词汇 | mile |
释义 | mile 5 ENTRIES FOUND: mile (noun) miles (adverb) country mile (noun) nautical mile (noun) extra (adjective) mile /ˈmajəl/ noun plural miles mile /ˈmajəl/ noun plural miles Learner's definition of MILE 1 [count] : a unit of measurement equal to 5,280 feet (about 1,609 meters)英里(约合5280英尺或1609米) How many miles is it from here to New York? = How far is it from here to New York in miles?从这儿到纽约有多少英里? We passed mile after mile of beautiful scenery as we drove through the country.我们驾车驶过乡间时,沿途经过的美丽风景绵延数英里。 We traveled over miles of dirt road.我们走过了好几英里土路。 He lives about a half (a) mile from here.他住在离这儿约半英里的地方。 The car was traveling at 70 miles per/an hour.这辆车当时正以时速70英里行驶。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 He won the election by a mile. [=he won the election by a very large margin]他以压倒性优势赢得选举。 He missed the target by a mile. [=he completely missed the target]他完全偏离了目标。 Her smile was a mile wide.她的笑容很灿烂。 You can see the stain (from) a mile away. = (Brit) You can see the stain a mile off.你老远就能看到污迹。 She was talking a mile a minute. [=very fast]她一直在说,语速飞快。 The twin's resemblance stood/stuck out a mile. [=the resemblance was very obvious]这对双胞胎的相似处非常明显。 — see also nautical mile 2 miles [plural] : a great distance很长的距离 They walked for miles.他们走了很远。 There was no one (to be seen) for miles around.周围这一代不见人烟。 We were miles from home.我们离家千里。 We still have miles to go.我们仍有很长的路要走。 The beach stretched on for miles and miles.海滩绵延不断。 He lives by himself in a cabin miles from nowhere/anywhere. [=very far from other people and places]他远离尘嚣,独自居住在小屋里。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 He was miles ahead of the other students in his class.他在班上遥遥领先于其他同学。 Politically he's now miles away from his original position.他的政治地位早已今非昔比。 She feels as if her sister is miles beyond her in education.她觉得她姐姐在受教育程度上大大超越了自己。 They're still miles from an agreement.他们仍然各持己见。 — see also miles 3 [singular] : a race that is a mile long一英里赛跑 the first man to run a four-minute mile [=the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes]第一个在四分钟之内跑完一英里的人 go the extra mile : to do more than you are required to do加倍努力;尽心尽力 She's always willing to go the extra mile to help a friend.她总愿意尽其所能帮助朋友。 |
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