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美 [maɪl]英 [maɪl]
  • n.英里(= 1 609米或1 760码);(复数)大面积,长距离;很长的路程,长距离;英里赛跑(或跑马);〈口〉很大的程度(强调区别或目标与现实的差距)
  • adv.〈口〉以很大距离;在很大程度上

复数: miles

milemile

noun

1

英里(= 1 609米或1 760码)
a unit for measuring distance equal to 1 609 metres or 1 760 yards

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。

My car does 35 miles to the gallon.

我的车一加仑油能跑35英里。

My car gets 35 miles to the gallon.

我的车一加仑油能跑35英里。

2

大面积;长距离
a large area or a long distance

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

很多;远远地
very much; far

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

一英里赛跑
a race over one mile

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

习语

to be thinking deeply about sth and not aware of what is happening around you

to make a special effort to achieve sth, help sb, etc.

in a place that is a long way from a town and surrounded only by a lot of open country, sea, etc.

在一个偏远的地方,我们的车坏了。
We broke down miles from anywhere.

to show that you are very frightened of doing sth

to see or realize sth very easily and quickly

他戴着假发,你一眼就能看出来。
He's wearing a wig─you can see it a mile off.

to be very obvious or noticeable

used to say that if you allow some people a small amount of freedom or power they will see you as weak and try to take a lot more

there is no real difference between only just failing in sth and failing in it badly because the result is still the same

mile

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 英里(等于1,760 码或约等于1.6公里)
    A mile is a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards or approximately 1.6 kilometres.

    They drove 600 miles across the desert...

    他们驱车600英里穿越沙漠。

  • 2
    N-PLURAL 很长的路程;长距离
    Miles is used, especially in the expression miles away, to refer to a long distance.

    If you enrol at a gym that's miles away, you won't be visiting it as often as you should...

    如果你加入的健身馆非常远,就不会去得那么经常了。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 很大的程度(强调区别或目标与现实的差距)
    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.

    You're miles better than most of the performers we see nowadays...

    你比当下我们见到的大多数表演者都强多了。

  • 4
    PHRASE 思想不集中;开小差;走神
    If you say that someone is miles away, you mean that they are unaware of what is happening around them because they are thinking about something else.

    What were you thinking about? You were miles away.

    你刚才在想什么呢?你开小差了。

  • 5
    PHRASE 加倍努力;加把劲
    If you say that someone is willing to go the extra mile, you mean that they are willing to make a special effort to do or achieve something.

    The President is determined 'to go the extra mile for peace'.

    总统决心“为实现和平而加倍努力”。

  • 6
    PHRASE 打老远,一眼(认出)
    If you say that you can see or recognize something a mile off, you are emphasizing that it is very obvious and easy to recognize.

    You can spot undercover cops a mile off.

    你一眼就可以认出便衣警察。

  • 7
    PHRASE (因极度害怕或不愿面对)避而远之,跑得远远的
    If you say that someone would run a mile when faced with a particular situation, you mean that they would be very frightened or unwilling to deal with it.

    If anybody had told me when I first got married that I was going to have seven children, I would have run a mile...

    若是有人在我刚结婚时跟我说我会生7个孩子,我一定会躲得远远的。

  • 8
    PHRASE 显而易见;很明显
    If you say that something or someone sticks out a mile or stands out a mile, you are emphasizing that they are very obvious and easy to recognize.

    'How do you know he's Irish?' —'Sticks out a mile.'...

    “你是怎么知道他是爱尔兰人的呢?”——“明摆的事嘛。”

noun

1
a footrace extending one mile
he holds the record in the mile
2
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet;exactly 1609.344 meters
Synonym: statute mile stat mi land mile international mile mi
3
a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
Synonym: mil Swedish mile
4
an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
Synonym: Roman mile
5
a unit of length used in navigation;exactly 1,852 meters;historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
Synonym: nautical mile mi naut mi knot international nautical mile air mile
6
a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters);800 feet longer than a statute mile
Synonym: nautical mile naut mi mi geographical mile Admiralty mile
7
a former British unit of length once used in navigation;equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
Synonym: sea mile
8
a large distance
he missed by a mile

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Who was the first person to run a mile in under four minutes ?

    是谁第一个用了不到四分钟跑完一英里?

  2. He ran the mile in less than four minutes .

    他用了不到四分钟就跑完一英里。

  3. They followed the line of the river for three miles .

    他们沿着那条河走了三英里。

  4. I travel 40 miles to work every day .

    我每天奔波40英里去上班。

  5. In the US , distance is measured in miles .

    在美国,测量距离以英里作单位。

  6. It 's five miles to the next services .

    距下一个服务站还有五英里。

  7. Children here walk several miles to school .

    这里的孩子去上学要步行好几英里。

  8. The village lies five miles due north of York .

    这个村庄位于约克正北五英里处。

  9. 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。

  10. Walking four miles in an hour is pretty good going for me .

    一小时走四英里对我来说是相当不错了。

  11. I 'm miles behind with my work .

    我的工作远远地落在了后面。

  12. I 'm feeling miles better today , thanks .

    多谢,我今天感觉好多了。

  13. It 's 30 miles round trip to work .

    上班要走往返30英里的路程。

  14. Keep straight on for two miles .

    一直向前走两英里。

  15. The shock of the explosion could be felt up to six miles away .

    爆炸引起的剧烈震荡在六英里之外都能感觉到。

  16. We had to stop every few miles .

    我们每走几英里就得停一停。

  17. She thinks nothing of walking thirty miles a day .

    她认为一天步行三十英里不足为奇。

  18. I 'm not walking ─ it 's miles away .

    我不会走着去的——太远了。

  19. It 's two miles to the beach .

    距离海滩两英里远。

  20. 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。

  21. The plane hit the ocean several miles offshore .

    飞机在距离海岸数英里处坠入大海。

  22. The river is 300 miles in length .

    这条河长300英里。

  23. We 've come 50 miles this morning .

    我们今天上午走了50英里。

  24. He trudged the last two miles to the town .

    他步履艰难地走完最后两英里到了城里。

  25. Miles of sand are exposed at low tide .

    在低潮时数英里的沙滩就会显现出来。

  26. Drivers in London can expect to average about 12 miles per hour .

    估计伦敦的驾车者平均时速为12英里。

  27. We walked along the coast for five miles .

    我们沿着海岸步行了五英里。

  28. The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast .

    船在离岩岸两英里处抛锚停泊。

  29. The road went on for miles and miles .

    这条道路绵延数英里。

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

    我们骑车旅行,每天约骑30英里。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

mile与以下词性连用

adj.

mile high

一英里高

mile long

一英里长

nautical mile

海里

square mile

平方英里

mile wide

一英里宽

n.

be miles away

想出了神
to be thinking deeply about sth and not aware of what is happening around you

go the extra mile (for sb/sth)

孜孜以求;加倍努力;加把劲
to make a special effort to achieve sth, help sb, etc.

miles from anywhere

在偏远的地方
in a place that is a long way from a town and surrounded only by a lot of open country, sea, etc.

We broke down miles from anywhere.

在一个偏远的地方,我们的车坏了。

run a mile (from sb/sth)

尽量避开
to show that you are very frightened of doing sth

see, spot, tell, smell, etc. sth a mile off

轻而易举地看出(或意识到)
to see or realize sth very easily and quickly

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 mile

显而易见
to be very obvious or noticeable

give sb an inch (and they'll take a mile/yard)

得寸进尺
used to say that if you allow some people a small amount of freedom or power they will see you as weak and try to take a lot more

a miss is as good as a mile

错误再小也是错;功败垂成仍为败
there is no real difference between only just failing in sth and failing in it badly because the result is still the same