新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

meter

英  [ˈmiːtə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • meters

    1[C 可数名词]

    A meter is a device that measures and records something such as the amount of gas or electricity that you have used.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was there to read the electricity meter.

    他在那儿读电表。

    例:

    Light in the ocean can be measured by light meters.

    海洋中的光线可由曝光表来测量。

    例:

    The meter shows the amount of carbon dioxide released in the emissions.

    该表显示出废气中二氧化碳的排放量。

    VERB. 动词
  • meters , metering , metered

    1[T 及物动词] 用表测量

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water.

    这些用户中只有1/3认为用水表计量是合理的。

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