Word · Frequency #24405
naught
/nɒːt/
noun
无；零
nothing; zero
- 1.
complete failure
彻底失败
- 2.
a quantity of no importance
微不足道的数量
失败；落空；彻底失败；微不足道的数量；无；零
In use
After months of work, the project came to naught.
The number is naught, so we start counting from zero.
His advice counted for naught in the final decision.
come to naught
表示计划或努力完全失败。
All his efforts came to naught.
他所有的努力都化为乌有。
set at naught
意为忽视或轻视。
They set my warnings at naught.
他们把我的警告置之不理。
all for naught
强调一切努力白费。
The long wait was all for naught.
漫长的等待毫无结果。
Common mistakes
The child was naught.The child was naughty.
Naught意为'无'或'零'，而naughty意为'淘气的'，两者拼写相似但含义不同。
I have naught money.I have no money.
Naught是名词，不能直接修饰名词；应使用形容词'no'或'zero'。
Connections
Collocations
- come to naught
- 落空；化为乌有
- All our efforts came to naught.我们所有的努力都化为泡影。
- set at naught
- 轻视；不理会
- He set my advice at naught.他把我的建议当作耳旁风。
- all for naught
- 徒劳；白费
- All his hard work was for naught.他所有的辛勤努力都白费了。
- bring to naught
- 使失败；使落空
- The attack was brought to naught by the defenders.进攻被守军挫败。
- count for naught
- 毫无价值；无关紧要
- In this game, luck counts for naught.在这个游戏中，运气一点都不重要。
- worth naught
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 all for naught（白费）：naught 就是“零/无”，努力全化为乌有。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、文学或修辞表达 naught 表示“彻底失败”或“微不足道的数量”时通常带有正式或文学色彩，多用于书面语或固定表达中；日常口语中较少单独使用。
Grammar Note
常与介词 for 连用，如 come to naught（化为乌有）
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.