n.零；零度；最低點；完全沒有；無足輕重的人或物
adj.零的；無價值的；零視度的
v.把 ... 調(diào)零；瞄準；集中注意；迫近
Make sure you are not dividing by zero. 確保不會除零。
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)師的信譽一下子下降到最低點。
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?她這人一無所長！
用作形容詞 (adj.)The probability of a peace agreement being reached is zero. 達成和平協(xié)定的概率是零。
用作動詞 (v.)He is well-known for his capability to zero out taxes for his clients. 他以能夠為客戶合法避稅出名。
You should zero in a machine gun at 500 yards. 你應(yīng)該把機槍的瞄準器調(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,在科技術(shù)語和美式英語中通常用zero; 在日常會話中英國人通常用nought(尤用于小數(shù)點前后),O ［o］ (尤用于小數(shù)點后)和nil(尤用于體育比賽中)。
zero還可用作動詞,意思是“把…直接瞄準〔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。
adj.零基的；從零開始的
adj.零下的；負的
n.零位調(diào)整
