1·You're not doing yourself any favours, working for nothing.
你干活不取报酬，对自己没有任何好处。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The fact that she had apologized counted for nothing with him.
她已道歉，但他认为这是没有用的。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·The furniture was threadbare; he'd obviously picked it up for nothing.
那件家具破破烂烂；显然他没花什么钱就捡来了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·She got the ticket for nothing.
她免费得到了那张票。
5·He was good for nothing now except navvy work.
他除了苦力外，什么也干不好了。
6·But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing.
但是蒂姆免费赠送了万维网。
7·Yes, but such tales and stories are good for nothing.
是的，但是这样的故事是毫无用处的。
8·"Nay," said the bird, "I do not sing twice for nothing."
“不，”小鸟说，“如果没有报酬，我不会唱第二遍。”
9·Many parents work all day long to provide their children with a good living condition, but their kids might want for nothing else but the company of their parents.
许多父母整日工作，想要为孩子创造好的生活条件，而他们的孩子却可能什么都不缺，唯独缺少父母的陪伴。
10·'Thanks for nothing,' she said acidly.
“不用你费心。”她挖苦地说。
—— 《牛津词典》