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be nil
nil强调完全不存在，常用于否定可能性。
The chances of success are almost nil.
成功的可能性几乎为零。
零；无
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零；无
nothing; zero
The chances of success are almost nil.
成功的可能性几乎为零。
无关紧要的数量
a quantity of no importance
The chances of success are nil without proper preparation.
没有充分准备，成功的机会为零。
His contribution to the project was nil, as he did nothing.
他对项目的贡献为零，因为他什么也没做。
The company's profits fell to nil last quarter.
上个季度公司的利润降到了零。
nil强调完全不存在，常用于否定可能性。
The chances of success are almost nil.
成功的可能性几乎为零。
表示数量或程度降至零。
The budget cuts reduced the project funding to nil.
预算削减将项目资金降为零。
体育比分中表示零分。
The match ended in a nil-nil draw.
比赛以零比零平局结束。
Not this
The score was zero to two.
Use this
The score was nil to two.
在体育比分中，表示零分时常用nil而不是zero。
Not this
There is nil chance of success.
Use this
There is zero chance of success.
nil是名词，不能直接修饰名词；表示‘零的’应使用形容词zero。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
为零；没有
His chances of winning are nil.
他获胜的机会为零。
减少到零
The company's profits were reduced to nil.
公司的利润减少到了零。
几乎为零
The risk of side effects is virtually nil.
副作用的风险几乎为零。
降到零
Support for the policy has dropped down to nil.
对该政策的支持已经降到了零。
接近零
The chances of success are close to nil.
成功的机会接近零。
零分
The team finished with a nil score.
该队最终得分为零。
永不绝望
Although the situation looks dire, nil desperandum—there is still hope.
尽管情况看起来很糟糕，但永不绝望——仍有希望。
禁食（医学术语）
The patient is nil by mouth until further notice.
该患者禁食，直至另行通知。
零回报；零申报
The company submitted a nil return for the quarter.
该公司本季度提交了零申报。
Use nil naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个空碗里什么都没有，英文叫nil，发音像'尼儿'，意为'零、无'。
常见场景：技术报表、体育比分、证书或成绩单 通常用于正式语境，如报告、统计或表示零值；在口语中较少使用，多见于书面或技术场景。
常用于表示零或无，尤其于比分或数值。
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