单词 | zero |
释义 | number | verb | noun zerozero1 /ˈzɪroʊ, ˈziroʊ/ ●●● S3 number (plural zeros or zeroes) 1math the number 0: Zero times any number is still zero.THESAURUSnothing – zero: The score was twenty-two to nothing.O – used to say the number zero like the letter O: Their zip code is O two one two five (=02125).nil formal – nothing or zero: His chances of winning were practically nil.zip informal – zero. Used especially when saying a score: The score of the soccer game was 2 zip (=2 to 0).2the lowest point on a scale for measuring something: The pressure gauge was almost down to zero.3science a temperature of 0º on the Celsius or Fahrenheit scale: above/below zero Temperatures could drop to five degrees below zero (=-5°) tonight.4informal the lowest possible amount or level of something: Our profits rose from zero to 5.9%. Our chances of winning are virtually zero.5zero growth/inflation/gravity etc. no growth, inflation, etc. at all → see also absolute zero, ground zero, zero tolerance number | verb | noun zerozero2 verb (zeroes, zeroed, zeroing) zero in on somebody/something phrasal verb1to direct all your attention toward a particular person or thing2to aim a gun toward something or someone number | verb | noun zerozero3 noun (plural zeros or zeroes) [countable] informal someone who is considered stupid or unimportant |
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