单词 | nowhere |
释义 | nowhere /noh"hwair', -wair'/, adv. 1. in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found. 2. to no place: We went nowhere last weekend. 3. nowhere near, not nearly: There's nowhere near enough food to go around. n. 4. the state of nonexistence or seeming nonexistence: A gang of thieves appeared from nowhere. 5. anonymity or obscurity: She came from nowhere to win the championship. 6. an unknown, remote, or nonexistent place or region. 7. miles from nowhere, in a remote, isolated, or inaccessible area. adj. Informal. 8. being or leading nowhere; pointless; futile: to be stuck in a nowhere job. 9. worthless or useless: That's a nowhere idea if I ever heard one. [bef. 1000; ME (adv.); OE nahwaer, nohwaer. See NO1, WHERE] Usage. See anyplace. |
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