nought

noun

1. （数码）零
   the figure 0
   1. A million is written with six noughts.
      一百万写出来有六个零。
   2. nought point one (= written 0.1)
      零点一
   3. I give the programme nought out of ten for humour.
      我给这个节目的幽默打零分。
2. （用于某些短语）无，零
   used in particular phrases to mean ‘nothing’
   1. All our efforts have come to nought (= have not been successful) .
      我们所作的努力都已付诸东流。

The spelling naught is also used for meaning 2. 拼写 naught 用于义项2。


1. NUM (数字)0
   Nought is the number 0.
   1. Sales rose by nought point four per cent last month...
      上个月销售额上升了0.4％。
   2. Houses are graded from nought to ten for energy efficiency...
      房屋按照能耗标准划分为0至10级。
   3. When you write down in figures the number one million, how many noughts are there?
      一百万写成数字时，一共有几个0？

in AM, use 美国英语用 zero


2. PHRASE 毫无结果;一事无成
   If you try to do something but your efforts are not successful, you can say that your efforts come to nought .
   1. Numerous attempts to persuade him to write his memoirs came to nought.
      无数次劝他写回忆录的尝试均以失败告终。

In spoken British English, nought is much more common than zero. ...from nought to 60 in a fraction of one second. As a number, zero is used mainly in scientific contexts, or when you want to be precise. However, when you are stating a telephone number, you say o (/əʊ/). In some sports contexts, especially in football scores, nil is used. England beat Poland two-nil at Wembley. In tennis, love is the usual word. ...a two-games-to-love lead.
英国英语口语中，nought 比 zero 常见得多：from nought to 60 in a fraction of one second (瞬间从0到60)。作为数字，zero主要用于科学语境和表示精确意义的时候。但是说到电话号码时，用o (/əʊ/)。涉及体育运动，尤其是足球比赛比分时，用 nil：England beat Poland two-nil at Wembley (英格兰队在温布利以2比0战胜波兰队)。网球比赛中，常用 love 表示零分：a two-games-to-love lead (局分2比0领先)。

1. Sales rose by nought point four per cent last month
   上个月销售额上升了0.4%。
2. Houses are graded from nought to ten for energy efficiency
   房屋按照能耗标准划分为0至10级。
3. When you write down in figures the number one million, how many noughts are there?
   一百万写成数字时，一共有几个0？
4. Numerous attempts to persuade him to write his memoirs came to nought.
   无数次劝他写回忆录的尝试均以失败告终。
5. Any number to the power of nought is equal to one.
   任何数的0次方等于1。
6. One minus one leaves nought [ zero].
   一减一等于零。
7. Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
   我却说，我劳碌是徒然，我尽力是虚无虚空，然而我当得的理必在耶和华那里，我的赏赐必在我的神那里。
8. Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought?
   耶和华说，我的百姓既是无价被掳去，如今我在这里作什么呢。
9. Being however is an absolute absence of attributes, and so is nought.
   但“有”既只是纯粹无规定者，而“无”也同样的没有规定性。
10. But his power counted for nought, and he went away in his chariot.
    但是他的权力算不了什么，他坐着马车走了。
11. You can do nought here, and people are bad angry.
    你在这儿什么也不能做，人们都非常非常生气。
12. For I know nought of flattery; if I did, my Maker would soon take me away.
    因为我不会奉承，不然，造我者必立即将我消灭。
13. But it cannot be that when I see, or when I think I see, I myself who think am nought.
    但当我能够看见或者当我认为我能够看见时，具有思考能力的我不可能不存在。
14. For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. The Greeks did nought, but play the fools and lie.
    加6：3人若无有、己还以为有、是自欺了。希腊人一事无成，仅仅在愚弄和欺骗。
15. When multiplying numbers ending in nought, bring down the noughts first.
    去乘尾数是零的数字时，先将零移下。
16. Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
    你们喜爱虚浮的事，自夸说，我们不是凭自己的力量取了角吗。
17. If you get simple beauty and nought else you get about the best things Got invents.
    如果你拥有纯真的美，你就拥有了上帝创造的最好的东西。
18. He lifted his dumpy wife like she was nought but a feather, and swung her round and round.
    他牵着他矮胖的妻子就像牵着一根羽毛，带着她转了一圈又一圈。
19. And this is given a special symbol A nought.
    而我们给它一个符号A上面加个。
20. If you marked this Springbok team, on this match, for creativity you would have given them zero, nought, nothing, out of22.
    如果你标记这个羚羊的一种队，在这场比赛上，为创造性，你将给他们零，零，没有东西，从22。
21. The high and faithful spirit of the people counted for nought in this bleak domain.
    在这阴森的领域中，人民崇高而忠实的精神也于事无补。
22. What is it to me whether she dance or not? It is nought to me.
    她跳不跳舞跟我有什么关系？毫无关系。
23. To nought else can they be tender.
    否则他们不会柔软。
24. Don't let their suffering be for nought.
    不要让他们白白承受这些痛苦。
25. Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
    撒但回答耶和华说，约伯敬畏神，岂是无故呢。
26. The man who asked "Do you have a motorbike?" scored an unsurprising nought out of ten.
    而当男人问女人“你有摩托车吗”这样的滑稽问题时，通常得到的印象分都为零。
27. The Greeks did nought, but play the fools and lie.
    希腊人一事无成，仅仅在愚弄和欺骗。
28. I give the programme nought out of ten for humour.
    我给这个节目的幽默打零分。
29. This awful corporation have nought plan at all!
    这个破地方根本没有计划可言！
30. We must bring their schemes to nought.
    我们必须使他们的阴谋彻底破产。

  zero cipher nil nought【导航词义：零】

  zero n. 零；零度；零点；零分

〔辨析〕普通用词，一般用于表示数字、数量、刻度、比分、电话号码等；表示概率、程度等时，常指微乎其微或根本没有。

  cipher n. 〈文〉零；不重要的人

〔辨析〕指数字0或0至9的任何一个阿拉伯数字，强调数字概念；引申则指无足轻重的人。

  nil n. 〈英〉零；无

〔辨析〕多指体育比赛中的比分，或用于认知、价值等程度，常可与 zero 换用。

  nought n. 〈英〉零

〔辨析〕强调数字概念，可与cipher换用；在数字读法上与 zero 相同，可换用。

noun

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

   Synonym:    zero0ciphercypher