nowhere /ˈnəuwɛə/ adv. 1. 任何地方都不：The children were nowhere to be found. 任何地方都找不到孩子们。［考句］No longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one country; nowhere is this more true than in Europe. 对计算机技术作出贡献不再是个别国家，相比之下欧洲更是如此（带有比较状语从句的平行结构需要表示地点的adv.）。2. 用于习语get/go nowhere (fast)根本不行（见get条） nowhere near（距离、时间、数量）不近：The house was nowhere near the sea.房子里海不近。He’s nowhere near as tall as his sister.他比他姐姐/妹妹矮一截子。