英汉词典

zero 基本解释

• n. 零点，零度
• num. 零
• n. (Zero)人名；(意)泽罗

zero 词态变化

zero 中文词源

来自阿拉伯语sifr,零，空无，神秘，词源cipher,最终来自梵语。

zero 英文词源

zero

zero: [17] In common with many other English mathematical terms, zero comes ultimately from Arabic. Its distant ancestor is Arabic sifr, a noun use of an adjective meaning ‘empty’, which also produced English cipher. It passed into English via Old Spanish zero and French zéro.
=> cipher

zero (n.)

"figure which stands for naught in the Arabic notation," also "the absence of all quantity considered as quantity," c. 1600, from French zéro or directly from Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic sifr "cipher," translation of Sanskrit sunya-m "empty place, desert, naught" (see cipher (n.)).

A brief history of the invention of "zero" can be found here. Meaning "worthless person" is recorded from 1813. As an adjective from 1810. Zero tolerance first recorded 1972, originally U.S. political language. Zero-sum in game theory is from 1944 (von Neumann), indicating that if one player wins X amount the other or others must lose X amount.

zero (v.)

in zero in, 1944, from zero (n.); the image is from instrument adjustment to a setting of "zero" (1909 in this sense, originally in rifle-shooting). Related: Zeroed; zeroing.

zero 词组搭配

zero 英文释义

1. a quantity of no importance;

"it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"

"reduced to nil all the work we had done"

"we racked up a pathetic goose egg"

"it was all for naught"

"I didn't hear zilch about it"

2. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

3. the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale

zero 双语例句

1. The patient rates the therapies on a scale of zero to ten.

患者按十分制给这些治疗方法打分。

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2. That night the mercury fell to thirty degrees below zero.

那天晚上温度计显示气温降到了零下30度。

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3. They have a policy of zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

他们对性骚扰采取绝不容忍的政策。

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4. This new ministry was being created with zero assets and zero liabilities.

这个新部委正在筹建，既无资产也无负债。

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5. It's a sunny late winter day, just a few degrees above zero.

那是晚冬阳光明媚的一天，温度只有零上几度。

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zero 实用场景例句

Five, four, three, two, one, zero… We have lift-off.

五、四、三、二、一、零… 我们升空了。

牛津词典

It was ten degrees below zero last night (= –10˚C) .

昨天夜里的气温是零下10摄氏度。

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The thermometer had fallen to zero.

温度计显示温度降到了零度。

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I rated my chances as zero.

我觉得我根本没有机会。

牛津词典

zero inflation

零通胀

牛津词典

They zeroed in on the key issues.

他们集中讨论了关键问题。

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Visibility at the city's airport came down to zero, bringing air traffic to a standstill.

该市机场的能见度降为零，空中交通陷入了停顿。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a scale ranging from zero to seven.

从0到7的范围

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It's a sunny late winter day, just a few degrees above zero...

那是晚冬阳光明媚的一天，温度只有零上几度。

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That night the mercury fell to thirty degrees below zero.

那天晚上温度计显示气温降到了零下30度。

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This new ministry was being created with zero assets and zero liabilities.

这个新部委正在筹建，既无资产也无负债。

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...zero inflation...

零通货膨胀率

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Their hopes reduced to zero.

他们的希望破灭了.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Practices zero reporting system to the production suspension including the dairy products Production enterprise.

对停产含乳制品生产企业实行零报告制度.

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The inflation rate should be higher than zero to encourage investment.

物价增长率必须高于零,用于刺激投资.

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Zero risk: no extra capital investment in joining us.

零风险: 加盟我们无须额外资金投入.

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Dynamic automatic zero compensation function.

有动态零点自动补偿功能.

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The temperature is below zero.

温度在零度以下.

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Here the temperature never goes below zero centigrade.

这里的气温很少降到摄氏零度以下.

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It was ten degrees below zero.

气温是零下十度.

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The thermometer fell to zero last night.

寒暑表昨夜降至零度.

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Water freezes at zero degrees centigrade.

水在零摄氏度结冰.

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Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.

把计数器拨到零,你就会知道录音从哪儿开始.

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Our hopes fell to zero.

我们的希望完全破灭了.

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The mercury dived to ten below zero.

温度突然下降到零下10度.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

One minus one leaves nought [ zero ].

一减一 等于 零.

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The teacher put a zero on his paper.

老师在他的试卷上打了个零分.

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Visibility at the city's airport came down to zero, bringing air traffic to a standstill.

该市机场的能见度降为零，空中交通陷入了停顿。

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