Word · Frequency #7042
Fully loadedmeters
米；公尺
meters is the plural of meter.
核心释义
the basic unit of length in the metric system, equal to about 39.37 inches
- 1.
测量仪器；计量器。
A device that measures things.
- 2.
国际单位制采用的基本长度单位(约1.094码)
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
- 3.
用于测量数量的各种测量仪器
any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
- 4.
(诗律)诗行中音步的重音
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
仪表；计量器；格律；韵律；测量仪器；计量器。；国际单位制采用的基本长度单位(约1.094码)；用于测量数量的各种测量仪器
用法In use
The swimming pool is 25 meters long.
用法提示：米作为长度单位，表示游泳池的长度。
She ran a hundred meters in twelve seconds.
用法提示：米作为距离单位，用于描述跑步距离。
The table is one meter wide and two meters long.
用法提示：米作为计量单位，描述桌子的尺寸。
X meters long/wide/tall
表示长度、宽度或高度时，X为数字。
The table is 2 meters long.
这张桌子长两米。
read/check the meter
meter指测量仪器，常用于水电煤气表。
Please read the gas meter once a month.
请每月读一次燃气表。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- square meter
- 平方米
- The apartment has an area of 80 square meters.这套公寓面积为80平方米。
- gas meter
- 煤气表
- The gas meter needs to be read every month.煤气表需要每月抄读。
- poetic meter
- 诗歌韵律
- Shakespeare often used iambic pentameter as his poetic meter.莎士比亚常使用五步抑扬格作为他的诗歌韵律。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- the meter is running
- 计时开始；事态在进展中We need to make a decision quickly because the meter is running.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一把米尺上写着‘meter’，用来测量1米长度。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于科学、工程和日常测量，属于中性正式场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常用作计量单位或测量仪器
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -meter (like centimeter) share the spelling but have a reduced, unstressed vowel and different stress patterns, so they do not genuinely rhyme with 'meter'. Words like 'letter' or 'better' look similar in spelling but have a different vowel sound.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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