| 词汇 | nothing less than something |
| 释义 | nothing less than somethingnothing less than something 1 EMPHASIZEIMPORTANTused to emphasize how important, serious, or impressive something is 简直是某物，绝对是某物 His appearance in the show was nothing less than a sensation. 他在节目中出现引起了不小的轰动。 Examples from the Corpus nothing less than something• There is nothing less than a cultural cover-up about depression in men.• The change in Bob's behavior has been nothing less than a miracle.• They had stumbled in upon what was quite clearly nothing less than a pagan sacrifice.• This gave her hope, for it was nothing less than a re-birth that Maggie was aiming for.• It is nothing less than an opportunity to save or change the world.• The result, and the acceptance of it, is nothing less than an outrage.• It is nothing less than national economic and social suicide.• He is aware that what he is involved in now is nothing less than Thatcherite self-help. → nothing less than something at less2(2) 2 (also be nothing short of something)VERY used to emphasize that something or someone has a particular quality or seems to be something 简直是；近乎〔用于强调〕 His behaviour was nothing short of rudeness. 他的行为简直就是无礼。 → be nothing less than something at nothing2(2) |
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