n.零；零度；最低點(diǎn)；完全沒有；無(wú)足輕重的人或物
adj.零的；無(wú)價(jià)值的；零視度的
v.把 ... 調(diào)零；瞄準(zhǔn)；集中注意；迫近
Make sure you are not dividing by zero. 確保不會(huì)除零。
It was five below zero last night. 昨夜溫度是零下五度。
The temperature will be above zero. 氣溫將在零度以上。
The reputation of the conjurer was rapidly sinking below zero. 魔術(shù)師的信譽(yù)一下子下降到最低點(diǎn)。
His hope was reduced to zero. 他的希望化為烏有。
You're dating her? She's such a zero! 你要跟她約會(huì)?她這人一無(wú)所長(zhǎng)！
用作形容詞 (adj.)The probability of a peace agreement being reached is zero. 達(dá)成和平協(xié)定的概率是零。
Zero choice is the fastest route to low quality. 零選擇是通向低質(zhì)量的最快捷路線。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)He is well-known for his capability to zero out taxes for his clients. 他以能夠?yàn)榭蛻艉戏ū芏惓雒?/p>
You should zero in a machine gun at 500 yards. 你應(yīng)該把機(jī)槍的瞄準(zhǔn)器調(diào)整到500碼的距離上。
We shouldn't be vague; we should zero in on the cause of the problem. 我們不應(yīng)該含糊，我們應(yīng)該把注意力集中在問題的起因上。
表示“零”時(shí),在科技術(shù)語(yǔ)和美式英語(yǔ)中通常用zero; 在日常會(huì)話中英國(guó)人通常用nought(尤用于小數(shù)點(diǎn)前后),O ［o］ (尤用于小數(shù)點(diǎn)后)和nil(尤用于體育比賽中)。
zero還可用作動(dòng)詞,意思是“把…直接瞄準(zhǔn)〔聚焦〕…”。例如:They zeroed in on the key issues for discussion.他們把注意力集中到討論的關(guān)鍵問題上來(lái)。
