nought
英 [nɔːt]
美 [nɔːt]
n. (数码)零; (用于某些短语)无，零
Collins.1 / BNC.9240 / COCA.38124
同义词辨析
如果x为零，y肯定是2。
It was 18 degrees below zero.
气温是零下18度。
We won the football game with a score of 4 to zero.
我们以4比0的比分赢得了这场足球比赛。
My chances of winning are almost zero.
我获胜的机会几乎为零。
可靠性数字
223344 is a number of 6 ciphers.
223344是一个6位数。
One followed by two ciphers is 100.
1的后面跟两个0是100。
He's a mere cipher in the committee.
他在委员会里不过是个无名小卒。
我们队以3比0获胜。
His knowledge of the subject is practically nil/zero.
他在这方面的知识几乎是零。
Their new device reduced labour costs to almost nil/zero.
他们的新装置把劳动成本几乎降为零。
0.1/0.23等
A million is 1 with six noughts/ciphers after it.
一百万是一后面加六个零。
牛津词典
noun
- （数码）零
the figure 0- A million is written with six noughts.
一百万写出来有六个零。 - nought point one (= written 0.1)
零点一 - I give the programme nought out of ten for humour.
我给这个节目的幽默打零分。
- A million is written with six noughts.
- （用于某些短语）无，零
used in particular phrases to mean ‘nothing’- All our efforts have come to nought (= have not been successful) .
我们所作的努力都已付诸东流。
- All our efforts have come to nought (= have not been successful) .
柯林斯词典
- NUM (数字)0
Noughtis the number 0.- Sales rose by nought point four per cent last month...
上个月销售额上升了0.4％。 - 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。 - 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？
- Sales rose by nought point four per cent last month...
- 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 effortscome to nought.- 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。
- Numerous attempts to persuade him to write his memoirs came to nought.
The spelling naught is also used for meaning 2. 拼写 naught 用于义项2。
in AM, use 美国英语用 zero
In spoken British English,noughtis much more common thanzero....from nought to60 in a fraction of one second.As a number,zerois used mainly in scientific contexts, or when you want to be precise. However, when you are stating a telephone number, you sayo(/əʊ/). In some sports contexts, especially in football scores,nilis used.England beat Poland two-nil at Wembley.In tennis,loveis 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)。
英英释义
noun
- a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
双语例句
- Sales rose by nought point four per cent last month
上个月销售额上升了0.4%。 - One minus one leaves nought [ zero].
一减一等于零。 - 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。 - 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。 - Any number to the power of nought is equal to one.
任何数的0次方等于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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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？ - 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。