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a goalless + noun
goalless 常放在 draw、match、first half 等名词前，表示该场比赛没有进球。
The two teams played out a goalless draw.
两队打出了一场零比零的平局。
零比零的；未进球的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
零比零的；未进球的
with no goals scored
The two teams played out a goalless draw.
两队打出了一场零比零的平局。
没有目标的；无抱负的。
Devoid of goals; ambitionless.
没有进球的；未得分的；未进一球的。
Without goals; in which no goals have been scored; having scored no goals.
The match ended goalless, so the two teams had to share the point.
比赛以零比零结束，两队只能各得一分。
After a goalless first half, the home team finally scored in the 60th minute.
上半场双方均未进球，主队终于在第六十分钟破门得分。
A goalless draw is common in football, but this one was unusually exciting.
足球比赛中零比零平局很常见，但这场却异常精彩。
goalless 常放在 draw、match、first half 等名词前，表示该场比赛没有进球。
The two teams played out a goalless draw.
两队打出了一场零比零的平局。
end/finish goalless 用作表语，说明比赛最终结果是零比零。
The match ended goalless after extra time.
加时赛后，比赛以零比零结束。
Not this
The match ended with goalless.
Use this
The match ended goalless.
goalless 是形容词，不能作 with 的宾语。表示“以零比零结束”应在系动词后直接用形容词作补语，即 ended goalless；若要用介词，则需加名词，如 ended in a goalless draw。
Not this
They watched a goalless 0-0 draw.
Use this
They watched a goalless draw.
goalless 本身已含有“零比零”的意思，再与 0-0 连用会造成语义重复，应删去 0-0。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
零比零平局
The match ended in a goalless draw.
比赛以零比零平局结束。
上半场零进球
The goalless first half was followed by three goals in the second.
上半场零进球，下半场进了三个球。
零比零的比赛
It was a goalless match, much to the fans' disappointment.
这是一场零比零的比赛，让球迷十分失望。
Use goalless naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象球门（goal）前空空如也（-less），记分牌还是0:0，goalless就是零比零。
语域：neutral 常见场景：足球比赛报道、体育新闻 goalless 通常用于足球等体育比赛，表示双方均未进球，结果为0比0。比较常见于正式或中性的体育报道中。
完全同韵：soulless /ˈsəʊlləs/ 与 goalless /ˈɡəʊlləs/ 押韵。goal /ɡəʊl/ 只是前半部分同音，不算整词押韵；homeless /ˈhəʊmləs/ 结尾同为 /-ləs/，但重读元音后的辅音不同；less /les/ 作为独立词重读，与词尾非重读的 /-ləs/ 发音不同。
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