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| all or nothing n | (no compromise) | SCSimplified Chinese 孤注一掷 gū zhù yí zhì
TCTraditional Chinese 孤注一擲 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不成功则成仁 |
| all-or-nothing adj | (no compromise) | SCSimplified Chinese 孤注一掷 gū zhù yí zhì
TCTraditional Chinese 孤注一擲 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 宁为玉碎, 不为瓦全 |
| avail [sb] nothing v expr | literary (be of no use to [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...没用
TCTraditional Chinese 對…沒用 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对...没效果 |
| better than nothing adj | (a small gain) | SCSimplified Chinese 聊胜于无 liáo shèng yú wú
TCTraditional Chinese 聊勝於無 |
| | I hate soup, but it is better than nothing since I am hungry. |
| care nothing for [sb] v expr | (feel no affection) | SCSimplified Chinese 不喜欢 bù xǐ huān
TCTraditional Chinese 不喜歡 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不关心 bù xǐ huān，bù guān xīn
TCTraditional Chinese 不關心 |
| care nothing for [sth] v expr | (not think important) | SCSimplified Chinese 不在乎 bú zài hu
TCTraditional Chinese 不在乎 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不以为意 bú zài hu ，bù yǐ wéi yì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不顾 bú zài hu ，bbú gù
TCTraditional Chinese 不顧 |
| come to nothing v expr | (plan, idea: fail) (计划等) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有实现，毫无结果 méi yǒu shí xiàn，háo wú jié guǒ |
| | He felt that all his efforts had come to nothing. |
| cost nothing v expr | (be free of charge) | SCSimplified Chinese 不花钱 bù huā qián
TCTraditional Chinese 不用花錢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不费分文 bù huā qián，bú fèi fēn wén |
| | If they say it costs nothing, it must be a scam of some kind. |
| | 如果他们说这是完全免费的，那肯定是某种诈骗。 |
| cost nothing v expr | figurative (require no effort) | SCSimplified Chinese 不费吹灰之力 bú fèi chuī huī zhī lì |
| | Being helpful and friendly to people costs nothing. |
| do nothing vtr + pron | (fail to act) | SCSimplified Chinese 不作为 bú zuò wéi
TCTraditional Chinese 不作為 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 袖手旁观 bú zuò wéi，xiù shǒu páng guān
TCTraditional Chinese 袖手旁觀 |
| | How can you sit there and do nothing while your son sits in jail? |
| do nothing vtr + pron | (have no occupation) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有工作 méi yǒu gōng zuò |
| do-nothing adj | informal (politics: no action) | SCSimplified Chinese 不作为的 bú zuò wéi de
TCTraditional Chinese 不作為的 |
| do-nothing n | informal (person: takes no action) | SCSimplified Chinese 不采取行动的人 bù cǎi qǔ xíng dòng de rén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 光说不做的人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 只想不行动的人 |
| | He has great ideas, but when it's time to act on them he's a do-nothing. |
double or quits,
also UK: double or nothing n | (gambling: type of bet) (赌博、打赌) | SCSimplified Chinese 要么双倍付钱，要么一笔勾销 |
double-or-quits,
also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj | (bet: risk is double) | SCSimplified Chinese 要么赢双倍 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 要么一笔勾销的 |
| | I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet. |
| for next to nothing expr | (very cheaply) | SCSimplified Chinese 几乎不花钱 jī hū bù huā qián |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很便宜 jī hū bù huā qián，hěn pián yi |
| | When we were first married, we bought an old couch for next to nothing. |
| | At a yard sale you can buy anything you want for next to nothing. |
| | 我们刚结婚的时候，几乎没花什么钱就买到了一张旧沙发。 |
| | 在庭院拍卖会上，你能很便宜地买到你想要的任何东西。 |
| for nothing adv | (freely, free) | SCSimplified Chinese 免费地 miǎn fèi de
TCTraditional Chinese 免費地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 白得地 miǎn fèi de ，bái dé de |
| | Billy's helping old Mrs.Thomas with her yard work for nothing. |
| for nothing adv | (without achieving goal) | SCSimplified Chinese 徒劳地 tú láo de
TCTraditional Chinese 徒勞地 |
| | I put in all that effort for nothing! |
| for nothing adv | (without good reason) | SCSimplified Chinese 无缘无故地 wú yuán wú gù de |
| | The little boy came up from behind and hit me for nothing. |
| good-for-nothing n | slang (person: lazy) | SCSimplified Chinese 游手好闲的人 yóu shǒu hào xián de rén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 二流子 |
| | In my opinion, Jake is nothing but a lazy good-for-nothing. |
| good-for-nothing adj | informal (person: lazy) | SCSimplified Chinese 堕懒无能的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无用的 wú yòng de
TCTraditional Chinese 無用的 |
| | My brother's a good-for-nothing scrounger. |
| good-for-nothing adj | informal (useless) | SCSimplified Chinese 毫无用处的 háo wú yòng chù de |
| | My Dad thinks I wasted 4 years of college on a good-for-nothing Philosophy degree. |
| have nothing in common v expr | (have no similarities or shared interests) | SCSimplified Chinese 毫无共同之处 háo wú gòng tóng zhī chù |
| | At first glance she seems to have nothing in common with her boyfriend. |
| have nothing on v expr | informal (be naked) | SCSimplified Chinese 什么都没穿 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 光着 |
| | Don't come in! I've got nothing on! |
| have nothing on [sb/sth] v expr | slang (be inferior) | SCSimplified Chinese 比不上 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 赶不上
TCTraditional Chinese 趕不上 |
| | Richard is lovely, but he's got nothing on his brother. |
| have nothing on [sb] v expr | informal (have no evidence against) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有不利于…的证据 |
| | The police can't arrest me. They've got nothing on me! |
| have nothing to do v expr | (be idle) | SCSimplified Chinese 无所事事 wú suǒ shì shì
TCTraditional Chinese 無所事事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无事可做 wú suǒ shì shì，wú shì kě zuò |
| have nothing to lose v expr | (risk nothing) | SCSimplified Chinese 不会有任何损失 |
| | You have nothing to lose by applying to the university. |
| have nothing to prove v expr | (not need to justify) | SCSimplified Chinese 不需要证明什么 |
| hear nothing vtr + pron | (receive no news of [sb], [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 什么也没听说 shén me yě méi tīng shuō |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 没有…的消息 shén me yě méi tīng shuō，méi yǒu de xiāo xī |
| | Since Mark moved to London, I have heard nothing from him. |
| if nothing else expr | (at least) | SCSimplified Chinese 至少 zhì shǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 至少 |
| | It's a long flight, but if nothing else, you can finish reading that novel. |
| in nothing flat expr | (extremely quickly) | SCSimplified Chinese 极快地 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 迅速地 xùn sù de |
| it's nothing expr | informal (it is not important) | SCSimplified Chinese 没什么 méi shén me
TCTraditional Chinese 沒什麼 |
| | "What's the problem?" "Oh, it's nothing." |
| know nothing vtr + pron | (be ignorant) | SCSimplified Chinese 一无所知 yì wú suǒ zhī
TCTraditional Chinese 一無所知 |
| | I know nothing about that. |
| know nothing of [sth] v expr | (be ignorant of) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…一无所知 duì yì wú suǒ zhī |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一点都不知道 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 毫不明白 |
| | I'm ashamed to say I know nothing of American literature. |
| know nothing of [sth] vtr | (have no experience of) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…没有经验 duì méi yǒu jīng yàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对…一无所知 duì méi yǒu jīng yàn，duì yì wú suǒ zhī |
| | It is often said that the Royal Family know nothing of real life. |
| like nothing else adv | (in a unique way) | SCSimplified Chinese 出类拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì
TCTraditional Chinese 出類拔萃 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与众不同 chū lèi bá cuì，yǔ zhòng bù tóng |
| | The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else. |
| like nothing else adj | (unique) | SCSimplified Chinese 出类拔萃的 chū lèi bá cuì de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与众不同的 chū lèi bá cuì de ，yǔ zhòng bù tóng de |
| | The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else. |
| much ado about nothing n | (fuss for little reason) | SCSimplified Chinese 无事生非 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 小题大做 xiǎo tí dà zuò
TCTraditional Chinese 小題大做 |
| 备注: From the title of a play by William Shakespeare. |
| Much Ado About Nothing n | (Shakespeare play) (莎士比亚喜剧) | SCSimplified Chinese 无事生非 |
| next to nothing n | (very little) | SCSimplified Chinese 几乎没有 jī hū méi yǒu
TCTraditional Chinese 幾乎沒有 |
| | After paying that huge telephone bill, I have next to nothing left in the bank. |
| | She managed to prepare a sumptuous meal from next to nothing. |
| nothing at all pron | (not anything) | SCSimplified Chinese 什么都没有，一无所有 shén me dōu méi yǒu，yì wú suǒ yǒu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 什么事都没有，没事 shén me shì dōu méi yǒu，méi shì |
| | I've got nothing at all suitable to wear for the party! |
| nothing but adv | (only) | SCSimplified Chinese 只不过 zhǐ bù guò
TCTraditional Chinese 只不過 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 只有 zhǐ bù guò ，zhǐ yǒu
TCTraditional Chinese 只有 |
| | I have nothing but admiration for people who can speak several languages. |
| nothing but trouble n | informal (continual cause of annoyance) | SCSimplified Chinese 只会带来麻烦 |
| | This washing machine is nothing but trouble. |
| Nothing doing! interj | informal (refusal: certainly not) | SCSimplified Chinese 不行 bù xíng
TCTraditional Chinese 不行 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 绝不 bù xíng ，jué bù |
| be nothing doing expr | informal (no activity) | SCSimplified Chinese 无事可做 wú shì kě zuò |
| | Pete went to the bar, but there was nothing doing there, so he headed home. |
| nothing else pron | (not anything more) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有任何别的东西，别无他物 méi yǒu rèn hé bié de dōng xī，bié wú tā wù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 没有别的事 méi yǒu bié de shì |
| | When I'm in the mood for ice cream, nothing else will do. |
| | There is nothing else to say. |
| nothing else but prep | (only, solely) | SCSimplified Chinese 除了…就没有… chú le jiù méi yǒu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 只有… chú le jiù méi yǒu，zhǐ yǒu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 只是… chú le jiù méi yǒu，zhǐ shì |
| | Nothing else but violin is needed to complete this orchestration. |
| nothing in particular pron | (not anything specific) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有什么特别的 méi yǒu shén me tè bié de |
| | Nothing in particular is needed to complete this decor. |
| nothing like expr | (completely unlike) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…完全不同 yǔ wán quán bù tóng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 和…丝毫不像 yǔ wán quán bù tóng，hé sī háo bú xiàng |
| | Chicken tastes nothing like shrimp. |
| nothing more pron | (not any additional thing) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有别的，没有更多事 |
| | There's nothing more the doctors can to do to help Jim. |
| nothing more than expr | (merely, solely) | SCSimplified Chinese 仅此而已 |
| | Sympathy is nothing more than the understanding of someone else's feelings. |
| nothing much n | (not a lot) (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 很少 hěn shǎo |
| | There is nothing much happening downtown today. |
| nothing of the kind n | (not that) (强调情况不同) | SCSimplified Chinese 绝不是那么回事，才不是呢 jué bú shì nà me huí shì，cái bú shì ne |
| | They thought we were coming for a visit, but we had planned nothing of the kind. |
| nothing of the sort n | (not at all as described) (强调情况不同) | SCSimplified Chinese 绝对不是这样的，绝对没有 |
| | I've done nothing of the sort! |
| nothing of the sort interj | (not at all) (强调情况不同) | SCSimplified Chinese 绝没有这回事，才不是呢 cái bú shì ne |
| | "I heard that you borrowed Jane's car without asking her." "Nothing of the sort!" |
| nothing on earth n | (not anything) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常难受 fēi cháng nán shòu
TCTraditional Chinese 非常難受 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 非常糟糕 fēi cháng nán shòu，fēi cháng zāo gāo |
| | Nothing on earth can keep me from the man I love. |
| | Nothing on earth will persuade me to talk in front of an audience. |
| nothing other than expr | (actually, in fact) | SCSimplified Chinese 除…外没有 chú … wài méi yǒu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不过 chú … wài méi yǒu，bú guò
TCTraditional Chinese 不過 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 仅仅 chú … wài méi yǒu，jǐn jǐn
TCTraditional Chinese 僅僅 |
| | Some Americans think government oversight of health care is nothing other than socialism. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with noun: only) | SCSimplified Chinese 只有 zhǐ yǒu
TCTraditional Chinese 只有 |
| | Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with adjective: utterly) | SCSimplified Chinese 十足，简直 shí zú
TCTraditional Chinese 十足，簡直 |
| | His behaviour was nothing short of rude. |
| nothing special n | (no unusual thing) | SCSimplified Chinese 没什么特别的事 |
| | Nothing special happened that day. |
| nothing special n | (not very good) | SCSimplified Chinese 没什么出彩的地方 |
| | The film was nothing special. |
be nothing to do with [sb],
have nothing to do with [sth] v expr | (not concern [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 与...无关
TCTraditional Chinese 與…無關 |
| | Stop listening in to our conversation; this is nothing to do with you. |
be nothing to do with [sth/sb],
have nothing to do with [sth/sb] v expr | (be unrelated) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…没有关系 yǔ … méi yǒu guān xì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与…不相干 |
| | You would think that volcanoes have nothing to do with the weather, but they do. |
| | My bad mood today has nothing to do with the weather. |
| have nothing to do with [sth] v expr | (not get involved) | SCSimplified Chinese 不干涉... |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不插足... |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不插手... |
| | I'll have nothing to do with your plan to steal gold from Fort Knox. |
| have nothing to do with [sb] v expr | (not associate with) | SCSimplified Chinese 不与…来往 |
| | I've had nothing to do with my ex-husband since our divorce. |
| nothing to say about [sth] prep | (no information or opinion about) | SCSimplified Chinese 无话可说 wú huà kě shuō
TCTraditional Chinese 無話可說 |
| | When the reporter asked about his alleged affair, he answered "I have nothing to say about that." |
| nothing to write home about expr | figurative, informal (unremarkable) | SCSimplified Chinese 平淡无奇
TCTraditional Chinese 平淡無奇 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一般般 yì bān bān
TCTraditional Chinese 普普的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不足挂齿 |
| | I enjoyed his last film, but this new one is nothing to write home about. |
| nothing whatsoever pron | (not anything) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有什么 méi yǒu shén me
TCTraditional Chinese 沒有什麼 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无论什么也不能 méi yǒu shén me ，wú lùn shén me yě bù néng |
| | I will have nothing whatsoever to do with that boy, he's awful! |
| nothing out of the ordinary n | ([sth] unremarkable) | SCSimplified Chinese 平平无奇
TCTraditional Chinese 平平無奇 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不过尔尔 |
| | It's not a bad restaurant but it's nothing out of the ordinary. |
| regret nothing vtr + pron | (feel no remorse) | SCSimplified Chinese 毫无悔意 |
| say nothing v expr | (remain silent) | SCSimplified Chinese 什么也不说 shén me yě bù shuō |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 保持沉默 shén me yě bù shuō，bǎo chí chén mò
TCTraditional Chinese 保持沈默 |
| | A defendant has the right to say nothing in a court of law. |
| say nothing of [sth] v expr | (not mention) | SCSimplified Chinese 更别提 gèng bié tí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不用说 gèng bié tí ，bú yòng shuō
TCTraditional Chinese 不用說 |
| | She said nothing of her upcoming surgery for fear her family would worry. You don't need to thank me - say nothing of it! |
think nothing of [sth],
think nothing of doing [sth] v expr | (regard as insignificant) | SCSimplified Chinese 毫不在意 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 漠不关心 mò bù guān xīn
TCTraditional Chinese 漠不關心 |
| to say nothing of [sth/sb] expr | (not to mention) | SCSimplified Chinese 更不用说 gèng bú yòng shuō
TCTraditional Chinese 更不用說 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 何况
TCTraditional Chinese 何況 |