less than nothing

基本解釋

The US national saving rate (national saving divided by national income) last year was -1.5%, i.e., the US is now saving less than nothing.
去年美國(guó)的國(guó)民儲(chǔ)蓄率（國(guó)民儲(chǔ)蓄除以國(guó)民收入）爲(wèi)-1.5％，也就是說(shuō)，美國(guó)現(xiàn)在比一無(wú)所有還不可救葯。
When their parents do not have a worthwhile career, education, or qualifications, the children look upon their parents as having less than nothing.
“儅父母沒(méi)有值得乾的工作，學(xué)歷或資歷時(shí)候，孩子就會(huì)用“雞肋”的眼光來(lái)打量父母。”
International trade (exports minus imports) contributed a little less than nothing to the country’s growth in the first half of this year.
在今年的上半年，國(guó)際貿(mào)易(出口減去進(jìn)口),對(duì)國(guó)家經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)貢獻(xiàn)很小。

He said the South would accept nothing less than extending the Missouri compromise line west to the Pacific Ocean.
Justice is nothing more or less right than what benefits the rulers, the rulers who determine the laws of justice.
正義沒(méi)有對(duì)錯(cuò),衹要那對(duì)統(tǒng)治者有利，因是由他們決定正義的法律。
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To others,this monument is nothing less than a monument to freedom on a battlefield."

Booksellers were lukewarm on the Google deal, says Serbinis, because selling e-books on their websites did less than nothing for them.
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