1. | [c] 英里(= 1 609 米或 1 760 码)a unit for measuring distance equal to 1 609 metres or 1 760 yards |
a 20-mile drive to work 开车 20 英里去上班 | |
an area of four square miles 四平方英里的面积 | |
a mile-long procession 一英里长的游行队伍 | |
The nearest bank is about half a mile down the road. 最近的银行沿着这条路要走半英里。 | |
We did about 30 miles a day on our cycling trip. 我们骑车旅行,每天约骑 30 英里。 | |
The car must have been doing at least 100 miles an hour. 这车速肯定每小时至少 100 英里。 | |
My car does 35 miles to the gallon. 我的车一加仑油能跑 35 英里。 | |
My car gets 35 miles to the gallon. 我的车一加仑油能跑 35 英里。 |
2. | [pl] 大面积;长距离a large area or a long distance |
miles and miles of desert 广阔无垠的沙漠 | |
There isn't a house for miles around here. 附近数英里以内没有一座房子。 | |
I'm not walking─it's miles away . 我不会走着去的,太远了。 |
3. | [c][usupl] (informal) 很多;远远地very much; far |
I'm feeling miles better today, thanks. 多谢,我今天感觉好多了。 | |
I'm miles behind with my work. 我的工作远远地落在了后面。 | |
She's taller than you by a mile. 她比你高多了。 |
4. | [sing] 一英里赛跑a race over one mile |
He ran the mile in less than four minutes. 他用了不到四分钟就跑完一英里。 | |
a four-minute mile 四分钟一英里赛跑 |