meter
/ˈmiːtə/
noun / verb
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
米;计量器;仪表;用仪表测量;计量
释义与例句
noun
米;计量器;仪表
a unit of length equal to 100 centimetres; a device that measures and records the amount of something used
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The room is five meters long.
这个房间有五米长。
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The electricity meter shows our monthly usage.
电表显示了我们每月的用电量。
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The taxi driver started the meter as soon as we got in.
我们一上车,出租车司机就启动了计价器。
verb
用仪表测量;计量
to measure or regulate something using a meter
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Water usage is metered and billed monthly.
用水量由仪表计量并按月收费。
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The gas is metered automatically.
天然气是自动计量的。
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Parking spaces are metered from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
停车位从上午8点到下午6点按表计费。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
来自希腊语 metron(测量),引申为测量单位"米"和测量工具"仪表"
词族与关联词
同义词
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gauge 测量仪;量表gauge 指测量仪器,meter 可指单位或各种计量仪表The fuel gauge showed the tank was full. 油量表显示油箱已满。
反义词
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estimate 估计;估算estimate 指大致估算,与 meter 精确计量相对Can you estimate the cost of the project? 你能估算一下这个项目的费用吗?
常见搭配
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electricity meter 电表The technician came to read the electricity meter. 技术人员来抄电表。
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per meter 每米The fabric costs ten dollars per meter. 这种布料每米十美元。
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parking meter 停车计时器Don't forget to feed the parking meter. 别忘了给停车计时器投币。