אנגלית

zero

gb/zˈɪɹoʊ/ us/zˈɪɹoʊ/
A2 אנגלית
~ 2600
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם A2 quantity
1

The number representing nothing

The number 0, meaning no amount.

טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'zero' with 'O' (the letter) when speaking or writing numbers.
מילים נרדפות
nought (British English term for the number 0.)
הפכים
one (Represents a quantity of one, the first positive integer.)
צירופים
zero percent |zero tolerance |absolute zero |zero point
נושאים
mathematics |daily life |education |science |core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
  • The temperature dropped to zero degrees last night.
  • Her chances of winning are close to zero.
  • The score was zero to zero at halftime.
  • He has zero experience in management.
  • The account balance is zero.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • It is zero degrees today.
  • I have zero money in my wallet.
  • Our team scored zero points.
  • The bank says my balance is zero.
שם עצם B1 state
2

Complete lack of something

When there is nothing of something, or it has no importance.

מילים נרדפות
nothing (General term for the absence of anything.)
הפכים
full (Represents having the maximum amount of something.)
צירופים
zero chance |zero interest |zero value
נושאים
emotions |evaluation |core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
  • We have zero chance of catching the train now.
  • He has zero interest in sports.
  • That idea has zero value to our project.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • I have zero chance to win.
  • She has zero interest in cooking.
  • This plan has zero value.
פועל technical B2 action
3

Adjust to a reading of zero

To make a tool or machine show 0 before using it.

תבנית שימוש: to zero [a device/instrument]
מילים נרדפות
calibrate (More general term for adjusting equipment for accuracy.)
הפכים
miscalibrate (To set a device incorrectly, making it inaccurate.)
צירופים
zero a scale |zero the balance |zero the gauge
נושאים
science |technology
דוגמאות
  • Please zero the scale before weighing the package.
  • The technician zeroed the gauge before starting the test.
  • Always zero your instrument for accurate results.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • Zero the scale before you use it.
  • He zeroed the meter before testing.
  • I need to zero this tool.
adjective B1 property
4

Having no amount or effect

Having none of something; no amount or effect.

מילים נרדפות
nil (Used especially in British English in sports or formal contexts.)
הפכים
some (Indicates a non-zero amount of something.)
צירופים
zero emissions |zero cost |zero visibility
נושאים
daily life |core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
  • The car produces zero emissions when running on battery power.
  • We had zero visibility in the fog.
  • This service has zero cost for members.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • This car makes zero noise.
  • We had zero light in the room.
  • The trip cost me zero money.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
zero
IPA
GB/zˈɪɹoʊ/
US/zˈɪɹoʊ/
הברות והטעמה
zero (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (zero)
צורות המילה
Noun
  • Base: zero
  • Plural: zeroes, zeros
Verb
  • Base: zero
  • 3rd Person Singular: zeroes, zeros
  • Present Participle: zeroing
  • Past: zeroed
  • Past Participle: zeroed
משפחת מילים
Forms
zeroes noun zeros noun zeroing verb zeroed verb
Related words
nonzero adjective
ביטויים

back to square one (back to zero)

1
/bˈæk tə skwˈɛɹ wˈʌn bˈæk tə zˈɪɹoʊ/
idiom informal

Return to start after failure

To start again from the beginning after failing or losing progress.

דוגמאות
  • After the deal fell through, they were back to square one.
  • We are back to zero with this project after the computer crash.

from zero to hero

1
/fɹˈʌm zˈɪɹoʊ tə hˈɪɹoʊ/
idiom informal

Go from failure to success

To change from being unsuccessful to being very successful.

דוגמאות
  • In one season, the team went from zero to hero.
  • He went from zero to hero after his invention became popular.

zero in on

1
/zˈɪɹoʊ ˈɪn ˈɔn/
phrasal verb

Focus closely on something

To give all your attention to one thing or target it exactly.

דוגמאות
  • The police have zeroed in on a suspect.
  • She quickly zeroed in on the main problem during the meeting.

absolute zero

1
/ˈæbsəlˌut zˈɪɹoʊ/
fixed phrase technical

Lowest possible temperature

The coldest temperature possible, −273.15°C, where atoms stop moving.

דוגמאות
  • Scientists have never reached absolute zero, but have come very close.
  • Scientists have cooled gases close to absolute zero.
  • At absolute zero, molecular motion stops entirely.
  • Absolute zero is −273.15°C.

zero tolerance

1
/zˈɪɹoʊ tˈɑlɚəns/
fixed phrase

No exceptions policy for rules

A rule or law that does not allow any breaking of it at all.

דוגמאות
  • The school has a zero tolerance policy on bullying.
  • The school has a zero tolerance policy for bullying.
  • There is zero tolerance for drunk driving in this state.
  • Many airlines now claim to have zero tolerance for violent passengers.
  • The company announced zero tolerance toward sexual harassment in the workplace.

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