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Nils Meaning in English

word · lemma: nil

ˈnɪɫz
NILZ
nˈɪl
NIL

释义

An old-fashioned or British way to say 'zero', especially used in sports scores to show a team has no points.

用法与细微差别

'Nils' is rarely used today except in British sports commentary, especially for soccer (football) scores (e.g., 'the score is two-nil'). It is considered formal, old-fashioned, or regionally British. In American English, 'zero' is preferred.

例句

The score was three-nils at halftime.

basic

Chelsea won the game two-nils.

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His team lost one-nils.

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Arsenal kept a clean sheet, beating their rivals three-nils.

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"Game ended goalless?" "No, it was one-nils to United."

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They were disappointed to lose by four-nils after all their hard work.

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