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the mileage on sth
这里指车辆累计行驶的总英里数。
The mileage on the rental car was surprisingly low.
这辆租来的车里程低得惊人。
里程；英里数
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
里程；英里数
The total distance traveled, measured in miles (or air miles).
The mileage on the rental car was surprisingly low.
这辆租来的车里程低得惊人。
以英里或航空里程计算的总距离。
The total distance travelled in miles or in air miles.
车辆消耗一定量燃料所行驶的英里数
The number of miles travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.
按英里支付的差旅费补贴。
An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per mile.
按使用里程计算的费用(如汽车或铁路车辆)
A fee based on miles of use, as of an automobile or a railroad car.
The car's mileage has decreased significantly since the winter began.
自从冬天开始，这辆车的油耗里程显著下降了。
She got a lot of mileage out of her old laptop before it finally broke.
她的旧笔记本电脑在最终坏掉之前用了很久。
The company reimburses employees for business travel mileage at 58 cents per mile.
公司按每英里58美分报销员工的公务旅行里程。
这里指车辆累计行驶的总英里数。
The mileage on the rental car was surprisingly low.
这辆租来的车里程低得惊人。
这里指单位燃油所行驶的英里数，即油耗表现。
This sedan gets very good mileage on the highway.
这款轿车在高速公路上有很好的油耗表现。
指按旅行英里数计算的交通费用补贴。
You can claim mileage for any business travel.
任何商务出行你都可以申请里程补贴。
pay sb sth 结构中，mileage allowance 是按英里数计算的补贴。
The company pays its staff a mileage allowance for using personal cars.
公司向使用个人汽车的员工发放里程补贴。
Not this
My car has many mileage.
Use this
My car has a lot of mileage.
mileage表示“行驶里程”时是不可数名词，不能用many修饰，应用much或a lot of；肯定句中a lot of更自然。
Not this
The mileage of this car is very long.
Use this
The mileage of this car is very high.
英语中mileage的搭配词是high/low，表示里程数的大小，不用long/short；long是受中文“长”影响而产生的直译，不符合英语搭配。
Not this
My car has done 50,000 mileages.
Use this
My car has done 50,000 miles.
mileage是表示“里程/英里数”的抽象名词，不能像mile那样作为可数单位直接放在数字后；具体数字后应用mile/miles。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
汽油行驶英里数；油耗
This car gets excellent gas mileage on the highway.
这辆车在高速公路上油耗极低。
高里程（车辆已行驶很多英里）
Be prepared for repair costs when you buy a high-mileage car.
购买高里程汽车时，要准备好维修费用。
低里程（车辆行驶英里数少）
The dealer advertised the car as low mileage and one owner.
经销商宣传这辆车里程低、仅有一任车主。
里程津贴；差旅里程补贴
She claimed a mileage allowance for her daily work trips.
她为日常出差申请了里程津贴。
航空里程（累积的飞行英里数）
He used his airline mileage to book a free ticket.
他用航空里程兑换了一张免费机票。
效果或结果因人而异
This software works well for some users, but your mileage may vary.
这款软件对某些用户来说很好用，但效果因人而异。
从某事中充分利用；获益良多
She got a lot of mileage out of that old joke.
她从那个旧笑话中获得了许多笑果/好处。
利用某事捞取政治资本
The opposition tried to make political mileage out of the scandal.
反对党试图利用这起丑闻捞取政治资本。
你的里程可能会有所不同。
Some reviewers loved the movie, but your mileage may vary.
有些影评人喜欢这部电影，但你的感受可能会不一样。
Use mileage naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 mileage 拆成 mile（英里）+ age（年龄）：车子走过的每一英里，都像年龄一样在里程表上累积。
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常谈论汽车油耗或行驶里程、差旅报销或按英里计费 mileage 的含义和语域随搭配改变：表示‘里程’或‘油耗’时通常用于日常、中性语境；表示‘里程津贴’或‘按英里计费’时多用于商务或正式书面语。使用时应注意区分具体含义和搭配。
作‘英里数’或‘耗油率’时通常不可数；作‘按英里计算的津贴’时可数。常用介词：on（如mileage on a car）、from（如mileage from a trip）、per（如mileage per gallon）。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.