不定代词something_anything及nothing特殊用法归纳

不定代词something, anything及nothing特殊用法

一.something

用于成语或词组:

have something on 拿着某人的把柄

Although Miss Brown is not a good worker, her boss does not fire her because she has something on him.

or something …之类的人（东西、情况等）

Mr Green is a shopkeeper or something.

I hear he has broken an arm or something.

something for nothing 不冒风险（不下功夫）就有收获

Some people will never learn that

you can’t get something for nothing. Something like

1)大约，约摸

It cost something like ten pounds. 2)有点像

The building looked something like a church.

something like that/ this 大致如此

I see them once every two months, or something like that.

I’ll whistle the tune for you; it goes something like this.

something of 有点…，可说是一个，在某种程度上是

He’s something of a liar, don’t you think?

The soldier found himself something of a hero when he returned to his

village.

something tells me我想／感到，我有理由相信

Something tells me my watch isn’t quite right.

Something tells me she’s lying. something to/ in （话里）有些道理

There is something to / in what you say: I’ll take you r advice.

have/ be something to do with 和…有关/联系

I think Guy Fawkes is/ has something to do with a plan to blow up Parliament.

二、anything

用于成语：

（be ）anything but 根本不是，一点也不

I don’t mean he’s lazy---anything but! He was anything but a hero/ polite.他根本不是英雄/ 他一点也礼貌。

be (as)…as anything[口语]…不得了

I t’s (as) easy as anything.

if anything 如果有什么不同的话

If anything, my new job is harder than my old one.

like anything 拼命地

The thief ran like anything when he saw the policeman.

or anything 或是其他别的事

If Bernard wants to call me or anything, I’ll be here all day.

三、nothing

用于成语：

be nothing to

1)不引起…的兴趣，对…无所谓相

当于mean nothing to

The news is/ means nothing to him. 他对这消息不感兴趣/无所谓。

2）无法和…相比

My losses are nothing to yours.

come to nothing 失败，没有结果All his schemes came to nothing.

for nothing

1)免费，不花代价，没花钱

They will repair the building for the old man for nothing.

I got this bicycle for nothing: a friend gave it to me.

2)白白地，白费

We have taken all this trouble for nothing.

3)无缘无故地

They quarreled for nothing.

go for nothing 白费，

All our work has gone for nothing. What the teacher said went for nothing because the pupils did not pay attention. have nothing on 不比…强

Even though she is older, Jane has nothing on Peter in school.

have nothing to do 和…没关系This has nothing to do with you.

make nothing of

1) 不在意，觉得…没什么

He makes /thinks nothing of walking 15 miles.

2)一点不懂

I could make nothing of what he said. mean nothing to

1)对…没有意义

These technical words mean nothing to me.

2)不引起兴趣，对…无所谓相当于