读音

/mɪˈtɛr/

释义

• 名词: 计量器具，尤指测量长度、体积、速度或功率的设备。例如: “The speedometer on the car is a type of meter.”
• 名词: 公尺，米（长度单位）。例如: “The room is about ten meters wide.”
• 名词: 音乐中的节拍或韵律。例如: “The poem has a strong iambic meter.”
• 名词: 诗歌中的行或诗节。例如: “Shakespeare’s sonnets typically consist of fourteen lines with an ABAB CDCD EFEF GG meter.”
• 名词: （燃气、电、水等的）计费器。例如: “The utility company reads the electric meter every month.”

短语

• “gas meter” 指天然气计量表。
• “water meter” 指水表。
• “electricity meter” 指电表。

例句

• 名词: “The plumber checked the water meter to make sure it was working properly.”
• 名词: “The song’s rhythm is set by the steady beat of the drum meter.”
• 名词: “In the poem, each stanza has an identical meter, creating a balanced structure.”

同义词

• gauge
• measuring device
• scale
• instrument
• regulator