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zero

number
 
🔊/ˈzɪərəʊ/
🔊/ˈzɪrəʊ/
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  1.  
    (plural zeros)
    (British English also nought)
    0零
    • Five, four, three, two, one, zero… We have lift-off.五、四、三、二、一、零…我们升空了。
  2.  
     a temperature, pressure, etc. that is equal to zero on a scale（气温、压力等的）零度，零点
    • It was ten degrees below zero last night (= −10°C).昨天夜里的气温是零下 10 摄氏度。🔊🔊
    • The thermometer had fallen to zero.温度计显示温度降到了零度。🔊🔊
  3.  
     the lowest possible amount or level; nothing at all最少量；最低点；最低程度；毫无
    • I rated my chances as zero.我觉得我根本没有机会。🔊🔊
    • zero inflation零通胀
    4. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French zéro or Italian zero, via Old Spanish from Arabic ṣifr ‘cipher’.

zero

verb
🔊/ˈzɪərəʊ/
🔊/ˈzɪrəʊ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they zero
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🔊/ˈzɪrəʊ/
he / she / it zeroes
🔊/ˈzɪərəʊz/
🔊/ˈzɪrəʊz/
past simple zeroed
🔊/ˈzɪərəʊd/
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past participle zeroed
🔊/ˈzɪərəʊd/
🔊/ˈzɪrəʊd/
-ing form zeroing
🔊/ˈzɪərəʊɪŋ/
🔊/ˈzɪrəʊɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. zero something to turn an instrument, control, etc. to zero将（仪器、控制装置等）调到零
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French zéro or Italian zero, via Old Spanish from Arabic ṣifr ‘cipher’.