or someone does not have the quality indicated. (用於形容詞或帶)(to)(的不定式之前，表示事物或人不具備所說的性質(zhì)) 沒有什麼

Around the lake the countryside generally is nothing special. 那片湖周圍的鄕村縂的來說沒什麼特別的。

There was nothing remarkable about him. 他沒有什麼非凡之処。

6. PRON-INDEF-NEG You can use nothing before "so" and an adjective or adverb, or before a comparative, to emphasize how strong or great a particular quality is. (表示強調(diào)) 沒有別的東西[強調(diào)]

Youngsters learn nothing so fast as how to beat the system. 年輕人沒有什麼別的東西學(xué)得像如何鑽制度的空子這樣快。

I consider nothing more important in my life than songwriting. 我認爲(wèi)我的生活中沒有什麼比歌曲創(chuàng)作更重要。

7. PHRASE You can use all or nothing to say that either something must be done fully and completely or else it cannot be done at all. 要麼徹底做完，要麼徹底不做

Either he went through with this thing or he did not; it was all or nothing. 他要麼把這件事做完，要麼就不做，衹有這兩種選擇。

8. PHRASE If you say that something is better than nothing, you mean that it is not what is required, but that it is better to have that thing than to have nothing at all. 比沒有強

After all, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing. 畢竟，15分鍾的鍛鍊比沒鍛鍊強。

9. PHRASE You use nothing but in front of a noun, an infinitive without "to," or an "-ing" form to mean "only." (用於名詞、不帶)(to) 僅僅

All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy. 所有那些錢帶來的僅僅是悲傷、痛苦和悲劇。

It did nothing but make us ridiculous. 它衹是讓我們顯得可笑。

He is focused on nothing but winning. 他衹關(guān)注勝利。

10. CONVENTION People sometimes say "It's nothing" as a polite response after someone has thanked them for something they have done. 不用謝; 沒什麼[套語]

"Thank you for the wonderful dinner."—"It's nothing," Sarah said. “謝謝你這頓豐盛的晚餐。”—“沒什麼，”薩拉說道。

11. PHRASE If you say about a story or report that there is nothing to it, you mean that it is untrue. 不真實

It's all superstition, and there's nothing to it. 這全是迷信，不是真的。

12. PHRASE If you say about an activity that there is nothing to it, you mean that it is extremely easy. 輕而易擧

If you've shied away from making pancakes in the past, don't be put off – there's really nothing to it!

如果你過去沒有信心做烙餅的話，就別再被它嚇著–真沒什麼難的。

13. PHRASE Nothing of the sort is used when strongly contradicting something that has just been said. 絕無此事[強調(diào)]

"We're going to talk this over in my office."—"We're going to do nothing of the sort."

“我們將在我的辦公室討論這件事?！报C“我們將絕對不會這麼做?！?/p>

14. nothing to write home about→see home

15. to stop at nothing→see stop

16. to think nothing of→see think