zero
US
UK zero, 0, also UK: nought n: (cardinal number: 0) (基数)
SC 零 líng
TC 零
TC 零
Five times zero is zero.
五乘以零等于零。
zero, 0, also UK: nought n: (symbol for 0)
SC 数字零
TC 數字零
TC 數字零
The teacher wrote a zero on the board.
zero, 0, also UK: O, oh n: (in phone number: 0) (电话号码)
SC 零 líng
TC 零
TC 零
My number is five nine zero three eight two.
zero, 0 n: (Celsius: freezing) (摄氏度)
SC 零度，摄氏零度
Temperatures are due to hit zero this week.
zero n: figurative, informal (nothing: starting point)
SC 起点 qǐ diǎn
TC 起點
TC 起點
SC 初始
TC 初始
TC 初始
SC 伊始
When my parents arrived in this country, they had nothing; they started from zero.
zero adj: (not a single one)
SC 没有的 méi yǒu de
SC 无的 méi yǒu de ，wú de
Zero employees have been off sick this month.
zero adj: (not any of [sth])
SC 零的 líng de
The new trainee is hopeless; he puts in zero effort.
zero pron: (people, things: not one of them)
SC 零个人
TC 零個人
TC 零個人
SC 零个东西
Of the thirty students who took the exam, zero managed to pass.
zero n: figurative, informal ([sb] unimportant)
SC 无足轻重的人 wú zú qīng zhòng de rén
SC 啥都不是的人
Ignore David; he's a zero.
zero [sth] vtr: (change to 0)
SC 使归零 shǐ guī líng
TC 使歸零
TC 使歸零
SC 使变为零 shǐ guī líng ，shǐ biàn wéi líng
Rose placed the bowl on the electronic scales, weighed out the butter, and then zeroed the scales before adding the sugar.
zero [sth] vtr: (gun: set sights)
SC 对…做归零校正
The marksman zeroed his rifle and took the shot.
absolute zero n: (lowest possible temperature)
SC 绝对零度 jué duì líng dù
TC 絕對零度
TC 絕對零度
SC 绝对零点 jué duì líng dù，jué duì líng diǎn
Absolute zero, zero degrees Kelvin, is -473 Fahrenheit or -273.15 Celsius.
below zero adj: (colder than freezing)
SC 寒冷的，很冷的 hán lěng de ，hěn lěng de
Christ, it's below zero out there!
below zero adv: (colder than freezing)
SC 零度以下
Temperatures in Moscow regularly drop below zero.
Ground Zero n: (World Trade Center site)
SC 纽约世界贸易中心废墟 niǔ yuē shì jiè mào yì zhōng xīn fèi xū
The US president visited Ground Zero in New York in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
911恐怖袭击后，美国总统到访了纽约世贸大厦遗址。
ground zero n: (explosion: impact area)
SC 爆炸后的废墟 bào zhà hòu de fèi xū
patient zero n: (pandemic, etc.: first person infected) (第一个受感染的流行病患者)
SC 零号病人
sub-zero, also US: subzero adj: (temperature: below freezing)
SC 零度以下的 líng dù yǐ xià de
zero gravity: (physics)
SC 零重力
SC 无重力
zero in vi: informal (focus)
SC 使（枪炮等）瞄准 shǐ （ qiāng pào děng ） miáo zhǔn
The pilot zeroed in and launched his attack.
zero in on [sth] vtr: informal (focus)
SC 集中火力于 jí zhōng huǒ lì yú
SC 集中注意力于 jí zhōng huǒ lì yú ，jí zhōng zhù yì lì yú
An auditor knows how to zero in on the problems lurking in a financial report.
zero tolerance n: (strict policy)
SC 零容忍政策
zero tolerance n as adj: (approach, policy: very strict)
SC 零容忍的
zero-emission, zero-emissions n as adj: (vehicle: no exhaust gas)
SC 零排放的
zero-sum game n: (win-lose situation)
SC 零和游戏
SC 零和博弈