for nothing

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免费, 徒然 [经] 空, 不花钱

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释义与例句

adv.
  1. 1.

    For free.

    I got it for nothing. They are giving them away as publicity.

  2. 2.

    For no reason.

    In vain, uselessly, wastefully, or pointlessly.

    I wrote ten pages of information for nothing. He just chucked it in a drawer without reading it!

  3. 3.

    For no reason.

    Without cause or without due cause.

    A: Then he walked up to me and shoved me. B: What the hell? What for? A: For nothing!

    A: Then she filed suit against the restaurant. B: What the hell? For what? A: For nothing! Not so much for allegedly being negligent as for having some money that she might shake down!