英语词汇“meter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

metermeter1 /ˈmit̮ɚ/ ●●○ S3 W2 noun

ETYMOLOGYmeter¹

Origin: (1-5) 1800-1900 French mètre, from Greek metron measure

COLLOCATIONS► read ... meter

A man came to read the gas meter.

1[countable] a machine that measures and shows the amount of something you have used or the amount of money that you must pay: the taxi meter A man came to read the gas meter.2a parking meter: I need some change for the meter.3[countable] (written abbreviation m) math, science the basic unit for measuring length in the metric system equal to 39.37 inches: The plants grow to one meter in height.4a machine that measures the level of something: a sound level meter5the meter is running (on something) used to say that money is being spent continuously while you wait for something to happen: The meter is running on bank reform.6[countable, uncountable] eng. lang. arts the arrangement of sounds in poetry into patterns of strong and weak beats [Origin: (1-5) 1800–1900 French mètre, from Greek metron measure] → rhythm

noun | verb

metermeter2 verb [transitive usually passive]

VERB TABLE

meter

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	meter
	he, she, it	meters
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	metered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have metered
	he, she, it	has metered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had metered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will meter
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have metered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am metering
	he, she, it	is metering
	you, we, they	are metering
Past	I, he, she, it	was metering
	you, we, they	were metering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been metering
	he, she, it	has been metering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been metering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be metering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been metering

to measure something with a meter, or to supply gas, water, electricity, etc. through a meter: Water use is metered in most Sacramento homes.