nothing
gb/nˈʌθɪŋ/ us/nˈʌθɪŋ/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 300
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
pronoun
A1
relation
1
not anything; no thing
No thing; not anything at all.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[subject] is nothing
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'nothing' with 'anything'. In negative sentences, 'nothing' replaces 'not...anything'. For example, 'I have nothing' is correct, not 'I don't have nothing'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
nil (More formal or technical, often used in sports or statistics.)
|
zero (Refers specifically to the number 0; can be figurative for 'nothing'.)
คำตรงข้าม
something (Refers to an unspecified thing, opposite of 'nothing'.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
nothing at all
|absolutely nothing
|mean nothing
|for nothing
|nothing much
หัวข้อ
daily life
|logic
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- There’s nothing in the fridge for dinner.
- She said nothing during the meeting.
- Nothing can stop us now.
- He has nothing to do this weekend.
- It means nothing to me.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- There is nothing in my bag.
- I have nothing to eat.
- He said nothing to me.
- She has nothing to wear.
- We did nothing yesterday.
คำนาม
B1
state
2
state of having no existence
The state of having no things or not existing at all.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the [state] of nothing
คำพ้องความหมาย
nonexistence (Formal term for the state of not existing.)
คำตรงข้าม
being (The state of existence, opposite of 'nothing'.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
come to nothing
|turn into nothing
|from nothing
หัวข้อ
philosophy
|logic
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Philosophers have long debated whether true nothing exists.
- From nothing came everything, according to the myth.
- His efforts amounted to nothing.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The box was full of nothing.
- He started with nothing and built a company.
- Her work was for nothing.
pronoun
informal
A2
entity
3
something unimportant or trivial
Something that is not important.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[subject] is nothing compared to [something]
คำพ้องความหมาย
triviality (More formal, refers to something insignificant.)
คำตรงข้าม
importance (Significance or value, opposite of 'nothing' in this sense.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
it's nothing
|think nothing of it
หัวข้อ
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Don’t worry, it’s nothing serious.
- Their argument was over nothing.
- Compared to last year’s problems, this is nothing.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- It’s nothing. Don’t worry.
- The fight was about nothing.
- This problem is nothing compared to yours.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
nothing
IPA
GB/nˈʌθɪŋ/
US/nˈʌθɪŋ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
noth - ing (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (noth)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: nothing
- Plural: nothings
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
nothings
noun
Related words
Advanced or less common
nothingness
noun
วลีและสำนวน
for nothing
1/fɚ nˈʌθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
without payment or result
Without paying; or without getting any result.
ตัวอย่าง
- He fixed my car for nothing because we’re friends.
- I studied all night for nothing — the test was canceled.
make something out of nothing
1/mˈeɪk sˈʌmθɪŋ ˈaʊt əv nˈʌθɪŋ/
idiom
create from no resources or basis
To create something when you have almost no resources or reason.
ตัวอย่าง
- She made a successful business out of nothing.
- Don’t make a problem out of nothing.
next to nothing
1/nˈɛkst tə nˈʌθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
almost no amount or value
Almost no amount; very little.
ตัวอย่าง
- He bought the car for next to nothing.
- I know next to nothing about computers.
stop at nothing
1/stˈɑp ˈæt nˈʌθɪŋ/
idiom
do anything necessary to succeed
To be willing to do anything to get what you want.
ตัวอย่าง
- She will stop at nothing to win the competition.
- They stopped at nothing to protect their family.
nothing but
1/nˈʌθɪŋ bˈʌt/
fixed phrase
only that; no more or less
Only that thing and not anything else.
ตัวอย่าง
- He talks about nothing but football.
- It was nothing but a joke.
- They did nothing but argue all day.
- She eats nothing but vegetables.