单词 | nobody |
释义 | nobody (noʊbɒdi ) Word forms: nobodies 1. pronoun A2 Nobody means not a single person, or not a single member of a particular group or set. They were shut away in a little room where nobody could overhear. Nobody realizes how bad things are. Nobody ever spoke to me at press conferences. Nobody else in the neighbourhood can help. Synonyms: no-one 2. countable noun If someone says that a person is a nobody, they are saying in an unkind way that the person is not at all important. [disapproval] A man in my position has nothing to fear from a nobody like you. Synonyms: nonentity, nothing [informal], lightweight [informal], non-person Idioms: the lights are on but nobody is at home said to mean that although someone seems to be normal or satisfactory, they are in fact very stupid or useless According to Harrington, many projects are not properly thought through: `You get the feeling that the lights are on but no one's at home.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 谁也不 Japanese: 誰も・・・ない |
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