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单词 nils
释义

nil

noun

ˈnil How to pronounce nil (audio)
: nothing, zero
nil adjective

Synonyms

  • aught
  • cipher
  • goose egg
  • naught
  • nought
  • nothing
  • o
  • oh
  • zero
  • zilch
  • zip
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Example Sentences

They took a 2 to nil lead in the second half of the game. the difference in the audio performance of those two CD players is nil
Recent Examples on the Web The prospects of further legislation soon are nil, but the Oversight Committee has continued to blame gun manufacturers for new shootings. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 Aside from that, though, side-effects are virtually nil. Taylore Glynn, Allure, 28 June 2022 The chance that it was written within minutes after Fisher's rant ended, with a school president's co-signature, is practically nil. Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022 From Ben Bolch: Never let it be said that UCLA is doing nil about NIL. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2022 And my email suggests the appetite for okay is nil. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 Tomorrow night: Clouds scatter through the area, but shower chances are nil. Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022 As has been standard following each successive court rebuke, a mad scramble ensued behind the scenes while official action was nil. Julie Carr Smyth, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2022 Even still, Oregon’s chances of improving its resume enough to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large bit are virtually nil. James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin, nothing, contraction of nihil, from Old Latin nihilum, from ne- not + hilum trifle — more at no

First Known Use

circa 1550, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

nil

noun

ˈnil How to pronounce nil (audio)
: nothing at all : zero The chances of that happening are almost nil.

nils

noun

plural of nil
as in zeroes
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it the difference in the audio performance of those two CD players is nil

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • zeroes
  • zeros
  • ohs
  • ciphers
  • os
  • zips
  • naughts
  • nought
  • o's
  • goose eggs
  • blanks
  • aughts
  • voids
  • zilches
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