ZeroinEnglish:'zero',pronunciation:['zɪərəʊ].Thediphthong/əʊ/ispronouncedasfollows:1.Learnthepronunciationmethodofthissoundbyfirststudyingthemonophthongs/ə/and/ʊ/.2.Startwithyourmouthinasemi-circularshape,slightlyforward,andraisethebackofyourtonguetothesoftpalatewithouttouchingit,pronouncing/ə/.3.Thenquicklyglideintothe/ʊ/sound,endingthepronunciationwiththejawslowlyrisingandthelipsgraduallyclosing.'Zero'inEnglishcanbeusedas:-Anounmeaningzero,zerodegrees,orthelowestpoint.-Anadjectivereferringtosomethingzero,worthless,orwithzerovisibility.-Averbthatmeanstoadjusttozero,ortoaim.Examplesentence:Thethermometerfelltozerolastnight.Theword'zero'originateddirectlyfromtheItalian'zero',whichcamefromMedievalLatin'zephirum',meaningzero.IntechnicalcontextsandAmericanEnglish,'zero'iscommonlyusedtodenotezero.Ineverydayconversation,Britonsoftenuse'nought'(especiallybeforeadecimalpoint),'O'(especiallyafteradecimalpoint),or'nil'(especiallyinsportscontexts).Vocabularypartnershipsinclude:1.Get(put)azero:score(begiven)zeropoints.2.Register(standat)zero:berecorded(stay)atzero.3.Absolutezero:thelowestpossibletemperature,whereallmolecularmotionceases.4.Zerogrowth:noincreaseordecreaseinquantity.5.Timezero:thestartingpointintimeforaparticulareventorcalculation.6.Zerohour:thecriticalmomentwhenanimportanteventbegins.