metre

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UK [ˈmiːtə(r)]
  • n.米；公尺；用于竞赛名称；（诗的）格律
  • Web韵律；英诗节奏的基础是韵律；拍子
Plural Form：metres  

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metre
n.
1.
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米；公尺a unit for measuring length; a hundred centimetres
2.
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用于竞赛名称used in the name of races
She came second in the 200 metres.
在 200 米比赛中，她取得了第二名。
the 4×100 metre(s) relay
4×100 米接力赛
3.
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（诗的）格律the arrangement of strong and weak stresses in lines of poetry that produces the rhythm; a particular example of this

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1.
An Israeli military spokesman said the two-metre-high wall was no longer needed.
以色列军方一名发言人表示，现在已经不再需要这座两米高的水泥墙了。
yǐ sè liè jūn fāng yī míng fā yán rén biǎo shì , xiàn zài yǐ jīng bú zài xū yào zhè zuò liǎng mǐ gāo de shuǐ ní qiáng le 。
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2.
One was only a metre or two from him, the other was further away, near the door.
一张桌子距他只有一两公尺远，另一张稍远一些，靠近门边。
yī zhāng zhuō zǐ jù tā zhǐ yǒu yì liǎng gōng chǐ yuǎn , lìng yī zhāng shāo yuǎn yì xiē , kào jìn mén biān 。
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3.
That, in turn, bounces the light down in a concentrated beam about a metre (3ft) wide to produce heat and drive generators.
这个塔又反过来把光以3米宽的光束集中反射到地上，这样可以产生热量和发电。
zhè ge tǎ yòu fǎn guò lái bǎ guāng yǐ sān mǐ kuān de guāng shù jí zhōng fǎn shè dào dì shàng , zhè yàng kě yǐ chǎn shēng rè liàng hé fā diàn 。
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4.
Then as if nothing has occurredly in Taiwan from payment of one metre away and began to play gambling machines.
然后就若无其事地坐在离付款台一米远的赌博机，开始玩赌博游戏。
rán hòu jiù ruò wú qí shì de zuò zài lí fù kuǎn tái yī mǐ yuǎn de dǔ bó jī , kāi shǐ wán dǔ bó yóu xì 。
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5.
Certain parts of the South American coast probably will see almost nothing but other parts might get a metre or two of wave height.
南美局部地区可能什么也看不到，但是其他地区可能会遇上一到两米高的海浪。
nán měi jú bù dì qū kě néng shén me yě kàn bú dào , dàn shì qí tā dì qū kě néng huì yù shàng yī dào liǎng mǐ gāo de hǎi làng 。
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6.
The dog is usually worked on a 10-metre or (30-foot) lead, but the length of lead actually used depends on the terrain.
通常，犬只行于指导手前方10米左右，但实际的距离决定于比赛的地形。
tōng cháng , quǎn zhǐ xíng yú zhǐ dǎo shǒu qián fāng shí mǐ zuǒ yòu , dàn shí jì de jù lí jué dìng yú bǐ sài de dì xíng 。
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At a distance of about 300 nanometres (a nanometre is a billionth of a metre), the seesaw began to tilt towards the ball.
其间距离大约为300纳米时（1纳米是十亿分之一米），秋千开始移向小球。
qí jiān jù lí dà yuē wèi sān bǎi nà mǐ shí ( yī nà mǐ shì shí yì fēn zhī yī mǐ ) , qiū qiān kāi shǐ yí xiàng xiǎo qiú 。
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8.
Let me congratulate you on your winning first place in the 100 metre dash.
祝贺你获得百米赛跑第一名。
zhù hè nǐ huò de bǎi mǐ sài pǎo dì yī míng 。
9.
The clattering roar of the train muffled the thud of her fall on to the ground more than a metre below. She was knocked senseless.
呼啸而过的列车，把她甩到超过一米以下的地面，顿时失去了知觉。
hū xiào ér guò de liè chē , bǎ tā shuǎi dào chāo guò yī mǐ yǐ xià de dì miàn , dùn shí shī qù le zhī jué 。
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10.
Walsh said the dam contained eels and fish which provided the crocodiles, most of which were about one metre long, with a supply of food.
据沃尔什介绍说，这些鳄鱼会以水中的鱼类为食，大部分的鳄鱼身长大约1米。
jù wò ěr shí jiè shào shuō , zhè xiē è yú huì yǐ shuǐ zhōng de yú lèi wèi shí , dà bù fen de è yú shēn cháng dà yuē yī mǐ 。
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