nowhere

adv.

1. 无处；哪里都不
   not in or to any place
   1. This animal is found in Australia, and nowhere else.
      这种动物生长在澳大利亚，别处没有。
   2. There was nowhere for me to sit.
      我无处可坐。
   3. ‘Where are you going this weekend?’ ‘Nowhere special.’
      “这个周末你打算去哪儿？”“没什么地方可去。”
   4. Nowhere is the effect of government policy more apparent than in agriculture.
      政府的政策对农业的影响最为显著。

1. ADV-INDEF-NEG 任何地方都不;没有别的地方会
   You use nowhere to emphasize that a place has more of a particular quality than any other places, or that it is the only place where something happens or exists.
   1. Nowhere is language a more serious issue than in Hawaii...
      没有哪个地方像夏威夷那样，语言成了如此重要的问题。
   2. This kind of forest exists nowhere else in the world...
      在世界其他地方找不到这样的森林。
   3. If you are extremely rich, you could stay nowhere better than the Ruislip Court Hotel.
      如果你非常有钱，那就住赖斯利普宫廷酒店吧，没有比它更好的地方了。
2. ADV-INDEF-NEG 没有任何地方;无处
   You use nowhere when making negative statements to say that a suitable place of the specified kind does not exist.
   1. There was nowhere to hide and nowhere to run...
      无处可藏，也无处可逃。
   2. I have nowhere else to go, nowhere in the world...
      我没有其他地方可去，在这个世界上没有任何地方。
   3. He had nowhere to call home.
      他根本没有可称为家的地方。
3. ADV 没有踪影;找不到
   You use nowhere to indicate that something or someone cannot be seen or found.
   1. Michael glanced anxiously down the corridor, but Wilfred was nowhere to be seen...
      迈克尔焦急地顺着走廊望去，可根本看不到威尔弗雷德的影儿。
   2. The escaped prisoner was nowhere in sight...
      越狱的囚犯已经无影无踪了。
   3. He had gone out to get the gin. The cigarettes were nowhere.
      他去外边拿杜松子酒了，烟不知放哪儿了。
4. ADV 在不重要的地方;在无趣之处
   You can use nowhere to refer in a general way to small, unimportant, or uninteresting places.
   1. ...endless paths that led nowhere in particular.
      不知通往何处的没有尽头的小路
   2. ...country roads that go from nowhere to nowhere.
      不知从哪里来也不知通向何方的乡间公路
5. ADV 突然(发生);一下子(冒出来)
   If you say that something or someone appears from nowhere or out of nowhere, you mean that they appear suddenly and unexpectedly.
   1. A car came from nowhere, and I had to jump back into the hedge just in time...
      一辆轿车不知从什么地方突然冒了出来，我只得向后跳到树篱中躲避，险些躲不及。
   2. Houses had sprung up out of nowhere on the hills.
      山丘上突然冒出一幢幢的房子。
6. ADV (文字、言谈或争论中)找不到出处地
   You use nowhere to mean not in any part of a text, speech, or argument.
   1. He nowhere offers concrete historical background to support his arguments...
      他没给出具体的历史背景来支撑他的论点。
   2. Point taken, but nowhere did we suggest that this yacht's features were unique...
      你说得对，但我们压根没讲过这艘游艇的特色是独一无二的。
   3. The most important issue for most ordinary people was nowhere on the proposed agenda.
      在提交的议事日程上找不到对大部分普通人来说最重要的议题。
7. PHRASE 在遥远偏僻处
   If you say that a place is in the middle of nowhere, you mean that it is a long way from other places.
   1. At dusk we pitched camp in the middle of nowhere.
      黄昏时，我们在茫茫荒野中扎营。
   2. ...a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere.
      遥远偏僻处的一所农舍
8. PHRASE (使)毫无结果;(使)一无进展
   If you say that you are getting nowhere, or getting nowhere fast, or that something is getting you nowhere, you mean that you are not achieving anything or having any success.
   1. My mind won't stop going round and round on the same subject and I seem to be getting nowhere...
      我脑子一直在不停地围绕着同一个问题转啊转，但一无所获。
   2. 'Getting nowhere fast,' pronounced Crosby, 'that's what we're doing.'...
      克罗斯比断言说：“我们一无所获，在做无用功。”
   3. Oh, stop it! This is getting us nowhere.
      哦，停下！这样不会有结果的。
9. PHRASE 远非;远不及
   If you use nowhere near in front of a word or expression, you are emphasizing that the real situation is very different from, or has not yet reached, the state which that word or expression suggests.
   1. He's nowhere near recovered yet from his experiences...
      他还远没有从自己的经历中走出来。
   2. The chair he sat in was nowhere near as comfortable as the custom-designed one behind his desk.
      他坐的那把椅子远不如他书桌后面那把定做的舒服。

1. There is nowhere to hide when things go wrong, no organisation to cocoon you from blame
   如果出了问题，根本无处可躲，没有哪个机构会庇护你，让你免受指责。
2. I'm hungry, I'm cold and I've nowhere to sleep.
   我饥寒交迫，甚至连睡觉的地方都没有。
3. A fishing boat came out of nowhere, dead ahead.
   一艘渔船不知从什么地方冒了出来，就在正前方。
4. It must be terribly frustrating to lobby and get absolutely nowhere.
   游说未取得一点结果，一定让人非常沮丧。
5. They are nowhere near good enough
   他们还远不够好。
6. Nowhere is language a more serious issue than in Hawaii
   没有哪个地方像夏威夷那样，语言成了如此重要的问题。
7. This kind of forest exists nowhere else in the world
   在世界其他地方找不到这样的森林。
8. If you are extremely rich, you could stay nowhere better than the Ruislip Court Hotel.
   如果你非常有钱，那就住赖斯利普宫廷酒店吧，没有比它更好的地方了。
9. There was nowhere to hide and nowhere to run
   无处可藏，也无处可逃。
10. I have nowhere else to go, nowhere in the world
    我没有其他地方可去，在这个世界上没有任何地方。
11. He had nowhere to call home.
    他根本没有可称为家的地方。
12. Michael glanced anxiously down the corridor, but Wilfred was nowhere to be seen
    迈克尔焦急地顺着走廊望去，可根本看不到威尔弗雷德的影儿。
13. The escaped prisoner was nowhere in sight
    越狱的囚犯已经无影无踪了。
14. He had gone out to get the gin. The cigarettes were nowhere.
    他去外边拿杜松子酒了，烟不知放哪儿了。
15. A car came from nowhere, and I had to jump back into the hedge just in time
    一辆轿车不知从什么地方突然冒了出来，我只得向后跳到树篱中躲避，险些躲不及。
16. Houses had sprung up out of nowhere on the hills.
    山丘上突然冒出一幢幢的房子。
17. He nowhere offers concrete historical background to support his arguments
    他没给出具体的历史背景来支撑他的论点。
18. Point taken, but nowhere did we suggest that this yacht's features were unique
    你说得对，但我们压根没讲过这艘游艇的特色是独一无二的。
19. The most important issue for most ordinary people was nowhere on the proposed agenda.
    在提交的议事日程上找不到对大部分普通人来说最重要的议题。
20. At dusk we pitched camp in the middle of nowhere.
    黄昏时，我们在茫茫荒野中扎营。
21. My mind won't stop going round and round on the same subject and I seem to be getting nowhere
    我脑子一直在不停地围绕着同一个问题转啊转，但一无所获。
22. 'Getting nowhere fast,' pronounced Crosby, 'that's what we're doing.'
    克罗斯比断言说：“我们一无所获，在做无用功。”
23. Oh, stop it! This is getting us nowhere.
    哦，停下！这样不会有结果的。
24. He's nowhere near recovered yet from his experiences
    他还远没有从自己的经历中走出来。
25. The chair he sat in was nowhere near as comfortable as the custom-designed one behind his desk.
    他坐的那把椅子远不如他书桌后面那把定做的舒服。
26. These rootless young people have nowhere else to go.
    这些漂泊不定的年轻人没有其他地方可去。
27. He has nowhere to stick up his posters
    他没地方贴海报了。
28. We went to the park and nowhere else.
    我们到公园里去了，其他什么地方也没去。
29. Cut out the banana oil; flattery will get you nowhere!
    别花言巧语了，吹捧是不会使你捞到好处的！
30. If we go on like this, we'll get nowhere.
    照这样下去是行不通的。

adv.

get/go nowhere

get sb nowhere

• （让某人）毫无进展
  to make no progress or have no success; to allow sb to do this
  1. We discussed it all morning but got nowhere.
     我们就此事讨论了一上午，可是毫无进展。
  2. Talking to him will get you nowhere.
     和他谈话你会一无所获。

nowhere to be found/seen

nowhere in sight

• 不可能找到（或看见）
  impossible for anyone to find or see
  1. The children were nowhere to be seen.
     根本看不到孩子们在哪儿。
  2. A peace settlement is nowhere in sight (= is not likely in the near future) .
     近期内看不到和平解决的可能。

lead (sb) nowhere

• 毫无成果
  to have no successful result for sb
  1. This discussion is leading us nowhere.
     我们这场讨论将毫无结果。

the middle of nowhere

• 偏远的地方
  a place that is a long way from other buildings, towns, etc.
  1. She lives on a small farm in the middle of nowhere.
     她住在一个偏远的小农场。

not anywhere near/nowhere near

• 远非；绝不是
  far from; not at all
  1. The job doesn't pay anywhere near enough for me.
     这份工作付给我的报酬远远不够。

noun

1. an insignificant place
   1. he came out of nowhere

adv

1. not anywhere
   1. I am going nowhere