| [/ˈzɪərəu; ˋzɪro/] pron, det 用法:
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. 我们升空了! 用法:
2 lowest point; nothing; nil 最低点; 没有; 无:
Economic growth is at zero, ie is not increasing. 经济无增长. *
Prospects of success in the talks were put at zero. 会谈没有成功的希望. 用法:
3 (a) point between plus (+) and minus () on a scale, esp on a thermometer （刻度上的）零点, 零位; （尤指温度计的）零度:
The thermometer fell to zero lastnight. 昨夜温度计显示气温下降到零度.
(b) temperature,pressure, etc that corresponds to zero on a scale （相当於零度的）温度、 压力等:
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 用法见nought. 用法:
4 (infml esp US) nothing at all; none 毫无; 没有:
Politics has zero interest for me, ie I am not at all interested in it. 我对政治丝毫不感兴趣. zero 2
n (pl ~s) the number 0 *0; 零; 零号. zero 3
v (phr v) zero in on sb/sth 用法:
1 aim guns, etc at or find the range of (a particular target) （将枪炮等）瞄准（某目标）或调整到（某目标的）射程. 用法:
2 (fig 比喻) fix attention on sb/sth; focus on sb/sth 将注意力集中於某人[某事物]; 将焦点调到某人[某事物]上:
zero in on the key issues for discussion 把注意力集中到讨论的关键问题上来. |