the odometer reads/shows [number]
read 在这里表示“显示(读数)”,主语是里程表而不是人。
The odometer reads 35,000 miles.
里程表显示35,000英里。
里程表
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
里程表
an instrument in a vehicle that measures the distance traveled
The odometer reads 35,000 miles.
里程表显示35,000英里。
通常嵌入车辆车速表中的仪器,用于测量车辆自生产以来行驶的距离。
An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.
里程表
a meter that shows mileage traversed
测量员使用的轮子,用于记录行进的距离。
A wheel used by surveyors, which registers distance traveled.
Before returning the rental car, I checked the odometer to note the exact mileage.
归还租来的车之前,我查看了里程表以记录准确的里程数。
The mechanic said the car's odometer reading seemed too low for its age.
修理工说这辆车的里程表读数对于其车龄来说似乎太低了。
My old car's odometer turned over 100,000 miles on the highway yesterday.
我的旧车的里程表昨天在高速公路上突破了十万英里。
read 在这里表示“显示(读数)”,主语是里程表而不是人。
The odometer reads 35,000 miles.
里程表显示35,000英里。
谈论车辆累计行驶里程时,常用 have + 数字 + on the odometer。
The car has 100,000 miles on the odometer.
这辆车的里程表显示10万英里。
用 on 来点明里程表安装在哪个车辆上。
The odometer on my scooter stopped working.
我的踏板车上的里程表坏了。
Not this
The odometer shows we are driving at 100 miles per hour.
Use this
The speedometer shows we are driving at 100 miles per hour.
odometer(里程表)记录累计行驶里程,不显示瞬时车速;表示当前车速要用 speedometer(速度表),两者不可混用。
Not this
The speedometer shows the car has covered 50,000 miles.
Use this
The odometer shows the car has covered 50,000 miles.
speedometer(速度表)显示的是当前速度;表示车辆累计行驶的总里程要用 odometer(里程表)。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
里程表读数
The odometer reading showed 120,000 miles.
里程表读数显示12万英里。
查看里程表
Before buying the car, she checked the odometer.
买车前,她查看了里程表。
数字里程表
This car has a digital odometer.
这辆车有数字里程表。
篡改里程表
It is illegal to tamper with the odometer.
篡改里程表是违法的。
单次行程里程表
He reset the trip odometer before the road trip.
公路旅行前,他重置了单次行程里程表。
里程表回拨
Odometer rollback is a form of fraud.
里程表回拨是一种欺诈行为。
回拨里程表(比喻隐瞒真实情况)
The dealer rolled back the odometer on the car to make it look newer.
车商回拨了汽车的里程表,让它看起来更新。
Use odometer naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象仪表盘上“odo”里的两个o像车轮,中间的d像车轴,车跑多远它就数多远,记住这就是里程表。
语域:neutral 常见场景:vehicle dashboard、used car purchase、rental car inspection odometer 为中性词,日常和书面场合均可用,多用于讨论车辆行驶里程时,如购车、租车或车辆检查。
odometer 的重读部分 /ɑmətər/ 与 speedometer、pedometer、thermometer、barometer 以及多数美国人读的 kilometer 押韵;这些词都以“ometer”结尾。注意单独的 meter 读作 /ˈmiːtər/,其长音 /iː/ 与 /ɑ/ 不同,拼写相似但不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.