| 词汇 | all for naught |
| 释义 | Idiom all for naught(all) for naught without achievement or result.Marge's time in jail wasn't all for naught – she earned a college degree while she was there. Usage notes: sometimes, in less formal use, nothing is substituted for naught: I would hate to think that what we'd tried to do was all for nothing. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of naught (= zero or nothing) (all) for naughtIn vain; for nothing. Said of an effort that has resulted in failure. All of my hard work on that budget report was for naught when the computer system crashed. all for naughtEverything done has been in vain. Today a poetic word for “nothing,” naught formerly meant “morally bad” or “worthless.” Thus the King James version of the first Book of Kings (2:19) says, “The water is naught and the ground barren.” |
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