| 单词 | ground zero |
| 释义 | ground zeroSEE SYNONYMS FOR ground zero ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe point on the surface of the earth or water directly below, directly above, or at which an atomic or hydrogen bomb explodes. (sometimes initial capital letters) the site of the former World Trade Center in New York City, destroyed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Informal. the very beginning or most elementary level: Some of the students are starting from ground zero. Origin of ground zeroFirst recorded in 1945–50 Words nearby ground zeroground ways, ground wire, groundwood, groundwood pulp, groundwork, ground zero, group, group agglutination, group agglutinin, group annuity, group antigen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ground zeroground zero nouna point on the surface of land or water at or directly above or below the centre of a nuclear explosion a scene of great devastation (sometimes capitals) the name given to the devastated site of the collapsed World Trade Center towers in New York after September 11 2001 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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