Word · Frequency #11406
liter
升;公升
a metric unit of capacity equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters
- 1.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
升
升;公升;[化] 升
In use
Please pour one liter of milk into the pot.
This backpack can easily hold a liter of water.
The price of gasoline is often listed per liter.
a liter of [uncountable noun]
liter 为美式拼写,英式拼作 litre。
She bought a liter of milk.
她买了一升牛奶。
[number] liters of [noun]
数字大于一时用复数 liters。
The recipe needs two liters of water.
这个食谱需要两升水。
[distance] per liter
per liter 表示“每升”,用于比率表达。
This car travels 15 kilometers per liter.
这辆车每升油跑15公里。
a [number]-liter [container]
作定语时用单数并加连字符,如 a two-liter bottle。
He bought a two-liter bottle of soda.
他买了一瓶两升的苏打水。
Common mistakes
I need two liter of water.I need two liters of water.
liter 是可数单位名词,大于一的数词后必须用复数形式 liters,不能省略 -s。
She drank a liter milk.She drank a liter of milk.
表示“一升某物”时要用量词结构 a liter of + 名词,不能直接说 a liter milk 而省略 of。
We bought a five-liters bottle.We bought a five-liter bottle.
数词 + 单位名词用作定语修饰名词时,单位名词用单数并加连字符,如 a five-liter bottle,不能说 a five-liters bottle。
Connections
Collocations
- a liter of water
- 一升水
- She drinks a liter of water every morning.她每天早上喝一升水。
- two liters of milk
- 两升牛奶
- I bought two liters of milk at the store.我在商店买了两升牛奶。
- liter bottle
- 一升装的瓶子
- He filled a liter bottle with juice.他用一个一升装的瓶子装满果汁。
- liters per minute
- 每分钟升数
- The pump can move 50 liters per minute.这台泵每分钟可输送50升。
- per liter
- 每升
- The price is $1.20 per liter.价格是每升1.20美元。
- one-liter container
- 一升容器
Learner notes
Memory Tip
首字母 L 像量杯的刻度线,见 L 就想 liter(升),一升刻度清晰可见。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常购物中的液体容量、实验室或工业中的计量 liter(美国拼写;英国英语多用 litre)是中性用词,通常用于需要准确计量液体容量的场合,日常口语和书面文献中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中,meter /ˈmitɚ/、Peter /ˈpitɚ/、heater /ˈhitɚ/、eater /ˈitɚ/ 与 liter /ˈlitɚ/ 押韵(元音 /i/ + /tɚ/)。注意 litter /ˈlɪtɚ/ 和 literal /ˈlɪtərəl/ 拼写相似,但元音为 /ɪ/,发音与 liter 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.