Dictionary entry
diddlysquat
noun
一丁点;微不足道的东西
核心释义
多用于口语,常与not连用,表示“什么也没有”。
a small worthless amount
- 1.
a small worthless amount
用法In use
After waiting an hour, the boss said our hard work was worth diddlysquat.
用法提示:名词 diddlysquat 作表语,表示‘一丁点价值’,强调没有任何价值。
You may think you know everything, but you actually know diddlysquat about this town.
用法提示:名词 diddlysquat 作宾语,表示‘一丁点’知识,强调对某事几乎一无所知。
We argued all afternoon, but in the end the meeting accomplished diddlysquat.
用法提示:名词 diddlysquat 作宾语,表示‘微不足道的结果’,强调毫无进展或收获。
not know diddlysquat about sth
He doesn't know diddlysquat about fixing cars.
他对修车根本一窍不通。
not do diddlysquat
该词常用于否定句或隐含否定意义。
She did diddlysquat to help with the project.
她根本没帮上项目的忙。
not get diddlysquat out of sth
I got diddlysquat out of that boring lecture.
那场无聊的讲座我一点收获都没有。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子I diddlysquatted all day.正确表达I did nothing all day.
diddlysquat 是名词,意为'什么也没有',不能用作动词。应使用 do nothing 表达'什么都没做'。
易错句子He knows a diddlysquat about it.正确表达He knows diddlysquat about it.
diddlysquat 本身含有否定意义,表示'什么也没有',不需要不定冠词 a。直接用于肯定句即表达否定含义。
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