meter

英 [ˈmiːtə(r)]

美 [ˈmiːtər]

n.  (用于测量电、煤气、水等，以及时间和距离的)计量器，计量表; 计; 仪; 表
v.  用仪表计量

复数：meters　过去分词：metered　第三人称单数：meters　现在分词：metering　过去式：metered　

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Collins.2 / BNC.7042 / COCA.3024

牛津词典

noun

• （用于测量电、煤气、水等，以及时间和距离的）计量器，计量表
  a device that measures and records the amount of electricity, gas, water, etc. that you have used or the time and distance you have travelled, etc.
• （用于测量电、煤气、水等，以及时间和距离的）计量器，计量表
  a device that measures and records the amount of electricity, gas, water, etc. that you have used or the time and distance you have travelled, etc.
• 计；仪；表
  a device for measuring the thing mentioned
  1. Who holds the record in the 100 meters?
     100米纪录是谁保持着的？
• 计；仪；表
  a device for measuring the thing mentioned
  1. Who holds the record in the 100 meters?
     100米纪录是谁保持着的？

verb

• 用仪表计量
  to measure sth (for example how much gas, electricity, etc. has been used) using a meter

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 计量仪;计量表
  Ameteris a device that measures and records something such as the amount of gas or electricity that you have used.
  1. He was there to read the electricity meter...
     他到那里抄电表。
  2. They have the right to come in and inspect the meter.
     他们有权进来查表。
• VERB 用表计量(耗用的煤气、电等)
  Tometersomething such as gas or electricity means to use a meter to measure how much of it people use, usually in order to calculate how much they have to pay.
  1. Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water...
     这些家庭当中只有三分之一认为用水表计量是合理的。
  2. Metered taxis are relatively inexpensive.
     打表计价的出租车相对便宜。
• 同 parking meter
  Ameteris the same as aparking meter.
• See also:metre

英英释义

noun

• any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
• rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
  Synonym:metretime
• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  Synonym:metremeasurebeatcadence
• the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
  Synonym:metrem

verb

• measure with a meter
  1. meter the flow of water
• stamp with a meter indicating the postage
  1. meter the mail

双语例句

• Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water
  这些家庭当中只有三分之一认为用水表计量是合理的。
• A week later, read the water meter again and subtract the first reading from the second.
  一星期后，再看一下水表，然后从第二次读数中减去第一次读数。
• The amount of electricity used is recorded by a meter.
  电表记录下耗电量。
• We have the meter reading for the phone call in question.
  我们已经拿到了有问题的长途电话流水表。
• This paper mainly on the speed meter of this approach, the main factors affecting measurement accuracy are analyzed.
  本文主要就采用这一方法测光速时，对影响测量精度的主要因素进行了分析。
• Metered taxis are relatively inexpensive.
  打表计价的出租车相对便宜。
• The research designs a terminal system of remote automatic meter reading based on GPRS communicated method.
  本文设计了一种以GPRS为通信方式的远程自动抄表终端系统。
• They are the vane meter and the hot wire.
  他们是叶片表和电线发热。
• If your water usage is very small it may be worthwhile opting for a meter.
  要是用水量很小，就可以考虑装一个水表。
• It was designed that low voltage power carrier concentrated meter reading system in this paper.
  设计了低压电力载波集中抄表系统并在承德某供电分公司进行了实际运行试点。