mile 英 [maɪl] 　 美 [maɪl]

mile

mile　 英 [maɪl] 美 [maɪl]

n. 英里；　

名词复数:miles　

a 20-mile drive to work　开车 20 英里去上班
an area of four square miles　四平方英里的面积

  • A mile is a unit for measuring distance. There are 1,760 yards in a mile, which is the same as 5,280 feet or 63,360 inches. If you're exhausted in the morning, your mile-long walk to school might feel much longer.
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  • n. 英里；

  • 1. a 20-mile drive to work

    开车 20 英里去上班

  • 2. an area of four square miles

    四平方英里的面积

  • 3. We did about 30 miles a day on our cycling trip.

    我们骑车旅行，每天约骑 30 英里。

  • 4. I'm not walking—it's miles away.

    我不会走着去的，太远了。

  • 5. a four-minute mile

    四分钟一英里赛跑

  • mile (n.) Old English mil, from West Germanic *milja (source also of Middle Dutch mile, Dutch mijl, Old High German mila, German meile), from Latin milia "thousands," plural of mille "a thousand" (neuter plural was mistaken in Germanic as a fem. singular), of unknown origin.
mile ★ / maɪl ; NAmE maɪl / noun 1 ★ [countable ] a unit for measuring distance equal to 1 609 metres or 1 760 yards 英里（= 1 609 米或 1 760 码） ◆ a 20-mile drive to work 开车 20 英里去上班 ◆ an area of four square miles 四平方英里的面积 ◆ a mile-long procession 一英里长的游行队伍 ◆ The nearest bank is about half a mile down the road. 最近的银行沿着这条路要走半英里。 ◆ We did about 30 miles a day on our cycling trip. 我们骑车旅行，每天约骑 30 英里。 ◆ The car must have been doing at least 100 miles an hour. 这车速肯定每小时至少 100 英里。 ◆ ( BrE) My car does 35 miles to the gallon. 我的车一加仑油能跑 35 英里。 ◆ ( NAmE) My car gets 35 miles to the gallon. 我的车一加仑油能跑 35 英里。 ☞see also Air Miles , mph , nautical mile 2 ★ miles [plural ] a large area or a long distance 大面积；长距离 ◆ miles and miles of desert 广阔无垠的沙漠 ◆ There isn't a house for miles around here. 附近数英里以内没有一座房子。 ◆ I'm not walking—it's miles away. 我不会走着去的，太远了。 3 [countable ,  usually plural ] ( informal) very much; far 很多；远远地 ◆ I'm feeling miles better today, thanks. 多谢，我今天感觉好多了。 ◆ I'm miles behind with my work. 我的工作远远地落在了后面。 ◆ She's taller than you by a mile. 她比你高多了。 4 the mile [singular ] a race over one mile 一英里赛跑 ◆ He ran the mile in less than four minutes. 他用了不到四分钟就跑完一英里。 ◆ a four-minute mile 四分钟一英里赛跑 IDIOMS be ˈmiles away ( informal) to be thinking deeply about sth and not aware of what is happening around you 想出了神 go the ˌextra ˈmile (for sb/sth) to make a special effort to achieve sth, help sb, etc. 孜孜以求；加倍努力；加把劲 ˌmiles from ˈanywhere ( informal) in a place that is a long way from a town and surrounded only by a lot of open country, sea, etc. 在偏远的地方 ◆ We broke down miles from anywhere. 在一个偏远的地方，我们的车坏了。 run a ˈmile (from sb/sth) ( informal) to show that you are very frightened of doing sth 尽量避开 see, spot, tell, smell, etc. sth a ˈmile off ( informal) to see or realize sth very easily and quickly 轻而易举地看出（或意识到） ◆ He's wearing a wig—you can see it a mile off. 他戴着假发，你一眼就能看出来。 stand/stick out a ˈmile to be very obvious or noticeable 显而易见 ☞more at inch   n. , miss   n. mile miles mile / maɪl ; NAmE maɪl /
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