naught (chiefly US) pronoun
or chiefly British nought /ˈnɑːt/ naught (chiefly US)
pronoun
or chiefly British nought /ˈnɑːt/ Learner's definition of NAUGHT
old-fashioned
: 1nothing -
All our efforts came to naught. = (US) All our efforts went for naught. [=we did not succeed in doing what we were trying to do]我们的一切努力都白费了。
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(chiefly US) It was all for naught. [=it was all for nothing]一切都是徒劳。