mile
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A mile is a unit of distance equal to 1760 yards or approximately 1.6 kilometres. 英里
They drove 600 miles across the desert. 他們驅(qū)車600英里橫穿沙漠。
She lives just half a mile away. 她就住在半英里之外。
2. N-PLURAL Miles is used, especially in the expression miles away, to refer to a long distance. 很遠(yuǎn)的距離
If you enrol at a gym that's miles away, you won't be visiting it as often as you should. 如果你加入的健身房離這兒很遠(yuǎn)的話,你就不會(huì)像應(yīng)該地那樣經(jīng)常去了。
3. N-COUNT Miles or a mile is used with the meaning "very much" in order to emphasize the difference between two things or qualities, or the difference between what you aimed to do and what you actually achieved. (相差) 遠(yuǎn)[非正式]
You're miles better than most of the performers we see nowadays. 你比我們現(xiàn)今看到的大多數(shù)表演者們要好得多。
With a Democratic candidate in place they won by a mile. 隨著一位民主黨候選人的到位,他們輕松勝出。
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mile /ma?l/ (miles)
劍橋詞典
- B1 [ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
- The path twists and turns for over a mile.
- The boat was about a mile from the shore when the engine suddenly died .
- I've sponsored her £1 for every mile that she runs .
- He runs five miles every day .
- The length of the bay is approximately 200 miles.
a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards or 1.6 kilometres
英里(長(zhǎng)度單位,相當(dāng)于1760碼或1.6公里)
a ten-mile drive 10英里的車程
The nearest town is ten miles away. 最近的城鎮(zhèn)在10英里外。
The speed limit is 30 miles an/per hour . 限速為每小時(shí)30英里。
?miles [ 名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式 ]
a very long way
很遠(yuǎn)的距離
From the top , we could see for miles in every direction . 從頂部我們可以環(huán)視四周,極目遠(yuǎn)眺。
He lives miles away on the other side of town . 他住在城的另一邊,距此很遠(yuǎn)。
例句
習(xí)語(yǔ)
be miles awaya mile a minute
a mile off
miles
miles from anywhere/nowhere
miles too big, small, expensive, etc.
stand/stick out a mile 返回 mile