zero — EN↔ZH

zero

/BrE ˈzɪərəʊ

, AmE ˈzɪroʊ,

ˈziˌroʊ

A noun

pl zeros

1 [uncountable and countable] Mathematics 零;

five, four, three, two, one, zero 五、四、三、二、一、零 [用于倒计时];

before n 零的;

a period of zero growth 零增长期

2 [uncountable] (nil) 全无;

prospects of success were put at zero 成功无望;

I rated my chances as zero 我觉得自己根本没有机会;

before n to show zero interest in sth 对某事物一点儿兴趣也没有

3 ▶[Temperature] [uncountable] Meteorology (point on scale) 零度;

above/below zero 零度以上／以下

4 [countable] informal (insignificant person) 无足轻重的人;

her husband's a real zero 她丈夫是个十足的废物;

to go from hero to zero 从英雄沦落到无名小卒

B transitive verb

把…归零 ‹instrument, scales›

Phrasal verb

● zero in

intransitive verb

1 Military 瞄准某物／某人;

to zero in on sth/sb; 瞄准

2 (focus) 集中注意力;

to zero in on sth/sb; 全神贯注于;

to zero in on the key issues 集中讨论关键问题