nowhere UK ['nəʊ.weər] US ['noʊ.wer] adverb ESSENTIAL ■in, at or to no place; not anywhere 任何地方都不;无处•These young people have nowhere (else) to go.这些年轻人无处可去。 •Nowhere does the article mention the names of the people involved.这篇文章中并未提及相关人员的名字。 ■not in a successful or a winning position 不成功;名落孙山•The horse I bet on finished nowhere.我下注的那匹马没有获胜。 UK ['nəʊ.weər] US ['noʊ.wer] adverb from/out of nowhere ■very suddenly and unexpectedly 突然;出人意料地•She said her attacker seemed to come out of nowhere.她说袭击她的人不知是从哪里冒出来的。 •figurative The team has come from nowhere (= from a very bad position) to win football's biggest prize.这支队伍排名靠后,却出乎意料地赢得了足球冠军。 UK ['nəʊ.weər] US ['noʊ.wer] adverb go/get/head nowhere ■to not have any success or achieve anything 没有成功;一无所成•I'm trying to persuade her to come, but I'm getting nowhere.我试着劝说她过来,但没有成功。 •Bad manners will get you nowhere (= will not help you to succeed).不讲礼貌会令你到处碰钉的。 UK ['nəʊ.weər] US ['noʊ.wer] adverb nowhere to be found ■impossible to see or find 不可能看见(或找到)的•We looked for her everywhere, but she was nowhere to be found.我们到处找她,但哪里也找不到。 |