1.直接表示人
(1)thing指人(往往常有怜悯、爱或轻蔑等感情色彩)。如:
a poor little thing 可怜的小东西
an old thing 老朋友,老家伙
You selfish thing! 你这个自私鬼!
Your daughter's such a sweet thing.你女儿是个惹人爱的小家伙
(2) everything 指最重要的人物。如:
She meant everything to him.她是他心中最重要的人物。
Her daughter is everything to her.她女儿是她的心肝宝贝。
(3) something 指重要人物。如:
He thinks he's something.他自以为是个了不起的人物。
(4) nothing 指微不足道的人。如:
He is nothing without his money.他要是没几个钱就啥也不是。
She is nothing to him.她对他无足轻重。
(5) a good-for-nothing 无用的人。
2.与其他词搭配对人进行描述
(1) look quite the thing 身体舒适。如:
He doesn't look quite the thing this morning.他今天早晨不大对劲。
(2) anything but 根本不。
She is anything but beautiful.她貌不出众。
(3) like anything 无可比拟的,非常。
He was proud like anything.他骄傲得不得了。
(4) something of 有几分…,有点象。
He is something of a scholar.他有点学者风度。
(5) or something 大概是。
He is something of a scholar.他大概是个律师。
(6) something like 有些象。
He was something like his father.他颇象其父。
(7) nothing if not 很,极其;是其最大的长处。
He's nothing if not a gentlemen.他极有君子风度。
He's nothing if not careful.谨慎是他最大的长处。