1
X centimetres in length/width/height
The table is 120 centimetres in length.
桌子长120厘米。
厘米
centimetres — plural of centimetre
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
厘米
a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
The table is 120 centimetres in length.
桌子长120厘米。
国际单位制长度单位,等于10−2米。符号:cm
An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres. Symbol: cm
The insect was only two centimetres long.
这只昆虫只有两厘米长。
He needs to cut a piece of wood that is exactly one centimetre thick.
他需要切一块正好一厘米厚的木头。
The gap between the two walls is less than a centimetre.
两面墙之间的缝隙不到一厘米。
The table is 120 centimetres in length.
桌子长120厘米。
Two centimetres of rain fell overnight.
一夜降雨两厘米。
Measure the height in centimetres.
以厘米为单位测量高度。
Not this
The unit is centimeter.
Use this
The unit is centimetre.
centimetre 为英式拼写，美式拼写为 centimeter。在英式英语环境中应使用 centimetre。
Not this
It is 20 centimetre long.
Use this
It is 20 centimetres long.
centimetre 是可数名词，在表示复数数量时需加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
平方厘米
The area of the rectangle is 50 square centimetres.
这个矩形的面积是50平方厘米。
立方厘米
The engine has a displacement of 2000 cubic centimetres.
这台发动机的排量为2000立方厘米。
厘米厚
The wood panel is 2 centimetres thick.
这块木板有2厘米厚。
厘米宽
The gap is only 1 centimetre wide.
缝隙只有1厘米宽。
在厘米范围内
The measurements are accurate to within a centimetre.
测量精度在厘米范围内。
厘米每秒
The growth rate is 0.5 centimetres per second.
生长速度为每秒0.5厘米。
Use centimetres naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
'厘'与'cent'同义（百分之一），'米'即meter，厘米即百分之一米。
语域：neutral 常见场景：measurement、science、everyday life 厘米是国际单位制中的基本长度单位，通常用于正式和非正式场合，在科学、工程及日常生活中的测量情景中非常常见。
Words ending in '-metre' (kilometre, millimetre, nanometre, micrometre, metre) share the same spelling chunk and pronunciation /miːtə(r)/. 'Litre' rhymes with the ending of 'centimetre' but is spelled '-tre'. Be careful: words like 'centre' end in '-tre' but are pronounced differently (/ˈsentə(r)/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.