naught

英[nɔːt] 美[nɔːt]
  • n. 无;零
  • adj. 无用的
  • naugahyde n.[纺]瑙加海德革(一种家具装潢用的织物;表面涂有一层橡胶或乙烯基树脂)
  • naught n.无;零adj.无用的
  • naughtily adv.顽皮地;无礼地
  • naughty adj.顽皮的;淘气的;不妥的
Noun:
  1. a quantity of no importance;

    "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"
    "reduced to nil all the work we had done"
    "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"
    "it was all for naught"
    "I didn't hear zilch about it"

  2. complete failure;

    "all my efforts led to naught"

1. Most election promises can be set at naught.
竞选时所做的许诺大都没有什么价值.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. He sets at naught every convention of society.
他轻视所有的社会习俗.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. All our good planning came to naught.
我们所有的好计划结果都成泡影.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. How many imperial inches are there in one metric centimetre? — Naught point three nine three seven inches.
一厘米等于多少英寸? ——等于0.397英寸.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Like the Tehran experience, the shredding may be all for naught.
如同德黑兰事件中的情况一样, 切碎文件可能是徒劳的.

来自时文部分

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. His crime has gained him naught.
      他既犯了罪又一无所获。
    2. I hope that all your effort will not go for naught.
      我希望你的努力不会毫无结果。
    3. His efforts were brought to naught when the war broke out.
      战争爆发,使他的一切努力付诸东流。
    4. All our victories are set at naught if we lose sight of our principles.
      如果我们忘记原则,所有的胜利都等于零。
    5. All his work came to naught when the fire destroyed the house he was building.
      大火烧毁了他正在建的房子,他的一切成绩化为乌有。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Without judicial review, statutory limits would be naught but empty words.
      没有司法审查,法定权限将只是一句空话。