have nothing on
短语未穿衣服,一丝不挂
词形变化
释义与例句
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1.
To be short of accusatory evidence against (a person).
美国 及物Relax. The cops have nothing on us. All they can prove is that we were in the same town on the same day.
“Now you have nothing on me, Senator, except my name on lists of names from Iraq, many of which have been drawn up after the installation of your puppet government in Baghdad. If you had any of the letters against me that you had against Zhirinovsky, and even Pasqua, they would have been up there in your slideshow for the members of your committee today.”
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2.
To lack an advantage over, to not be in a better position than, to be nonsuperior to.
及物His Mustang has nothing on her Corvette. [ = both cars are fast, and his cannot beat hers, although perhaps her car is not much faster (ambiguous)]
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3.
To lack an advantage over, to not be in a better position than, to be nonsuperior to.
To be considerably inferior to.
及物Even the quickest street-legal cars in town have nothing on a Top Fuel dragster. [ = understated sense: a Top Fuel dragster is considerably quicker]