zero

英 ['zɪərəʊ] 美 ['zɪroʊ]

• n. 零；零度；最低点；完全没有；无足轻重的人或物
• adj. 零的；无价值的；零视度的
• v. 把 ... 调零；瞄准；集中注意；迫近

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C] (数字)零

   (the name of) the sign 0 and of the number it stands for

2. [C] 零点,零位; 零度

   point between plus and minus on a scale, especially on a thermometer

3. [C] 没有,无

   nothing; no size or quantity

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 零度
2. 最低点
3. 无，没有
4. 零点
5. 零位
6. 零号
7. 起点
8. 冰点
9. 座标原点
10. 【天】天底
11. 【空】零高度
12. 没价值的人
13. 无足轻重的人，没有价值的东西

adj. 形容词

1. 零的，零度的
2. 【气】云幕低于50英尺，小于50英尺的
3. 能见度小于165英尺的，能见度极坏的
4. 没有的，全无的
5. 在零点的
6. 没有可测量的价值的
7. 假设的屈折变化形式的，零形式的
8. 无价值的
9. 零视度的

v. 动词

1. 瞄准
2. 将调到零，调零，归零，调到零位，把调整到零位，对...作归零校正
3. 集中全部注意力于
4. 把...减少到零
5. 迫近

英英释义

Noun:

1. a quantity of no importance;

   "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"
   "reduced to nil all the work we had done"
   "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"
   "it was all for naught"
   "I didn't hear zilch about it"
   

2. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

3. the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured

4. the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing

Adjective:

1. indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration;

   "a zero score"
   

2. having no measurable or otherwise determinable value;

   "the goal is zero population growth"
   

3. indicating an initial point or origin

4. of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)

Verb:

1. adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

2. adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun);

   "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Make sure you are not dividing by zero.
   确保不会除零。
2. It was five below zero last night.
   昨夜温度是零下五度。
3. The temperature will be above zero.
   气温将在零度以上。
4. The reputation of the conjurer was rapidly sinking below zero.
   魔术师的信誉一下子下降到最低点。
5. His hope was reduced to zero.
   他的希望化为乌有。
6. You're dating her? She's such a zero!
   你要跟她约会?她这人一无所长！

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The probability of a peace agreement being reached is zero.
   达成和平协定的概率是零。
2. Zero choice is the fastest route to low quality.
   零选择是通向低质量的最快捷路线。

用作动词 (v.)

1. He is well-known for his capability to zero out taxes for his clients.
   他以能够为客户合法避税出名。
2. You should zero in a machine gun at 500 yards.
   你应该把机枪的瞄准器调整到500码的距离上。
3. We shouldn't be vague; we should zero in on the cause of the problem.
   我们不应该含糊，我们应该把注意力集中在问题的起因上。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The figure 100 has two zeros in it.
   数字100有两个零。
2. The teacher put a zero on his paper.
   老师在他的试卷上打了个零分。
3. It was ten degrees below zero.
   气温是零下十度。
4. Our hopes fell to zero.
   我们的希望完全破灭了。

经典引文

• At zero 8 hours to be exact, the united mass would attack.

  出自： T. E. Lawrence

• The Russians now have..ICBMs..zeroed in on U.S. targets.

  出自：Time

• American bases overseas..are at all times zeroed in by Soviet missiles.

  出自： H. Kahn

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• add〔become, equal〕 zero 加上〔变成,等于〕零
• fall to zero 跌至最低点,化为乌有
• fly at zero 超低空飞行
• get〔put〕 a zero 得〔打〕零分
• register〔stand at〕 zero 纪录〔保持〕为零

形容词+～

• absolute zero 绝对零度
• arbitrary zero 任意零值

名词+～

• balance zero 天平零点
• the air zero 核弹空中爆炸中心
• the ground zero (原子弹爆炸时)放射中心正下面的地区
• time zero 时间零点

～+名词

• zero growth 零增长
• zero hour 零点,重要事件开始的时刻
• zero position 零点位
• zero reading 起点读数
• zero water 蒸馏水

介词+～

• above〔below〕 zero 零上〔下〕
• at zero 在零度时
• down to zero 降至零度

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. 表示“零”时,在科技术语和美式英语中通常用zero; 在日常会话中英国人通常用nought(尤用于小数点前后),O ［o］ (尤用于小数点后)和nil(尤用于体育比赛中)。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自意大利语的zero；最初源自中世纪拉丁语的zephirum，意为零。

近反义词

【近义词】

• nothing