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Metric System Word Related Describe 英 Metrɪk] 美 Metrɪk

英语单词 metric
英美音标 英 ['metrɪk] 美 ['metrɪk]
中文释义 adj.公制的;米制的;十进制的
n.标准;度量
英语例句 (1) Britain changed to a metric system of currency in 1970.
(2) Most countries adopt metric system.
(3) Government departments use metric units exclusively.
(4) Extensibility is a difficult metric to gauge.
(5) We have set up a metric to grade your writing examinations.
中文例句 (1) 1970年,英国已改用公制货币。
(2) 大多数国家采用米制。
(3) 政府部门现已全面采用十进制单位。
(4) 可扩展性是一个比较难衡量的标准。
(5) 我们设立了一个度量标准来评判你们的写作水平。
vocabulary简明 If something’s metric, it’s related to a system that uses the meter as a basic measurement. If someone says they'll sell you 3 meters of silk, then you know that the metric system is being used.
vocabulary扩展 The word metric traces back to the French word métriquei, from mèter. The word is most often used to describe a widely used system of measurement based on the meter, called the metric system. Metric can describe the system as well as things related to the metric system. If your science teacher asks you to measure an object using metric units, you’ll be using centimeters and millimeters, rather than inches or feet. In music, metric refers to the rhythmic measures.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词]米制的;公制的 Metric means relating to the metric system.
  [usu num ADJ n]
  • Around 180,000 metric tons of food aid is required...

    需要大约18万公吨的食品援助。

  • Converting metric measurements to U.S. equivalents is easy.

    将公制计量单位换算为美制计量单位十分简单。

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