Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #9240
nought
零；零分；数字0
zero, either as a number, the digit 0, or a score of no points
- 1.
Nothing; something which does not exist.
无；不存在的事物。
- 2.
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
零,加任何数都等于该数本身的数
- 3.
A thing or person of no worth or value; nil.
无价值的事物或人；零。
- 4.
Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game.
没有任何数量；零；比赛中零分的得分。
- 5.
The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero.
表示零或具有零形状的数字或字符。
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。
In use
Write the number ten as a one followed by a nought.
Despite months of work, the project came to nought.
The team won the match three nought.
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。
set at nought
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。
all for nought
It was all for nought.
一切都白费了。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- nought point
- 零点
- The answer is nought point five.答案是零点五。
- noughts and crosses
- 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。
- nought percent
- 百分之零
- The interest rate is nought percent this month.这个月的利率是百分之零。
- nought degrees
- 零度
- Water freezes at nought degrees Celsius.水在零摄氏度结冰。
- nought out
- 得零分（板球）
- He was nought out in the first innings.他在第一局中得了零分。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
nought 意为'零'，发音类似'naught'（无），可联想'一无所有'即为零。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：数学、计数 通常用于数学或正式语境，比zero更书面；日常口语较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Most words ending in 'ought' are pronounced /ɔːt/ (e.g., thought, bought, fought, sought, brought), rhyming with nought. However, drought is pronounced /draʊt/ and does not rhyme despite the same spelling pattern.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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