| 词汇 | zero |
| 释义 | zeroWord family adjectivezerothnounzero hourzero tolerancezero Numbers, Measurement, Temperature ze·ro1 /ˈzɪərəʊ $ ˈziːroʊ/ ●●● S3 number (plural zeros or zeroes) → triple1 HMNthe number 0 零 SYN British English nought Make x greater than or equal to zero. 设x大于或等于零。 2 TMHMNthe point between + and – on a scale for measuring something, or the lowest point on a scale that shows how much there is left of something 〔刻度上的〕零点，零位 The petrol gauge was already at zero. 油表已到零位了。 3 TMTa temperature of 0° on the Celsius or Fahrenheit scale 〔温度表上的〕零度 above/below zero → absolute zero, sub-zero It was five degrees below zero last night. 昨晚零下五度。 4 NONE/NOTHINGnone at all, or the lowest possible amount 毫无；最少量 somebody’s chances are zero (=they have no chance of success) 某人的机会是零 Mike’s chances of winning are virtually zero. 迈克获胜的机会几乎为零。 From 1971 to 1976 West Vancouver experienced zero population growth. 1971年至1976年，西温哥华经历了人口零增长。 n THESAURUS zero the number 0. Also used when saying there is nothing at all A million is written as one followed by six zeros. a temperature of zero degrees Our chances of success are virtually zero. nil British EnglishBrE zero – used especially in the results of sports games United won the game three-nil. In rural areas, employment opportunities are almost nil. nought British EnglishBrE spoken zero – used in calculations and figures It has increased by nought point seven five per cent (=0.75%). O used to say the number 0 like the letter O The code for Oxford is 0 one eight six five (=01865). Examples from the Corpus zero• Iowa's chances of winning are virtually zero.• The pressure gauge was almost down to zero.• The glass moved more smoothly, more quickly, then came to rest at the figure zero.• Any floating.point number with a zero fraction represents zero.• I started with absolutely zero knowledge about computers.• The median number identified per child was five, with a wide variation from zero to 29. above/below zero• In any case, short-term rates are not far above zero.• Temperatures during the long Mercurian night would probably plummet to below zero.• The egg masses can survive temperatures as low as twenty below zero Fahrenheit.• It can be forty above zero in Eugene and ten below zero in Bend, a two-hour drive to the east.• There was not a lot of the ship left to see and it was very cold, below zero in fact.• It must have been seventy below zero outside.• Temperatures could drop to five degrees below zero tonight. somebody’s chances are zero• If one does not have a raffle ticket one's chances are zero. zero2 verb 1 zero in on somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) ATTENTIONto direct all your attention towards a particular person or thing 全力对付，全神贯注于 SYN home in on She immediately zeroed in on the weak point in his argument. 她立即全力攻击他论据中的薄弱环节。 b) PMWSHOOTto aim a gun or other weapon towards something or someone 把〔枪炮等〕瞄准 From Longman Business Dictionary zeroze·ro1 /ˈzɪərəʊˈziːroʊ/ noun (plural zeros or zeroes) [countableC] 1the number 0 2zero growth/inflation etcECONOMICS no growth, inflation etc at all Government officials are predicting zero inflation for April. The figures show zero growth in industrial output value. 3zero [countableC usually plural] informal another name for ZERO COUPON BONDs → see under bond zerozero2 verb → zero in on somebody/something (1600-1700) French zéro, from Arabic sifr “empty, nothing” |
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