go for nothing 白费， All our work has gone for nothing. What the teacher said went for nothing because the pupils did not pay attention. have nothing on 不比…强 Even though she is older, Jane has nothing on Peter in school. have nothing to do 和…没关系 This has nothing to do with you.
Something tells me my watch isn’t quite right. Something tells me she’s lying. something to/ in （话里）有些道理 There is something to / in what you say: I’ll take your advice. have/ be something to do with 和…有关/ 联系
than my old one
like anything 拼命地
The thief ran like anything when he saw
the policeman. or anything 或是其他别的事 If Bernard wants to call me or anything, I’ll be here all day.
see something of someone 有时见到某人 I hope we’ll see something of you now that you live nearby. something for nothing 不冒风险（不下功夫） 就有收获
Some people will never learn that you can’t get something for nothing. something like 1) 大约，约摸 It cost something like ten pounds. 2) 有点像 The building looked something like a church.
④除与-thing构成的复合不定代词外，都有所有 格形式；当其后有else时，’s 要加在else后面。 如：Grammar isn’t everybody’s idea of fun. 语法不是每个人都认为兴趣的。That must be somebody else’s coat; it isn’t mine. 那一定是 别人的外衣，不是我的。 ⑤everyone = everybody, anyone = anybody, 只指人，不能 与of短语连用；every one, any one可指人也可 指物，一定要与of连用才可以。如：Is anybody here? 有人吗？You can take any one of these. 你可以随便拿一个。
He’s something of a liar, don’t you think? The soldier found himself something of a hero when he returned to his village.
something tells me 我想／感到，我有理由 相信
1. —Is ________ here? —No, Bob and Tim have asked for leave. (全国卷)
A. anybody
B. somebody
C. everybody
D. nobody 【分析】答案选C。由答语可知问的是“到 齐了吗？”所以用everybody。请比较： Is anybody here? 这里有人吗？（房间 里有人没？）
2. 用于成语或词组: have something on 拿着某人的把柄 Although Miss Brown is not a good worker, her boss not fire her because she has something on him. make something of 1) 小题大做,瞎猜测 When girls see another girl with a boy, they often try to make something of it. 2) 藉…吵架/生气 Ann didn’t like what Mary said about her. She tried to make something of what Mary said.
⑥与some-，any-构成的复合不定代词的用法 与some, any的用法相同。与any-构成的复合
不定代词一般用于否定句或疑问句中， not…any-构成完全否定，但没有any-…not的 说法；与some-构成的复合不定代词用于肯定句、
预料作肯定回答的疑问句、建议或请求的疑问句 中。如：湖南卷)A. anything B.
but!
He was anything but a hero/ polite. 他根本不是英雄/ 他一点也礼貌。 be (as)…as anything [口语]…不得了 It’s (不同的话 If anything, my new job is harder
something like that/ this 大致如此
I see them once every two months, or something like that. I’ll whistle the tune for you; it goes something like this.
something of 有点…，可说是一个，在 某种程度上是
一、something 1. something 不简单的事,可观的成绩,有 些地位的人
At least we didn’t lose any money. That’s something. It’s something to have got $500 from them. She thinks she’s something since she won the beauty contest.
B. anything
C. something
D. nothing 【分析】答案选A。not…everything是 否定，意为“我并非同意你讲的一切”， 与前一分句意思相符。而 not…anything=nothing与前一分句意 思矛盾。
3. I will never know what was on
复合不定代词的用法
一、用法说明：
这类不定代词有everything(一切事，最重要 的事), everyone =everybody (每个人，所 有人); something(某事，重要的人或事物), someone =somebody(某 / 有人，重要的 人); anything(什么事物，任何事物，无论什 么事物), anyone =anybody(任何人，无论谁， 重要的人); nothing(没有东西，什么也没有， 不重要的人或事)no one=nobody(没有人，不 重要的人)等。它们还与别有词构成很多习语， 如for nothing(徒劳，免费)，nothing but(仅仅，只不过)，It’s nothing. (不用谢， 不必在意)，anybody else(别人)等等。如： 别人
3) 看懂意思 I apologize for the untidiness of my letter , but I hope you can make something of it . make something of oneself/ one’s life 取得成功, 有出息 He’s a clever boy---I hope he’ll make something of himself. or something …之类的人（东西、情况等） Mr Green is a shopkeeper or something. I hear he has broken an arm or something.
his mind at the time, nor will ________. (江苏卷) A. anyone
B. anyone else
C. no one
D. no one else 【分析】答案选B。表示后者与前者“一样 不。表示后者与前者…”，nor本身就是否 定的，后面要用肯定的，排除C和D；又因 为用else才可排除“I”，所以选B。
something C. everything D. nothing 【分析】答案选B。something某事，一般用 于肯定句。⑦与no-构成的复合不定代词本身就
是否定意义，所以一定要与肯定的动词连用。 not与由every-构成的复合不定代词是部分否定。
如：1. She doesn’t know anyone here. She has got ________ to (广东 卷)
三、nothing 用于成语： be nothing to 1) 不引起…的兴趣，对…无所谓 相当于 mean nothing to
The news is/ means nothing to him. 他对这消息不感兴趣/无所谓。 2）无法和…相比 My losses are nothing to yours. come to nothing 失败，没有结果 All his schemes came to nothing.
A. anyone
B. someone
C. everyone
D. no one 【分析】答案选D。no one = nobody = not…any one没有一个人。由前句句意 可知。
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