mile

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n.英里, 海里, 一英里赛跑
n.相对很长的距离

n.[C]

1. 英里

At first we covered about 100 miles a day.

起初我们每天行一百英里。

2. 一英里赛跑[the S]

3. 【口】相当大的距离; 相当大[P1][S]

I knew it was you, I could spot that hat a mile off!

我知道是你, 离我好远就能看清楚你那顶帽子了!

词形变化

名词复数：miles

英英释义

名词 mile:

a unit of length equal to 1760 yards

同义词：statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi

a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters

同义词：nautical mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile

a large distance

a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet)

同义词：sea mile

a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)

同义词：nautical mile, naut mi, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile

an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards

同义词：Roman mile

a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km

同义词：Swedish mile

a footrace extending one mile

补充

milemile英:[mail] 美:[maɪl]n.1.英里I dismissed the carriage and walked the last mile.我把马车打发走了, 徒步走完最后一英里路。The city covered ten square miles.这个城市面积有10平方英里。

例句

1. It's 15 miles from here to Hull.从这里到赫尔15英里。 2. They drove 600 miles across the desert.他们驱车600英里穿越了沙漠。 3. She lives just half a mile away.她就住在半英里外。 4. a 50-mile bike ride一段50英里的自行车行程 5. There's a lake up there, about ten miles long.北边有个湖, 长约10英里。 6. 50 miles per hour or 50 miles an hour每小时50英里 7. The hurricane is moving to the west at about 18 miles per hour.飓风正以大约每小时18英里的速度向西推进。 8. The President is determined to go the extra mile for peace.总统决心为实现和平而加倍努力。 9. The punch missed by a mile and the bigger boy crashed another blow into Billy's unprotected face.这一拳根本没有打中, 于是那个大些的男孩又来了一拳, 狠狠打在比利毫无防护的脸上。 10. Yet this book misses the mark by a mile.可是这本书远远没有达到目的。 11. He fell down senseless, missing the bed by a mile.他在离床还很远的地方倒下了, 不省人事。 12. If anybody had told me when I first got married that I was going to have seven children, I would have run a mile.若是有人在我刚结婚时跟我说我会生7个孩子, 我一定会躲得远远的。 13. When I see needles I run a mile.我见到针头就会逃之夭夭。 14. You can spot undercover cops a mile off.你一眼就可以认出便衣警察。 15. You can see a mile off that they're from America.你一眼就能看出他们是从美国来的。 16. How do you know he's Irish?—Sticks out a mile.你怎么知道他是爱尔兰人？——显而易见啦。 17. We stood out a mile on that first day at school.开学头一天我们就非常引人注目。 18. With a Labour candidate in place they won by a mile.有一个工党的候选人坐镇, 他们轻松胜出。 19. vistas which stretch for miles.一望无际的景色。 20. the second tape is miles better.第二盒磁带好多了。 21. he talks a mile a minute.他说话像连珠炮。 22. she joined the mile-high club by making love on a flight between New York and LA.她在纽约飞往洛杉矶的航班上做爱，加入了高空俱乐部。 23. if someone proposed to me I'd probably run a mile.假如有人向我求婚，我可能会逃之夭夭的。 24. the baddies can be spotted a mile off.坏蛋很容易辨认。 25. The nearest beach is seven miles away.最近的海滩在七英里外。 26. It's a seven-mile drive to the beach.要开车走七英里路才到海滩。 27. He missed the target by a mile.他远远没有击中目标。 28. I'm feeling miles better this morning.我今早觉得好多了。 29. How much further is it? We've walked miles already.还有多远才到？我们已经走了很长路程了。 30. He's lying -- you can tell that a mile off.他在撒谎─你一听就听得出来。 31. How many miles is it from here to New York? = How far is it from here to New York in miles?从这儿到纽约有多少英里？ 32. We passed mile after mile of beautiful scenery as we drove through the country.我们驾车驶过乡间时，沿途经过的美丽风景绵延数英里。 33. We traveled over miles of dirt road.我们走过了好几英里土路。 34. He lives about a half (a) mile from here.他住在离这儿约半英里的地方。 35. The car was traveling at 70 miles per/an hour.这辆车当时正以时速70英里行驶。 36. He won the election by a mile. [=he won the election by a very large margin]他以压倒性优势赢得选举。 37. He missed the target by a mile. [=he completely missed the target]他完全偏离了目标。 38. Her smile was a mile wide.她的笑容很灿烂。 39. You can see the stain (from) a mile away. = (Brit) You can see the stain a mile off.你老远就能看到污迹。 40. She was talking a mile a minute. [=very fast]她一直在说，语速飞快。 41. The twin's resemblance stood/stuck out a mile. [=the resemblance was very obvious]这对双胞胎的相似处非常明显。 42. They walked for miles.他们走了很远。 43. There was no one (to be seen) for miles around.周围这一代不见人烟。 44. We were miles from home.我们离家千里。 45. We still have miles to go.我们仍有很长的路要走。 46. The beach stretched on for miles and miles.海滩绵延不断。 47. He lives by himself in a cabin miles from nowhere/anywhere. [=very far from other people and places]他远离尘嚣，独自居住在小屋里。 48. He was miles ahead of the other students in his class.他在班上遥遥领先于其他同学。 49. Politically he's now miles away from his original position.他的政治地位早已今非昔比。 50. She feels as if her sister is miles beyond her in education.她觉得她姐姐在受教育程度上大大超越了自己。 51. They're still miles from an agreement.他们仍然各持己见。 52. the first man to run a four-minute mile [=the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes]第一个在四分钟之内跑完一英里的人 53. She's always willing to go the extra mile to help a friend.她总愿意尽其所能帮助朋友。