1. not on your life 決不,絕對不行
eg.: Not on your life would I ever travel by airplane!
我決不搭飛機旅遊。
2. nothing but 只有,只 不過
eg.: At present I can do nothing but wait.目前,我只好等待。
3. nothing if not 極,非常,很
eg.: The holiday was nothing if not varied.
假日活動極其豐富多彩。
4. nothing less than 完全,全部
eg.: His negligence was nothing less than criminal.
他的粗心大意無異於犯罪。
5. nothing like 絲毫不像,完全不像;絕對不
eg.: It looks nothing like a horse.
這完全看不出像馬。
6. nothing more than 僅僅,只不過
eg.: It is nothing more than a made-up story.
它只不過是杜撰的故事而已。
7. nothing much 少量,價值不大,不重要
eg.: There's nothing much in the fridge.
冰箱裡沒什麼東西了。
8. nothing the matter 沒毛病
eg.: I hope there's nothing the matter with your father.
我希望你父親的健康沒問題。
9. now and then 時常,不時
eg.: She comes to visit us every now and then.
她時常來看望我們。
10. now that 由於,既然,因為
eg.: Now that you mention it, I do remember the incident.
經你一提,我想起那件事了。
11. off and on 斷斷續續,間歇地
eg.: It rained off and on all day.
整天斷斷續續地下著雨。
12. off chance 微小的可能性
eg.: There is an off chance of finding him at home.
在家裡找到他的可能性很小。
13. off duty 下班,不上班
eg.: I am off duty today.
今天我休息。
14. on(an/the)average 平均,通常
eg.: We fail one student per year on average.
我們平均每年有一個學生不及格。
15. on a large/small scale 大/小規模地
eg.: This district grew cotton on a large scale.
這個地區過去大量種棉花。
16. on account of 由於
eg.: We delayed our departure on account of the bad weather.
由於天氣不好,我們將啟程的時間推遲了。
17. on behalf of sb./on sb's behalf 代表某人;為了某人的利益
eg.: He spoke on behalf of the plan.
他為這項計劃辯護。
18. on board 在船(車/飛機)上
eg.: Have the passengers gone on board yet?
旅客已經上船/上飛機了嗎?