當老外對你說：“The answer is zero”是什麼意思？
2022-12-02由 Amanda學姐在國外 發表于 漁業
網名叫 zero什麼意思
“The answer is zero”
“答案是零？”
大家肯定知道，這麼簡單是不可能的！
那麼往下看看吧~
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The answer is zero
當老外對你說：
The answer is zero.
想表達的意思是事情
“白忙一場、毫無結果”
例：
No matter what you have done， the answer is zero。
無論你做了什麼，都是白忙一場。
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“白忙一場”還可以怎麼說？
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in vain
徒勞的; 白費力氣
Our efforts were not in vain。
我們沒有白忙一場。
②
beat the air
白費力氣
He is as stubborn as a mule。 All those who have tried to persuade him have only been beating the air。
他固執得很，所有試圖勸說他的人都在白費口舌。
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for nothing
它有兩層意思：免費；徒勞的
You needn‘t bother your head for nothing。
你不需要白費心思了。
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wild-goose chase
白費力氣的；徒勞之舉
After two hours spent wandering in the snow， I realized we were on a wild-goose chase 。
在雪中轉了兩小時之後，我意識到我們是在白費力氣。
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answer the door
answer the door
意思是
應聲開門、聽到鈴聲去開門
例：
I’m on the phone。 Could you answer the door for me？
我正在打電話，你能幫我開一下門嗎？
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answer the call of nature
answer the call of nature
上廁所
例：
Just a moment。 I have to go to answer the call of nature。
稍等一會，我想上廁所。
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answer for / to
answer for
對…負責
例：
He must be made to answer for his terrible crimes。
他必須為他嚴重的罪行付出代價。
answer to
答覆
例：
That is an indirect answer to the question。
那只是對這一問題的間接答覆。