释义 |
phraseIf you try to do something but your efforts are not successful, you can say that your efforts come to nought. [formal] Numerous attempts to persuade him to write his memoirs came to nought. See full dictionary entry for noughtExamples of 'come to nought' in a sentencecome to nought Talk of driving a new line inland has come to nought.But their hopes of acting together have so far come to nought.Alas, those ideas have come to nought and the shares have fallen to just 2¼p.Sadly, unless it ends this loophole, much of its worthy intentions will come to nought.But all had come to nought.If the injectables approach comes to nought, they might well drop back.Although the negotiations came to nought, the stock soared 38.6% to close the year at 642.5p, having been even further ahead in the summer. |