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mileage
mile·age also mil·age M0291300 (mī′lĭj)n.1. Total length, extent, or distance measured or expressed in miles.2. Total miles covered or traveled in a given time.3. The amount of service, use, or wear estimated by miles used or traveled: This tire will give very good mileage.4. The number of miles traveled by a motor vehicle on a given quantity of fuel.5. a. An allowance for travel expenses established at a specified rate per mile.b. Expense per mile, as for the use of a car.6. Informal The amount of service something has yielded or may yield in the future; usefulness: a tape player that still has a lot of mileage left.mileage (ˈmaɪlɪdʒ) or milagen1. (Units) a distance expressed in miles2. (Automotive Engineering) the total number of miles that a motor vehicle has travelled3. (Commerce) allowance for travelling expenses, esp as a fixed rate per mile4. (Automotive Engineering) the number of miles a motor vehicle will travel on one gallon of fuel5. informal use, benefit, or service provided by something: this scheme has a lot of mileage left. 6. informal grounds, substance, or weight: some mileage in the objectors' arguments. mile•age (ˈmaɪ lɪdʒ)
n. 1. the aggregate number of miles traveled in a given time. 2. length, extent, or distance in miles. 3. the average distance a vehicle can travel on a specified quantity of fuel. 4. wear, use, or profit: to get good mileage out of an old coat. 5. an allowance for traveling expenses at a fixed rate per mile. [1745–55, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mileage - distance measured in miles milagedistance - the property created by the space between two objects or points | | 2. |  mileage - the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burnedfuel consumption rate, gas mileage, gasoline mileageratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) | | 3. | mileage - a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveledtravel allowance, travel reimbursement - a sum allowed for travel |
Translations- Is there a mileage charge? → 有没有里程费？
mileage
get (some kind of) mileage out of (something)1. To be able to drive a vehicle a certain amount of miles before having to stop and refill the gas tank. (e.g. "Good mileage" refers to the ability to drive many miles before having to stop and refuel.) I'm afraid you won't get great gas mileage out of a huge truck like that.2. By extension, to use something to a certain degree or extent. The president has gotten a lot of mileage out of his tax cuts as a platform for his re-election campaign. One way to cut down on spending is to buy clothes you're sure you'll get mileage out of. I'm afraid you won't get much mileage out of this old computer anymore.See also: get, kind, mileage, of, outget a lot of mileage out of somethingFig. to get a lot of use from something, as if it were a car. Bob always got a lot of mileage out of one joke. I got a lot of mileage out of my TV before it broke down.See also: get, lot, mileage, of, outget some kind of mileage out of something 1. Lit. to achieve some level of efficiency with a vehicle. (Some kind of typically includes more, better, good, etc.) Do you get good mileage out of a vehicle like this. 2. Fig. to get [sufficient] use or service from something. I wish I could get better mileage out of this car. He knows how to get a lot of mileage out of a pair of shoes.See also: get, kind, mileage, of, outget mileage out ofMake use of, obtain service from, as in The chorus got a lot of mileage out of that publicity, or You won't get much mileage out of that old TV set. This expression alludes to the number of miles of travel yielded by a given amount of fuel, a tire, or other auto equipment. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] See also: get, mileage, of, outYour mileage may vary. and YMMV sent. & comp. abb. You may have a different experience or different results. It worked for me. Your mileage may vary. See also: and, may, mileagemileage
mileage, milage1. a distance expressed in miles 2. the total number of miles that a motor vehicle has travelled 3. allowance for travelling expenses, esp as a fixed rate per mile 4. the number of miles a motor vehicle will travel on one gallon of fuel Mileage
Related to Mileage: gas mileageMILEAGE. A compensation allowed by law to officers, for their trouble and expenses in travelling on public business.
2. The mileage allowed to members of congress, is eight dollars for every twenty miles of estimated distance, by the most usual roads, from his place of residence to the seat of congress, at the commencement and end of every session. Act of Jan. 22, 1818; 3 Story, Laws U. S. 1657.
3. In computing mileage the distance by the road usually travelled is that which must be allowed, whether in fact the officer travels a more or less distant way to suit his own convenience. 5 Shepl. R. 431. mileage
Related to mileage: gas mileageSynonyms for mileagenoun distance measured in milesSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burnedSynonyms- fuel consumption rate
- gas mileage
- gasoline mileage
Related Wordsnoun a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveledRelated Words- travel allowance
- travel reimbursement
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