nil
noun /nɪl/
/nɪl/
[uncountable]- (especially British English) the number 0, especially as the score in some games
synonym zero(数字)零;(体育比赛中的)0 分 - Newcastle beat Leeds four nil/by four goals to nil.
纽卡斯尔队以四比零战胜利兹队。
词源mid 19th cent.: from Latin, contraction of nihil ‘nothing’. - Newcastle beat Leeds four nil/by four goals to nil.