老外对你说：“The answer is zero ”是什么意思？

“The answer is zero”这几个单词都很简单让人脑子里自动就翻译出：“答案是零”恍惚间还想起了学生时代的数学课堂但这样翻译是错的和Lydia 一起来看看正确的意思吧The answer is zero当老外对你说：The answer is zero. 想表达的意思是事情“白忙一场、毫无结果”例：No matter what you have done, the answer is zero.无论你做了什么，都是白忙一场。A: How is the programme?计划怎么样了？B: The answer is zero.白忙活了。“白忙一场，徒劳”还可以怎么说？①in vain 徒劳的; 白费力气Our efforts were not in vain. 我们没有白忙一场。②beat the air 白费力气He is as stubborn as a mule. All those who have tried to persuade him have only been beating the air.他固执得很，所有试图劝说他的人都在白费口舌。③for nothing它有两层意思：1）免费 2）徒劳的You needn't bother your head for nothing. 你不需要白费心思了。④wild-goose chase 白费力气的；徒劳之举After two hours spent wandering in the snow, I realized we were on a wild-goose chase . 在雪中转了两小时之后，我意识到我们是在白费力气。answer the dooranswer the door意思是应声开门、听到铃声去开门例：I'm on the phone. Could you answer the door for me? 我正在打电话，你能帮我开一下门吗？answer the call of natureanswer the call of nature�上厕所例：Just a moment. I have to go to answer the call of nature. 稍等一会，我想上厕所。answer for / toanswer for�对…负责例：Do you really think the company will be made to answer for the problems that their pollution causes among the local people?你真的认为公司会负责他们在当地造成的污染问题？answer to�答复例：That is an indirect answer to the question. 那只是对这一问题的间接答复。answer backanswer （sb.） back =顶嘴，回嘴不是很礼貌的方式应对长辈，领导的批评例：Stop answering your mother back! 不准和你妈妈顶嘴！ I'd generally talk my father round, but never answer back.我会委婉地和父亲解释，从来不顶嘴。talk sb. round=委婉的表达；说服

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