| 单词 | none |
| 释义 | none (nʌn ) 1. quantifier B1 None of something means not even a small amount of it. None of a group of people or things means not even one of them. She did none of the maintenance on the vehicle itself. [+ of] None of us knew how to treat her. [+ of] None is also a pronoun. I turned to bookshops and libraries seeking information and found none. No one could imagine a great woman painter. None had existed yet. Only two cars produced by Austin-Morris could reach 100 mph and none could pass the 10-second acceleration test. 2. have none of phrase If you say that someone will have none of something, or is having none of something, you mean that they refuse to accept it. [informal] He knew his own mind and was having none of their attempts to keep him at home. 3. none but phrase [PHRASE noun] None but means only. [formal] None but God will ever know what I suffered. He whispered so softly that none but Julie heard him. 4. none too phrase You use none too in front of an adjective or adverb in order to emphasize that the quality mentioned is not present. [formal, emphasis] He was none too thrilled to hear from me at that hour. Her hand grasped my shoulder, none too gently. 5. none the phrase You use none the to say that someone or something does not have any more of a particular quality than they did before. You could end up none the wiser about managing your finances. He became convinced that his illness was purely imaginary: that made it none the better. Synonyms: not at all, by no means, not a bit, not the slightest bit 6. none of your business 7. none other than phrase You use none other than and no other than to emphasize the name of a person or thing when something about that person or thing is surprising in a particular situation. [emphasis] It is based on an incident involving none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 8. second to none phrase If you say that something is second to none, you are emphasizing that it is very good indeed or the best that there is. [emphasis] Our scientific research is second to none. Synonyms: the best, the highest, perfect, outstanding Idioms: half a loaf is better than none said to mean that it is better to take what you can get, even if it is very little, than to risk having nothing at all I'm very disappointed that all we have in the form of test matches is just one solitary test, but half a loaf is better than no loaf, and we are happy that at least we are getting this test. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 一个也没有 Japanese: 誰も･･･ない |
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