nil S3 / nɪl / 名词 [不可数名词]

1 nothing 同义词 zero :

The new machine reduced labour costs to almost nil.

2 British English the number zero, used in sports results :

Our team won by two goals to nil.

THESAURUS

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 ) .