zero

['ziərəu]

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

n.

1. 零; 零号[C]

There are two zeros in 1008.

在1008中有两个零。

2. (刻度表上的)零点, 零位; (气温的)零度[U]

At zero water is frozen solid.

零度时水冻结为固体。

3. 最低点; 无, 乌有[U]

Measures have been taken to reduce the incidence of the disease to zero.

业已采取措施把发病率降到最低程度。

4. 无足轻重的人; 没有价值的东西[C]

a.

1. 零的

2. 没有的, 全无的

I have given it zero thought.

我对这事一点没有考虑过。

He has given my suggestion zero thought.

他对我的建议一点没有考虑过。

vt.

1. 把……调整归零; 对……作归零校正

2. 把……减少到零

词形变化

名词复数: zeros | 动词过去式: zeroed | 动词过去分词: zeroed | 动词现在分词: zeroing | 动词第三人称单数: zeroes |

词义辨析

同义:

n.零; 无, 乌有

nothing  naught  nil  none  

同义参见:

nobody  

英英释义

名词 zero:

a quantity of no importance

同义词：nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zilch, zip, zippo

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

同义词：0, nought, cipher, cypher

the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale

同义词：zero point

动词 zero:

adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

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

同义词：zero in

形容词 zero:

indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration

同义词：0

indicating an initial point or origin

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

having no measurable or otherwise determinable value

短语词组

zero in on

1. 向……集中注意力; 对准

They zeroed in on the suspicious man.

他们的注意力集中在那个可疑分子身上。

补充

zerozero英:[ˈziərəu] 美:[ˈzɪro, ˈziro]n.1.(数字)零The figure 100 has two zeros in it.数字100有两个零。The teacher put a zero on his paper.老师在他的试卷上打了个零分。2.零点, 零位; 零度It was ten degrees below zero.气温是零下十度。3.没有, 无Our hopes fell to zero.我们的希望完全破灭了。vi.1.把(枪等)直接瞄准[聚焦]…They zeroed in on the key issues for discussion.他们把注意力集中到讨论的关键问题上来。

例句

1. Visibility at the city's airport came down to zero.此前该市机场的能见度降为零。 2. It's a sunny late winter day, just a few degrees above zero.这是晚冬阳光明媚的一天, 温度只有零上几度。 3. That night the mercury fell to thirty degrees below zero.那天晚上温度计显示气温降到了零下30度。 4. His chances are zero.他毫无机会。 5. The paper says the Conservative Party promised zero inflation and has failed to deliver.报纸上说保守党承诺零通货膨胀率, 但未能兑现诺言。 6. This new ministry was being created with zero assets and zero liabilities.这个新部委正在筹建, 既无资产也无负债。 7. figures from zero to nine.从0到9的数字。 8. you've left off a zero—it should be five hundred million.你漏掉了一个0——应该是5亿。 9. the gauge dropped to zero.量规下降至0刻度 。 10. [as modifier]a zero rate of interest.零利率。 11. the temperature was below zero.气温在摄氏零度以下。 12. the zero plural in ‘three sheep’.‘three sheep’中sheep的复数无屈折变化。 13. I rated my chances as zero.我估计我的机会为零。 14. her husband is an absolute zero.她的丈夫绝对是个小人物。 15. zero the counter when the tape has rewound.倒带时把计数器调至零位。 16. jet fighters zeroed in on the rebels' positions.喷气战斗机将火力集中对准叛军阵地。 17. they zeroed in on the clues he gave away about.他们把注意力集中在他所泄露的线索上。 18. zero growth/inflation/profit零增长；无通胀；无利润 19. One million is a one with six zeros [=(Brit) noughts] after it.一百万就是一后面带有六个零。 20. Two minus two equals zero.二减二等于零。 21. It's supposed to fall below zero tonight.今晚气温可能降到零度以下。 22. The temperature is 10° above/below zero.温度为零上/零下10度。 23. They are working to reduce the mortality rate to zero.他们正在努力将死亡率降低到零。 24. Her contribution to the project was close to zero. [=she did almost nothing on the project]她对这个项目几乎没什么贡献。 25. The car can go from zero to 60 in 10 seconds. [=from not moving at all to going 60 miles per hour in 10 seconds]这辆汽车可以在10秒内从静止加速到60英里/小时。 26. "(informal) I know zero [=nada, zilch] about fixing computers."我对修理电脑一窍不通。 27. You'll have to start from zero [=from scratch] if you can't find your notes.你若找不到笔记，那就只能从零开始做起。 28. Her new boyfriend's a real zero. [=loser]她的新男友是个彻头彻尾的小人物。 29. The economy experienced zero [=no] inflation last year.去年经济实现零通胀。 30. (informal) He has zero [=no] chance of winning. = His chances of winning are zero. [=nonexistent]他获胜的可能性为零。 31. zero the scale将天平归零 32. My teacher helped me zero in on my problems with algebra.老师帮助我集中精力解决代数上的一些问题。 33. Scientists are hoping to zero in on a cure.科学家们希望集中精力研究一种治疗方法。 34. The gunner zeroed in on the target.炮手将炮瞄准了目标。 35. He zeroed in on her with the camera.他将照相机对准她。 36. Be sure to zero out [=empty] the account before you switch banks.在转银行之前，一定要把账户清空。 37. New legislation will zero out further funding for the project. [=will completely eliminate further funding for the project]新法规规定将不再为此项工程继续提供资金。 38. This program will be zeroed out [=eliminated] in the budget for next year.这项计划将在明年的预算中取消。