come to nought
表示计划或努力失败、落空。
All their efforts came to nought.
他们所有的努力都化为乌有。
无；不存在的事物；无价值的人（或物）；无；不存在的事物。；零,加任何数都等于该数本身的数；无价值的事物或人；零。
zero, either as a number, the digit 0, or a score of no points
无；不存在的事物。
Nothing; something which does not exist.
零,加任何数都等于该数本身的数
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
无价值的事物或人；零。
A thing or person of no worth or value; nil.
没有任何数量；零；比赛中零分的得分。
Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game.
表示零或具有零形状的数字或字符。
The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero.
Write the number ten as a one followed by a nought.
把数字十写成一后面加一个零。
用法提示：nought 此处表数字零，作可数名词。
Despite months of work, the project came to nought.
尽管工作了几个月，这个项目还是归于零。
用法提示：nought 在短语 come to nought 中表‘无结果’，作不可数名词。
The team won the match three nought.
该队以三比零赢了比赛。
用法提示：nought 在比分中表零分。
表示计划或努力失败、落空。
All their efforts came to nought.
他们所有的努力都化为乌有。
正式用语，意为‘不重视’或‘蔑视’。
He set my warnings at nought.
他对我的警告置若罔闻。
It was all for nought.
一切都白费了。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have nought money.
正确表达I have no money.
“nought”是名词，意为“零”或“无”，不能直接修饰名词；应使用限定词“no”来修饰不可数名词“money”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He did nought wrong.
正确表达He did nothing wrong.
“nought”是名词，不能作副词修饰动词“did”；应使用代词“nothing”作为动词“did”的宾语。
与'零'相对的数学元素，表示非零的数量
零点
The answer is nought point five.
答案是零点五。
井字游戏
Children often play noughts and crosses on paper.
孩子们经常在纸上玩井字游戏。
百分之零
The interest rate is nought percent this month.
这个月的利率是百分之零。
零度
Water freezes at nought degrees Celsius.
水在零摄氏度结冰。
得零分（板球）
He was nought out in the first innings.
他在第一局中得了零分。
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落空，失败
All his plans came to nought.
他所有的计划都落空了。
蔑视，不理会
He set her advice at nought.
他不理会她的建议。
使化为乌有
The enemy's efforts were brought to nought.
敌人的努力化为乌有。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.