know zilch about sth
He knows zilch about computers.
他对电脑一窍不通。
零;一无所有;什么也没有
微不足道的数量;零;小人物;无
nothing; zero; a quantity of no importance
微不足道的数量;零
a quantity of no importance
I checked my pockets, but I found zilch.
我翻了翻口袋,但什么也没找到。
用法提示:名词“zilch”作宾语,表示“什么都没有/零”。
He knows zilch about computers.
他对电脑一窍不通。
用法提示:名词“zilch”作宾语,强调“完全不知道/毫无知识”。
We waited an hour, and the result was zilch.
我们等了一个小时,结果一无所得。
用法提示:名词“zilch”作表语,表示“结果为零/毫无成果”。
He knows zilch about computers.
他对电脑一窍不通。
My effort was zilch.
我的努力毫无结果。
She got zilch for her hard work.
她的努力工作毫无回报。
grammar · medium
易错句子I got a zilch on the test.
正确表达I got zilch on the test.
zilch表示‘零’时是不可数名词,不能加不定冠词a。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have zilch money.
正确表达I have no money.
zilch是名词,不能直接修饰名词;应使用限定词‘no’或形容词‘zero’。
zilch强调数量为零,nothing更常用于抽象概念或泛指无物
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