[N-COUNT 可数名词]计量仪;计量表 A meter is a device that measures and records something such as the amount of gas or electricity that you have used.
He was there to read the electricity meter...
他到那里抄电表。
They have the right to come in and inspect the meter.
他们有权进来查表。
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[VERB 动词]用表计量(耗用的煤气、电等) To meter something 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.
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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。
Metered taxis are relatively inexpensive.
打表计价的出租车相对便宜。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]同 parking meter A meter is the same as a parking meter .
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metre
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meter/ˈmiːtə(r); NAmEˈmiːtər/
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metermetersmeteredmeteringnoun1( especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词) 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 man came to read the gas meter.有个男子来查过煤气表。◆The cab driver left the meter running while he waited for us.在等我们的时候,出租车司机让计程表继续走字。☞see also
light meter
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parking meter
3-meter( in compounds 构成复合词) a device for measuring the thing mentioned 计;仪;表◆speedometer速度计◆altimeter高度表◆calorimeter热量计4( NAmE) =
metre
◆Who holds the record in the 100 meters?*100 米纪录是谁保持的? verbmetersth to measure sth (for example how much gas, electricity, etc. has been used) using a meter用仪表计量meter/ˈmiːtə(r); NAmEˈmiːtər/
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meter1 noun
meter2 verb
meterme‧ter1 /ˈmiːtə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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1a machine that measures and shows the amount of something you have used or the amount of money that you must paywater/gas/electricity meter A man came to read the electricity meter. The taxi driver left the meter running while I ran in to pick up my bags.2a machine that measures the level of somethingsound-level/light etc meter3 (also parking meter) a machine which you put money into when you park your car next to it4the American spelling of metre
meter1 noun
meter2 verb
metermeter2 verb [transitive]
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to measure how much of something is used, and how much you must pay for it, by using a meter: All our water is metered now.
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