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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- meter
['miːtər]
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1.
noun
[c]
(instrument) (for gas，water，electricity) 仪表
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2.
noun
(also： parking meter) 停车计时器
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3.
noun
see metre
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4.
vt.
[+gas]
[ water]
[ electricity]
用表计量
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- meter
[ˈmiːtər]
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1.
n.[c]
米
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We were using water about a cubic meter every three hours.
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我们每3个小时就要用1立方米左右的水。
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2.
n.[c]
仪；表；计
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Their invention was an electricity meter controlled by signals from the power company.
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他们的发明就是一种由电力公司信号控制的电表。
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3.
n.[u]
[Prosody]
韵律，格律
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When he read his poem, he broke the meter of the poem.
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当读到自己的诗词时，他并未遵照原来的韵律。
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4.
n.[u]
节拍
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The tenor drum is the "time-keeper ",announcing the basic meter of the song.
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高音鼓就是“计时员”，负责预告歌曲的基本节拍。
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5.
vt.
用仪器测量
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Slurry is metered to the tine by a positive displacement pump.
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用一台容积泵测量泥浆尖头。
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6.
vt.
打上邮戳
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The envelope came already metered so I could send him the letter back.
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这封信已经打上了邮戳，所以，我可以将此信送回给他。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- meter
['miːtə]
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1.
n
the US spelling of metre
- meter
['miːtə]
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1.
n
the US spelling of metre
- meter
['miːtə]
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1.
n
any device that measures and records the quantity of a substance, such as gas, that has passed through it during a specified period
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2.
n
any device that measures and sometimes records an electrical or magnetic quantity, such as current, voltage, etc
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3.
n
See parking meter
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to measure (a rate of flow) with a meter
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5.
vt.
to print with stamps by means of a postage meter
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6.
vt.
[Etymology]
C19: see mete1
Examples
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4/4 meter is also called common time
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4/4拍也叫作普通拍子
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There must be something wrong with my electricity meter because last month I wasn't home at all and still got a bill for $230.
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我的电表肯定是出了问题，上个月我根本不在家却收到了230美金的帐单。
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The driver tried to cheat me by not running the meter.
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司机想要不打表骗我。
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The cost of an apartment per square meter is rising.
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公寓每平米的价格正在上涨。
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You should sit one meter from a heater.
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你应该坐在离暖气一米远的地方。
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