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X kilometres from/to/away
表示距离时常用from/to/away。
The town is 50 kilometres from the capital.
这个镇离首都50公里。
公里，千米
kilometres — plural of kilometre
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公里，千米
a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters, about 0.621 miles
The town is 50 kilometres from the capital.
这个镇离首都50公里。
千米,长度单位,符号km。
An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km
The nearest gas station is about five kilometres from here.
最近的加油站离这里大约五公里。
She runs ten kilometres every morning to stay fit.
她每天早上跑十公里来保持健康。
The marathon route is 42.195 kilometres long.
马拉松路线长度为42.195公里。
表示距离时常用from/to/away。
The town is 50 kilometres from the capital.
这个镇离首都50公里。
常用于表示速度。
The car was travelling at 120 kilometres per hour.
那辆车以每小时120公里的速度行驶。
用于表示面积。
The national park covers 500 square kilometres.
这个国家公园占地500平方公里。
表示走过的距离。
They covered 30 kilometres on foot.
他们步行了30公里。
Not this
The distance is 2 kilometre.
Use this
The distance is 2 kilometres.
当数字大于1时，kilometre应用复数形式kilometres，表示多个公里。
Not this
She ran a 10 kilometer race.
Use this
She ran a 10 kilometre race.
在英式英语中，应拼写为kilometre，而不是美式拼写kilometer。
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每公里
The taxi fare is $2 per kilometre.
出租车费是每公里2美元。
平方公里
The city covers an area of 500 square kilometres.
这个城市占地500平方公里。
公里每小时
The speed limit is 60 kilometres per hour.
限速是每小时60公里。
在一公里内
There are several shops within a kilometre of the hotel.
酒店一公里内有几家商店。
长达一公里的
They walked along a kilometre-long beach.
他们沿着一条长达一公里的海滩散步。
一公里远
The station is about a kilometre away from here.
车站离这里大约一公里远。
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kilo（千）＋ metre（米）＝ 千米（公里）。
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These words share the spelling ending 'metre' but their stressed vowels differ from 'kilometre' (which stresses the first syllable), so they do not rhyme with it. They are useful for spelling comparison.
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