zeroes

1. [C] (数字)零 (the name of) the sign 0 and of the number it stands for
2. [C] 零点,零位; 零度 point between plus and minus on a scale, especially on a thermometer
3. [C] 没有,无 nothing; no size or quantity

• add〔become, equal〕 zero加上〔变成,等于〕零
• fall to zero跌至最低点,化为乌有
• fly at zero超低空飞行
• get〔put〕 a zero得〔打〕零分
• register〔stand at〕 zero纪录〔保持〕为零

• absolute zero绝对零度
• arbitrary zero任意零值

• balance zero天平零点
• the air zero核弹空中爆炸中心
• the ground zero(原子弹爆炸时)放射中心正下面的地区
• time zero时间零点

• zero growth零增长
• zero hour零点,重要事件开始的时刻
• zero position零点位
• zero reading起点读数
• zero water蒸馏水

• above〔below〕 zero零上〔下〕
• at zero在零度时
• down to zero降至零度

below zero零度以下

zero in调整归零；瞄准具校正

zero defect零缺陷；零缺点；无差错

zero sequence零序部分

zero discharge零排放；无出料；空转

zero point零点；基准点；致死临界温度

zero gravity零重力；失重

absolute zero绝对零度

ground zero“爆心投影点”组织；着地点

zero current零位电流；零压电流；无电流

zero hour零时；关键时刻；行动开始的时间

zero tolerance零容忍；零允差；绝不容忍

zero position零位；起始位置

above zero零度以上

zero degree零度

zero drift零点漂移；最小容量；起点电容

zero phase[电工学]零相位

zero sum零和的

zero mean零平均值；测回中数

zero in on向…集中注意力；对准…

1. Make sure you are not dividing by zero.
   确保不会除零。
2. It was five below zero last night.
   昨夜温度是零下五度。
3. The temperature will be above zero.
   气温将在零度以上。
4. The reputation of the conjurer was rapidly sinking below zero.
   魔术师的信誉一下子下降到最低点。
5. His hope was reduced to zero.
   他的希望化为乌有。
6. You're dating her? She's such a zero!
   你要跟她约会?她这人一无所长！

1. The probability of a peace agreement being reached is zero.
   达成和平协定的概率是零。
2. Zero choice is the fastest route to low quality.
   零选择是通向低质量的最快捷路线。

1. He is well-known for his capability to zero out taxes for his clients.
   他以能够为客户合法避税出名。
2. You should zero in a machine gun at 500 yards.
   你应该把机枪的瞄准器调整到500码的距离上。
3. We shouldn't be vague; we should zero in on the cause of the problem.
   我们不应该含糊，我们应该把注意力集中在问题的起因上。