not know doodly-squat about sth
用于强调对某事完全无知。
He doesn't know doodly-squat about computers.
他对电脑一窍不通。
无价值的东西;零
多用于否定句,表示“什么也没有”或“一文不值”。
a small worthless amount
I don't know doodly-squat about car engines, so I had to call a mechanic.
我对汽车引擎一窍不通,所以只好打电话给修车师傅。
用法提示:doodly-squat 是名词,与 don't know about 连用,意为‘什么也不知道’。
After an hour in line, we got doodly-squat for our trouble: the shop had sold out.
排了一个小时的队,我们什么也没得到——商店已经卖光了。
用法提示:doodly-squat 作名词,作 got 的宾语,表示‘什么也没有’。
They offered doodly-squat for the old painting, so I kept it.
他们给那幅旧画出价几乎为零,所以我把画留下了。
用法提示:doodly-squat 作名词,作 offered 的宾语,表示‘几乎为零的价钱’。
用于强调对某事完全无知。
He doesn't know doodly-squat about computers.
他对电脑一窍不通。
Your excuses mean doodly-squat to me.
你的借口对我毫无意义。
表示完全不在乎。
She doesn't give a doodly-squat about the rules.
她根本不在乎这些规矩。
强调结果毫无价值或毫无成果。
All his efforts amounted to doodly-squat.
他所有的努力都白费了。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have doodly-squat money, so I can buy this.
正确表达I have doodly-squat, so I can't buy this.
Doodly-squat 意为‘什么都没有’,而不是‘少量’;在肯定句中使用造成语义矛盾。改为否定句或使用 nothing。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have doodly-squat knowledge about that.
正确表达I know doodly-squat about that.
Doodly-squat 是名词,不能直接修饰另一个名词;应作为动词的宾语,如 know doodly-squat。
拼写与'doodly-squat'相似,但更常用;含义相同,均为'微不足道的东西'。
单独使用时指'零'或'一无所获',而'doodly-squat'是固定短语,强调'微不足道的一点'。
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