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sub-zero

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Temperature, Meteorology
ˌsub-ˈzero adjective [usually before noun]  TMTHEMbelow zero in temperature 〔温度〕零度以下的sub-zero weather/temperatures 零度以下的天气/温度
Examples from the Corpus
sub-zeroThe 37-year-old took an overdose of painkillers and lay in sub-zero conditions with just a sleeping bag.Until now the hard discipline to follow through has rousted me outdoors on sub-zero days even before daylight.Prisoners, unable to exercise outside in sub-zero temperatures, had been allowed longer in the recreation rooms.During previews, in sub-zero temperatures, the audiences were thin and seemed a little confused.Part of the M1 was closed for the second time in three days following a multiple pile-up in sub-zero temperatures.sub-zero weather/temperaturesPart of the M1 was closed for the second time in three days following a multiple pile-up in sub-zero temperatures.Prisoners, unable to exercise outside in sub-zero temperatures, had been allowed longer in the recreation rooms.During previews, in sub-zero temperatures, the audiences were thin and seemed a little confused.
ˌsub-ˈzero adjectiveChineseSyllable
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sub-zero
ˌsub-ˈzero adjective [usually before noun]
below zero in temperature
    sub-zero weather/temperatures


sub-zeroBrE /ˌsʌb ˈzɪərəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsʌb ˈzɪroʊ/ 🔊, /ˌsʌb ˈziːroʊ/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (of temperatures 气温) below zero 零下的;零度以下的