Word · Frequency #4296
zero
把...归零；将...设为零
To set some amount to be zero.
- 1.
To set some amount to be zero.
将某个数值设为零
- 2.
To disappear or make something disappear.
消失或使某物消失
- 3.
To adjust until the variance is reduced to an acceptably low amount.
调整直到差异减少到可接受的低水平
消失；使...消失；调零；校准；将某个数值设为零；消失或使某物消失；调整直到差异减少到可接受的低水平
In use
Before you start the experiment, zero the scale.
She zeroed the counter before measuring the ingredients.
Make sure you zero the timer before each trial.
zero + noun
“zero”作动词时，常表示将仪器、设备等调至零位。
He zeroed the scale before weighing the chemicals.
他在称量化学品之前把秤调零。
zero in on + noun
“zero in on”是一个固定短语，表示集中注意力或对准目标。
The police zeroed in on the suspect's location.
警方锁定了嫌疑人的位置。
Verb forms
base zero · third person zeroes · -ing zeroing · past zeroed · past participle zeroed
常用于将数值或设备调整至零基准点。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- zero in on
- 集中注意力于；瞄准
- The researcher zeroed in on the key variable.研究者将注意力集中在关键变量上。
- zero out
- 归零；清零
- Please zero out the account balance.请将账户余额归零。
- zero the scale
- 将秤调零
- Before weighing, make sure to zero the scale.称重前，务必把秤调零。
- zero the instrument
- 校准仪器
- The technician zeroed the instrument before the experiment.技术员在实验前校准了仪器。
- zero the target
- 将炮火对准目标
- The soldiers zeroed the target before firing.士兵们在开火前将炮火对准了目标。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个仪表盘，指针指向零，你旋转按钮把它“调零”（zero），就像校准秤一样。
Context & Register
通常用于技术或军事领域，指将仪器调零或校准瞄准点。
Grammar Note
后常接名词作宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'hero' (/ˈhɪroʊ/) shares the same stressed vowel /ɪ/ and ending /roʊ/ as 'zero'. Words like 'tyro', 'metro', and 'euro' are spelled with '-ero' but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme with 'zero'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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