zeroed

英 [ˈzɪərəʊd]

美 [ˈzɪroʊd]

v.  将(仪器、控制装置等)调到零
zero的过去分词和过去式

医学

柯林斯词典

• NUM （数字）0
  Zerois 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
• N-UNCOUNT （气温的）零度
  Zerois 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。
• ADJ 毫无;没有
  You can usezeroto 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,zerois used mainly in scientific contexts, or when you want to be precise. In spoken British English,noughtis much more common....from nought to 60 in a fraction of one second.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.
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）。

双语例句

• With first light, the artillery zeroed in on the road junctions.
  天一亮，大炮就对准了公路的各个交叉点。
• Critics have zeroed in on his plan to raise gasoline taxes 10 cents a gallon.
  批评者将矛头对准他打算将汽油税每加仑提高10美分的计划上。
• The reality: Research has zeroed in on the link between soda and bone density.
  事实：科学家们花大力气来研究汽水与骨密度之间的联系。
• Our bombers zeroed in on the enemy positions.
  我们的轰炸机飞进了目标中心敌人的阵地上。
• Then the researchers zeroed in on a gene variant that offers protection against diseases like tuberculosis or leprosy.
  然后，科学家们将全部注意力放在一种可抵抗结核病或麻风病之类的疾病的基因变体上。
• Skeptics have zeroed in on other problems during a half-year of production: shoddy shooting schedules, late payments to cast and crew members, and a revolving door of disaffected directors.
  怀疑论者在出发点半生产年份：其他问题伪劣拍摄时间表，逾期付款演员和工作人员，董事和不满的旋转门。
• Newspaper headlines, though sometimes one-sided, zeroed in on some abuses.
  报纸的标题把火力集中于某些滥用权力的现象，尽管有时带有片面性。
• The police zeroed in on two suspects who had arrived three days before.
  警察把注意力集中在3天前到达的两个可疑分子身上。
• Make sure the meter is level and zeroed.
  一定要把仪表放平，而且调到“0”。
• The newspapers have zeroed in on his private life.
  报纸已把注意力集中在他的私生活上。