not know diddly-squat about sth
常用于否定句,表示对某事一无所知。
He doesn't know diddly-squat about computers.
他对电脑一窍不通。
一丁点;微不足道的东西
微小而无价值的数量;<美><俚>(多用于否定句)任何事物;任何东西
a very small or worthless amount
美式俚语,常用于否定句,表示“什么也(不)”“一点也不”。
微小而无价值的数量
a small worthless amount
My brother says he knows diddly-squat about fixing computers, so he called a technician.
我哥哥说他对修电脑一窍不通,所以叫了技术人员。
用法提示:diddly-squat 在此作 know 的宾语,名词用法,加强否定语气,表示‘一点也不懂’。
We waited for two hours, but we heard diddly-squat from the manager about the delay.
我们等了两个小时,但关于延误的事,我们从经理那里什么都没听到。
用法提示:diddly-squat 作 heard 的宾语,名词用法,与否定结构连用表示‘什么也没’。
He did diddly-squat all weekend and still complained he was tired.
他整个周末什么都没干,还抱怨自己很累。
用法提示:diddly-squat 作 did 的宾语,名词用法,表示‘什么都没做’。
常用于否定句,表示对某事一无所知。
He doesn't know diddly-squat about computers.
他对电脑一窍不通。
强调某事没有价值或重要性。
Your apology means diddly-squat to me.
你的道歉对我来说毫无意义。
表示没有得到任何东西或结果。
I got diddly-squat out of that meeting.
那次会议我毫无收获。
‘squat’单独用作名词时意为‘零’、‘什么也没有’;‘diddly-squat’是固定短语,表示‘任何事物’(用于否定句),不可拆解或替换。
‘diddle’是动词,意为‘欺骗’;‘diddly-squat’是名词,意为‘任何事物’,两者词性和含义均不同,因发音相近易混淆。
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