单词 | mile |
释义 | milemile /maɪl/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1math, science a unit for measuring distance or length, equal to 1,760 yards or 1,609 meters: Dane’s father lives about a mile from here. Mark jogs as least five miles a day.2/10/25 etc. miles long/wide/high The bridge is nearly two miles long.20/40/60 etc. miles per/an hour I was driving at 50 miles per hour.25/30/35 etc. miles to the gallon (also 25/30/35 etc. miles per gallon) (=used to talk about the amount of gas a car uses)2miles informal a very long distance: The traffic was backed up for miles (=for a very long distance). The bus stop is miles away. They finally found him, wandering around miles from home.miles from anywhere/nowhere The campsite is miles from anywhere.3a mile a minute spoken if you talk or do something a mile a minute, you do it very quickly without stopping: The two of them were talking a mile a minute.4go the extra mile to try a little harder in order to achieve something, after you have already used a lot of effort: The president vowed to go the extra mile for peace in the region.5by a mile by a very large amount: This one’s the best by a mile.6the mile a race that is a mile in length: He’s the world record holder in the mile.7see/spot/tell etc. something from a mile away (also see/spot/tell etc. something a mile off) to be able to see, notice, or recognize something very easily: You could tell he was a policeman from a mile away. [Origin: Old English mil, from Latin milia passum thousands of paces] → see also nautical mile |
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