zero
pron, det
1 0; one less than one; nought 0; 零
Five, four, three, two, one, zero. We have lift-off! 五、 四、 三、 二、 一、 零. 我們升空了!
2 lowest point; nothing; nil 最低點; 沒有; 無
Economic growth is at zero, ie is not increasing. 經(jīng)濟無增長.
Prospects of success in the talks were put at zero. 會談沒有成功的希望.
3
(a) point between plus (+) and minus () on a scale, esp on a thermometer (刻度上的)零點, 零位; (尤指溫度計的)零度
The thermometer fell to zero lastnight. 昨夜溫度計顯示氣溫下降到零度.
(b) temperature,pressure, etc that corresponds to zero on a scale (相當於零度的)溫度、 壓力等
It was really cold last night ten degrees below zero, ie 10C, ten degrees belowthe freezing point of water. 昨夜真冷--零下十度(10C). =>Usage at nought 用法見nought.
4 (infml 口 esp US) nothing at all; none 毫無; 沒有
Politics has zero interest for me, ie I am not at all interested in it. 我對政治絲毫不感興趣. zero, n (pl ~s) the number 0 *0; 零; 零號. zero, v (phr v) zero in on sb/sth
1 aim guns, etc at or find the range of (a particular target) (將槍炮等)瞄準(某目標)或調(diào)整到(某目標的)射程.
2 (fig 比喻) fix attention on sb/sth; focus on sb/sth 將注意力集中於某人[某事物]; 將焦點調(diào)到某人[某事物]上
zero in on the key issues for discussion 把注意力集中到討論的關鍵問題上來.
?? 考研助記
Z-E-R-O,什么都沒有- 零""
?? 擴展釋義
*['zi?r?u]n. 零, 零點, 零度, 無, 烏有, 最低點a. 零的, 沒有的vt. 調(diào)零, 對(炮火等)作協(xié)調(diào)校正【計】 零【醫(yī)】 零, 零度相關詞組: to zero in... to zero in on...