nothing /ˈnʌθiŋ/ I. n. & pron. 1.没有东西，没有什么：Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。There is nothing wrong with the bike. 这自行车没有什么毛病。 2. 不存在的东西：— Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. — Oh, it’s nothing.“很抱歉让你久等了。” “没什么。” 3. 无关紧要的人或事物： He rose from nothing to a position of power.他从一个无名小卒登上了掌权的位置。4. 用于习语for nothing无代价地，无偿地：They quarrelled for nothing. 他们无端大吵一场。 I'vebeen working on this book for six years, and all for nothing. 我已经花了六年时间写这部书, 却毫无获。have nothing to do with 和…无关；不与…来往：I have nothing to do with the matter. 我与这事毫无关系。My father advised me to have nothing to do with that man.我父亲劝我不要跟那个人来往。 nothing but 除了…以外，什么也不，只，仅仅：Don’t worry, it is nothing but a joke.这只不过是笑话而已。say nothing of 另外还有（表示补充）（见say条） ‖II. adv. 一点也不，并不(=not at all): It is nothing like what it used to be. 这完全不是老样子。