metre

英 [ˈmiːtə(r)]

美 [ˈmiːtər]

n.  米; 公尺; 用于竞赛名称; (诗的)格律

复数：metres　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2099

牛津词典

noun

• 米；公尺
  a unit for measuring length; a hundred centimetres
• 用于竞赛名称
  used in the name of races
  1. She came second in the 200 metres.
     在200米比赛中，她取得了第二名。
  2. the 4×100 metre(s) relay
     4×100米接力赛
• （诗的）格律
  the arrangement of strong and weak stresses in lines of poetry that produces the rhythm; a particular example of this

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 meter


• N-COUNT 米
  Ametreis a metric unit of length equal to 100 centimetres.
  1. Chris Boardman won the Olympic 4,000 metres pursuit...
     克里斯·博德曼赢得了奥运会4,000米自行车追逐赛的冠军。
  2. The tunnel is 10 metres wide and 600 metres long.
     隧道宽10米，长600米。
• N-VAR (诗歌的)韵律，格律
  In the study of poetry,metreis the regular and rhythmic arrangement of syllables according to particular patterns.
  1. They must each compose a poem in strict alliterative metre...
     他们必须每人作一首严格押头韵的诗。
  2. All of the poems are written in traditional metres and rhyme schemes.
     所有的诗都按传统的韵律和韵脚而作。

英英释义

noun

• rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
  Synonym:metertime
• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  Synonym:metermeasurebeatcadence
• the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
  Synonym:meterm

双语例句

• Every square metre of soil was used, mainly for olives, vines, and almonds.
  每一寸土地都利用上了，主要用来种植橄榄树、葡萄藤和杏树。
• Chris Boardman won the Olympic 4,000 metres pursuit
  克里斯·博德曼赢得了奥运会4,000米自行车追逐赛的冠军。
• A gradient of 1 in 4 is a rise or fall of one metre for every four metres forward.
  四分之一的坡度是每前进四公尺升高或下降一公尺。
• The 800 metre final is on Monday week.
  800米决赛在下周一进行。
• Stand with a partner ten metres away with a one metre wide target between you.
  你和搭档相距大约10米站立。在你们之间放置个不宽于1米的靶子。
• Liberty fabrics, both for furnishing and for dressmaking, are sold by the metre.
  利伯蒂布按米出售，既可用作装饰又可作衣料。
• The hole must be half a metre.
  这个洞必须要半米深。
• This time, he bumped into a car parked only one metre away.
  这次，他马上撞到了停在1米外的另外一辆小车。
• They must each compose a poem in strict alliterative metre
  他们必须每人作一首严格押头韵的诗。
• Jim defeated Tom by about a metre and won the race at last.
  吉姆以大约一米的优势击败汤姆，最后赢得了比赛。