zero

number

1. 零
   0
   1. Five, four, three, two, one, zero… We have lift-off.
      五、四、三、二、一、零… 我们升空了。
2. （气温、压力等的）零度，零点
   a temperature, pressure, etc. that is equal to zero on a scale
   1. It was ten degrees below zero last night (= –10˚C) .
      昨天夜里的气温是零下10摄氏度。
   2. The thermometer had fallen to zero.
      温度计显示温度降到了零度。
3. 最少量；最低点；最低程度；毫无
   the lowest possible amount or level; nothing at all
   1. I rated my chances as zero.
      我觉得我根本没有机会。
   2. zero inflation
      零通胀

verb

1. 将（仪器、控制装置等）调到零
   to turn an instrument, control, etc. to zero

1. NUM （数字）0
   Zero is the number 0.
   1. 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。
   2. ...a scale ranging from zero to seven.
      从0到7的范围
2. N-UNCOUNT （气温的）零度
   Zero is a temperature of 0˚. It is freezing point on the Centigrade and Celsius scales, and 32˚ below freezing point on the Fahrenheit scale.
   1. 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。
   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。
3. ADJ 毫无;没有
   You can use zero to say that there is none at all of the thing mentioned.
   1. 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。
   2. ...zero inflation...
      零通货膨胀率
   3. His chances are zero.
      他毫无机会。

As a number, zero is used mainly in scientific contexts, or when you want to be precise. In spoken British English, nought is much more common. ...from nought to 60 in a fraction of one second. 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.
zero作为数字，主要用于科学语境中，或表示精确。在英国口语中更常使用nought：from nought to 60 in a fraction of one second（瞬间从0到60）。但是在说到电话号码时用o(/əʊ/)。在某些谈及体育的语境，尤其是谈及足球比赛的得分时用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）。网球比赛中通常使用love：a two-games-to-love lead （先胜两局处于领先）。

1. Most people in fact got full marks in one question and zero in the other.
   实际上多数人一个问题得了满分，另一个问题却得了零分。
2. My guess is that the chance that these vaccines will work is zero
   我猜测这些疫苗根本不可能奏效。
3. Amongst the population at large the support for the present regime is virtually zero.
   在一般大众中，支持现政权的人数几乎是零。
4. One minus one is zero
   1减1等于0。
5. The fuel gauge reads below zero.
   燃油表显示油量在零以下。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. His chances are zero.
    他毫无机会。
12. Water freezes at zero degrees centigrade.
    水在零摄氏度结冰。
13. One minus one leaves nought [ zero].
    一减一等于零。
14. The thermometer fell to zero last night.
    寒暑表昨夜降至零度。
15. Here the temperature never goes below zero centigrade.
    这里的气温很少降到摄氏零度以下。
16. Business negotiation may not necessarily be a zero game in which one loses if the other wins; we should strive for a win-win result.
    商务谈判未必是一场非赢即输的零和游戏，要争取双赢。
17. He that promises too much means zero.
    许诺过多，等于白说。
18. The ( atmospheric) temperature has fallen ( or gone) below zero.
    气温降至零度以下。
19. Water becomes solid when the temperature goes down to zero.
    温度降到零度，水就变成了固体。
20. 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。
21. In this case, both the length and index values are zero, so they match.
    在本例中，长度和索引值都为0，所以它们是匹配的。
22. As you can see, I've added a zero to both Race_01 and Race_02's distance values.
    如您所见，我对Race01和Race02的距离值都添加了一个零。
23. Like any other set, this result can have zero, one, or more members.
    和其他任何集合一样，其中可能有零个、一个或多个成员。
24. If the team followed iterative development strictly, I will have a value of zero.
    如果这个团队严格遵守了迭代的开发过程，我将得到的值是0。
25. The message has a name and zero or more arguments.
    该消息有一个名称和零个或多个参数。
26. A project contains one integration stream and zero or more development streams.
    项目包含了一个集成流和零个和多个开发流。
27. Such a zero sum economy breeds disaffection and despair.
    这种零和经济为不满和绝望提供了温床。
28. Interest rates are zero already.
    利率已经是零了。
29. Have you decreased the reactive power to zero?
    您将无功负荷将为零了吗？

  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。

zero in on sb/sth

1. 集中全部注意力于
   to fix all your attention on the person or thing mentioned
   1. Five, four, three, two, one, zero… We have lift-off.
      五、四、三、二、一、零… 我们升空了。
2. （用枪炮等）瞄准
   to aim guns, etc. at the person or thing mentioned
   1. It was ten degrees below zero last night (= –10˚C) .
      昨天夜里的气温是零下10摄氏度。
   2. The thermometer had fallen to zero.
      温度计显示温度降到了零度。

noun

1. the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing

2. the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured

   Synonym:    zero point

3. a quantity of no importance
   1. it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
   2. reduced to nil all the work we had done
   3. we racked up a pathetic goose egg
   4. it was all for naught
   5. I didn't hear zilch about it

   Synonym:    nothingnilnixnadanullaughtciphercyphergoose eggnaughtzilchzipzippo

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

   Synonym:    0noughtciphercypher

verb

1. adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
   1. He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards

   Synonym:    zero in

2. adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

adj

1. indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
   1. a zero score

   Synonym:    0

2. indicating an initial point or origin

3. of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)