meter

英 [ˈmiːtə(r)]

美 [ˈmiːtər]

n.  (用于测量电、煤气、水等，以及时间和距离的)计量器，计量表; 计; 仪; 表
v.  用仪表计量

复数：meters　过去分词：metered　第三人称单数：meters　现在分词：metering　过去式：metered　

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牛津词典

noun

• （用于测量电、煤气、水等，以及时间和距离的）计量器，计量表
  a device that measures and records the amount of electricity, gas, water, etc. that you have used or the time and distance you have travelled, etc.
• （用于测量电、煤气、水等，以及时间和距离的）计量器，计量表
  a device that measures and records the amount of electricity, gas, water, etc. that you have used or the time and distance you have travelled, etc.
• 计；仪；表
  a device for measuring the thing mentioned
  1. Who holds the record in the 100 meters?
     100米纪录是谁保持着的？
• 计；仪；表
  a device for measuring the thing mentioned
  1. Who holds the record in the 100 meters?
     100米纪录是谁保持着的？

verb

• 用仪表计量
  to measure sth (for example how much gas, electricity, etc. has been used) using a meter

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 计量仪;计量表
  Ameteris a device that measures and records something such as the amount of gas or electricity that you have used.
  1. He was there to read the electricity meter...
     他到那里抄电表。
  2. They have the right to come in and inspect the meter.
     他们有权进来查表。
• VERB 用表计量(耗用的煤气、电等)
  Tometersomething such as gas or electricity means to use a meter to measure how much of it people use, usually in order to calculate how much they have to pay.
  1. Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water...
     这些家庭当中只有三分之一认为用水表计量是合理的。
  2. Metered taxis are relatively inexpensive.
     打表计价的出租车相对便宜。
• 同 parking meter
  Ameteris the same as aparking meter.
• See also:metre

英英释义

noun

• any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
• rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
  Synonym:metretime
• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  Synonym:metremeasurebeatcadence
• the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
  Synonym:metrem

verb

• measure with a meter
  1. meter the flow of water
• stamp with a meter indicating the postage
  1. meter the mail

双语例句

• Don't pay attention to anything he says. He lies like a gas meter.
  不要理睬他的话，他一味撒谎。
• Suppose we connect a volt meter across a dry cell.
  假定我们在干电池两端接上伏特计。
• The amount of electricity used is recorded by a meter.
  电表记录下耗电量。
• What does that meter read?
  那个表上的度数是多少？
• We have implemented a prototype to show the usage of the meter.
  我们实现了一个原型来展示计量的用法。
• The principle of sensor and meter were introduced.
  介绍了测量汽油辛烷值的传感器的原理及仪表。
• Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water
  这些家庭当中只有三分之一认为用水表计量是合理的。
• We have the meter reading for the phone call in question.
  我们已经拿到了有问题的长途电话流水表。
• I think your meter is broken.
  我想你的计程表坏掉了。
• The research designs a terminal system of remote automatic meter reading based on GPRS communicated method.
  本文设计了一种以GPRS为通信方式的远程自动抄表终端系统。