音标:['ziәrәu] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
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
n. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
n. the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
n. the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
v. adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
词型变化:名词复数形式 : zeros ; 现在分词 : zeroing ; 过去式 : zeroed ; 第三人称单数 : zeroes ; 过去分词 : zeroed
考试类型:[中考/高考/IELTS]
词性分布:
名词38%
动词18%

zero的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. Make sure you are not dividing by zero.确保不会除零。
  2. It was five below zero last night.昨夜温度是零下五度。
  3. The temperature will be above zero.气温将在零度以上。
  4. The reputation of the conjurer was rapidly sinking below zero.魔术师的信誉一下子下降到最低点。
  5. His hope was reduced to zero.他的希望化为乌有。
  6. You're dating her? She's such a zero!你要跟她约会?她这人一无所长!
用作形容词(adj.)
  1. The probability of a peace agreement being reached is zero.达成和平协定的概率是零。
  2. Zero choice is the fastest route to low quality.零选择是通向低质量的最快捷路线。
用作动词(v.)
  1. He is well-known for his capability to zero out taxes for his clients.他以能够为客户合法避税出名。
  2. You should zero in a machine gun at 500 yards.你应该把机枪的瞄准器调整到500码的距离上。
  3. We shouldn't be vague; we should zero in on the cause of the problem.我们不应该含糊,我们应该把注意力集中在问题的起因上。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. The figure 100 has two zeros in it.数字100有两个零。
  2. The teacher put a zero on his paper.老师在他的试卷上打了个零分。
  3. It was ten degrees below zero.气温是零下十度。
  4. Our hopes fell to zero.我们的希望完全破灭了。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • add〔become, equal〕 zero加上〔变成,等于〕零
  • fall to zero跌至最低点,化为乌有
  • fly at zero超低空飞行
  • get〔put〕 a zero得〔打〕零分
  • register〔stand at〕 zero纪录〔保持〕为零
形容词+~
  • absolute zero绝对零度
  • arbitrary zero任意零值
名词+~
  • balance zero天平零点
  • the air zero核弹空中爆炸中心
  • the ground zero(原子弹爆炸时)放射中心正下面的地区
  • time zero时间零点
~+名词
  • zero growth零增长
  • zero hour零点,重要事件开始的时刻
  • zero position零点位
  • zero reading起点读数
  • zero water蒸馏水
介词+~
  • above〔below〕 zero零上〔下〕
  • at zero在零度时
  • down to zero降至零度

经典引文

  • At zero 8 hours to be exact, the united mass would attack.

    出自:T. E. Lawrence
  • The Russians now have..ICBMs..zeroed in on U.S. targets.

    出自:Time
  • American bases overseas..are at all times zeroed in by Soviet missiles.

    出自:H. Kahn
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