mile

a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet (about 1.609 kilometers)

1. 1.

   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.

   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

2. 2.

   a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

   英里,长度单位,等于1760码或5280英尺,精确为1609.344米。

3. 3.

   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.

   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

4. 4.

   a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

   海里,长度单位,精确为1852米,历史上基于纬度一分弧长。

5. 5.

   Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet.

   多种习惯长度单位之一,源自罗马英里(mille passus),等于8斯塔德或5000罗马英尺

6. 6.

   a large distance

   很远的距离。

7. 7.

   The Scandinavian mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 10 kilometers defined in 1889.

   斯堪的纳维亚英里:1889年定义的长度单位,精确等于10公里

8. 8.

   Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese mile or Arabic mile.

   其他测量系统中大致相似值的多种习惯长度单位,如中国里或阿拉伯里

9. 9.

   An airline mile in a frequent flyer program.

   常旅客计划中的航空里程

10. 10.

    A race of 1 mile's length; a race of around 1 mile's length (usually 1500 or 1600 meters)

    1英里长的赛跑；约1英里长的赛跑(通常为1500或1600米)

很远的距离；海里；航空里程；一英里赛跑；斯堪的纳维亚英里

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