nil
🇬🇧 UK/nil/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC1
Definitions
n.
Nothing; zero, especially as a score in sports
零;无(尤指比赛得分)
det.
No; not any
没有;无任何
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derived=nil
Common Collocations
- 1.virtually nil实际上为零
- 2.essentially nil本质上为零
- 3.score nil零分
Example Sentences
- 1.
The chances of success were virtually nil given the circumstances.
- 2.
Her experience in this field was essentially nil.
- 3.
The team scored nil in the first half.