英 [ˈduː nʌθɪŋ] 美 [ˈduː nʌθɪŋ]
adj. 不作为的，庸碌的
n. 懒汉，无所事事的人
do-nothing //
形容词 You can use do-nothing to describe people such as politicians who you think have failed to do something. 碌碌无为的
...a do-nothing president who ignores domestic concerns.
...一个不问国事、碌碌无为的总统。
无为-引用次数：1
参考来源郭象对庄学的逆向性诠释
... do-nothing 懒鬼 ; 游手好闲之人 ; 无为者 ; 游手好闲的 Do-nothing Operation 空操作 do-nothing politicians 尸位素餐的政客 ...
... brainless没头脑的 do-nothing游手好闲之人... vegetative植物生长的 ...
... 游手好闲，闲混 dawdle 游手好闲的 do-nothing 游手好闲型 the slacker ...
懒鬼；懒惰者；游手好闲之人
She could do nothing but spout insults.
她只会没完没了地骂人。
It is a cosmetic measure which will do nothing to help the situation long term.
这是装点门面的措施，无益于局势的长期发展。
The non-drinking, non-smoking model should do nothing to risk her reputation.
这名烟酒不沾的女模特儿不应该做任何对她的名誉不利的事情。
They were not ready for self-government. So,there was nothing for us to do but to take them all.
VOA : special.2010.07.22
Well--okay. This has nothing to do with the text, we say, and yet at the same time suppose it did.
其实这和诗本身并没有关系，但是我们假设它和诗是关联的。
文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
In other words, yeah, I still like it or don't like it, - but my liking has nothing to do either with desire or with approval-- moral, political, or however the case may be.
换句话说就是，没错，我还是喜欢它或者不喜欢它，但是这与我的主观意志无关-,不管是什么认同，道德，还是政治，与一切都无关。
文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Lo-and-behold,you can't do anything without a WWW.Nothing,".
VOA : standard.2010.01.05
told a story of an incident that happened shortly after he lost his leg to cancer at age 12, when his father helped him up an icy, snow-covered hill,telling him "There is nothing that you cannot do."
VOA : standard.2009.08.29
Do-Nothing Boards of Directors of mutual funds that summarily approve excessive investment advisory fees.
He may be thinking about his legacy and avoiding the charge that he was a do-nothing leader.
But it has impressed New Yorkers accustomed to politics-as-usual and to do-nothing mayors enmeshed in party machines.