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X miles from Y
表示距离时常用'from'指明起点。
The nearest gas station is five miles from here.
最近的加油站离这里五英里。
英里
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
英里
a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet (about 1.609 kilometers)
The nearest gas station is five miles from here.
最近的加油站离这里五英里。
国际英里:1959年英语国家通过条约确定的长度单位,精确等于1.609344公里,分为5280英尺或1760码
The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
英里,长度单位,等于1760码或5280英尺,精确为1609.344米。
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
几种习惯长度单位之一,源自1593年英里法令,等于8弗隆,或5280英尺,或1760码,具有不同的精确值
Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.
海里,长度单位,精确为1852米,历史上基于纬度一分弧长。
a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
We walked a mile along the beach before breakfast.
我们早饭前沿着海滩走了一英里。
AI contextual example
The nearest gas station is two miles from here.
最近的加油站离这里有两英里。
AI contextual example
The marathon route is about 26 miles long.
这条马拉松路线大约长26英里。
AI contextual example
he missed by a mile
他差得很远。
WordNet
表示距离时常用'from'指明起点。
The nearest gas station is five miles from here.
最近的加油站离这里五英里。
夸张用法，表示大量或很长。
There are miles of beautiful beaches along the coast.
沿海岸有数英里的美丽海滩。
固定习语，形容速度极快。
She talks a mile a minute when she's excited.
她兴奋时说话像连珠炮一样快。
Not this
She ran 10 mile yesterday.
Use this
She ran 10 miles yesterday.
mile 是可数名词，表示“英里”，当数量大于1时，必须用复数形式 miles。
Not this
Can you walk mile?
Use this
Can you walk a mile?
mile 作可数名词单数时，前面需要加不定冠词 a（或 an），因为中文没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
跑一英里
He can run a mile in under five minutes.
他能在五分钟内跑一英里。
几英里之外
The nearest gas station is miles away.
最近的加油站在几英里之外。
每英里
This car gets about 30 miles per gallon, which is roughly 7 liters per 100 kilometers.
这辆车每加仑能跑大约30英里，即每百公里约7升。
平方英里
The city covers an area of 100 square miles.
这个城市占地100平方英里。
英里每小时
The speed limit on this highway is 65 miles per hour.
这条高速公路的限速是每小时65英里。
连续几英里
The desert stretches for miles without any signs of life.
沙漠连绵数英里，看不到任何生命的迹象。
非常快
He was talking a mile a minute about his new job.
他滔滔不绝地谈论他的新工作。
大错特错，远远未中
His guess missed by a mile; the answer was completely wrong.
他的猜测大错特错，答案完全错误。
加倍努力，不辞辛劳
Our team always goes the extra mile to satisfy customers.
我们的团队总是加倍努力让客户满意。
千里之行，始于足下。
This saying encourages people to take the first step towards their goals.
这句谚语鼓励人们向目标迈出第一步。
我离家五百英里。
The folk song '500 Miles' expresses the sadness of being far from home.
民歌《五百英里》表达了远离家乡的悲伤。
Use mile naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
读作/maɪl/，像中文“迈”，想象“迈开大步走一英里”，长度约1.6公里。
多用于测量距离，属于中性语域，常见于日常对话和正式场合。
All words rhyme with 'mile' (/maɪl/) because they share the same stressed vowel and following sounds (/aɪl/). Be cautious of lookalikes such as 'milk' (/mɪlk/) and 'mild' (/maɪld/) which have different pronunciations despite similar spellings.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.