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单词 all for nothing
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all for nothing
b. In vain; to no effect; for no result. Also all for nothing.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > in vain [phrase]
in (or on) idlenessc825
in (earlier on, an) idlec1000
in idleshipa1250
in vaina1300
over tomeheda1300
(all) for noughtc1300
in waste1340
in deveyn(ec1400
to little availc1450
without availc1450
in fruster1488
to good (also great, some, little, no, etc.) purpose1525
for nothing1560
sans fail1597
for vaina1616
1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. lxxx Leste they shoulde appeere to haue commen thyther for nothyng.
1580 A. Saker Narbonus ii. 111 If patiente sometime to beare, rather than to make a brabbling for nothing, then is he a milkesop.
1600 N. Breton Strange Fortunes Two Excellent Princes 20 I see you study not for nothing, I beleue you read Ouid, you would seeme to make such a Metamorphosis of your self.
1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. xx. 128 He will have run great risques; caught great colds;..brav'd the inclemencies of skies, and all for—nothing!
1780 S. Lee Chapter of Accidents v. 93 I shall run distracted! have I married an—and all for nothing too?
1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice III. xiii. 233 I was sure you could not be so beautiful for nothing . View more context for this quotation
1881 A. Trollope Ayala's Angel III. lvi. 163 I was ashamed... I had given you so much trouble all for nothing.
1936 J. Buchan Island of Sheep iii. 45 He knew the ropes... He wasn't a business man for nothing.
1987 R. Hall Kisses of Enemy (1990) iii. lxii. 375 The Wild Dog smiled tensely: If they see what I've done it will all have been for nothing.
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