zero

zealous / jealous

zero / zero in on

zip / unzip

ZIP code / area code

zone / region / district

zone as / zone for /
zone off

zoom in / zoom out


	zero / zero in on

A.	zero는 명사로 영, 영점, 영도, 최하 점을 의미한다.
1.	It is ten below zero on the thermometer.
2.	The temperature is 15 degrees below zero.
3.	Four minus four equals zero.
4.	His chances fell to zero.
5.	The losing team's spirit sank to zero.
6.	Our hopes were reduced to zero.
7.	One minus zero is one.
8.	I had gained zero after all that hard work.
9.	Iowa's chances of winning are virtually zero.
10.	The pressure gauge was almost down to zero.
11.	I started with absolutely zero knowledge about computers.
12.	Over 10 inches of snow fell in blizzard conditions with near zero visibility.

B.	zero는 형용사로 영의 또는 제로인의 의미이다.
1.	The other team's score was zero.
2.	zero visibility in dense fog.

C.	zero는 동사로 zero in on st/sb 의 형태로 사용되며 ...에 겨냥을 하다, ..에 주의를 집중하다, 또는 ...으로 집결하다 의 의미로 사용된다.
1.	The television camera zeroed in on the little boy scratching his head.
2.	The plane zeroed in on the arms factory and destroyed it with one bomb.
3.	It zeroed in on the glass of cola.
4.	I zeroed in on finishing my work before the deadline.
5.	The squadron of planes zeroed in on the aircraft carrier.
6.	Police sorted through thousands of clues before they zeroed in on Moore and Thompson.
7.	Let's zero in on the important points in this discussion.

The temperature is 15 degrees below zero.

The other team's score was zero

The plane zeroed in on the arms factory
and destroyed it
with one bomb.

The squadron of planes zeroed in on the aircraft carrier.