nought
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++nought /nɔːt $ nɒːt/ number 1 British EnglishHMNNONE/NOTHING the number 0 零 SYN zero A billion is 1 with 9 noughts after it. 十亿是1后面加9个零。nought point one/two/three etc (=0.1,0.2 etc) 0.1/0.2/0.3等2 old use used in some expressions to mean nothing 无，乌有 Peace negotiations came to nought (=were not successful). 和平谈判毫无结果。
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nought• But really, all this will come to nought.• Now try to imagine a ten followed by thirty noughts.• A million is a 1 with 6 noughts after it.• Hunter carved a hideous noughts and crosses pattern on Heidi's naked bottom after strangling her with a belt.• And 75 per cent of nought is still nought.came to nought• As he did so his hamstring went and four years of training and dreaming came to nought.nought numberChinese
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nought /nɔːt $ nɒːt/
number
1. British English the number 0
SYN zero:
A billion is 1 with 9 noughts after it.
nought point one/two/three etc (=0.1, 0.2 etc)
2. old use used in some expressions to mean nothing:
Peace negotiations came to nought (=were not successful).
▪ zero the number 0. Also used when saying there is nothing at all: A million is written as one followed by six zeros. | a temperature of zero degrees | Our chances of success are virtually zero.
▪nil British English zero - used especially in the results of sports games: United won the game three-nil. | In rural areas, employment opportunities are almost nil.
▪nought British English spoken zero – used in calculations and figures: It has increased by nought point seven five per cent (=0.75%).
▪O used to say the number 0 like the letter O: The code for Oxford is 0 one eight six five (=01865).
nought /nɔːt $ nɒːt/
number1. British English the number 0
SYN zero:
nought point one/two/three etc (=0.1, 0.2 etc)
2. old use used in some expressions to mean nothing:
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