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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
nilnothing
=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.

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