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. 我们升空了!
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.
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.
4 (infml 口 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, n (pl ~s) the number 0 *0; 零; 零号. zero, v (phr v) zero in on sb/sth
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.
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.
🎯 考研助记
Z-E-R-O,什么都没有- 零""
🔁 扩展释义
*['ziәrәu]n. 零, 零点, 零度, 无, 乌有, 最低点a. 零的, 没有的vt. 调零, 对(炮火等)作协调校正【计】 零【医】 零, 零度相关词组: to zero in... to zero in on...
This shows how long it was before we deemed it necessary to make sure that all our children could share in the knowledge accumulated by the'happy few' during the past centuries.