【meter音标】 英[ˈmi:tə(r)] 美[ˈmi:tər]
【单词释义】 meter是什么意思：
n.(Am.)米，公尺；计量器；计量仪；
v.用仪表测量
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] meters [第三人称单数] meters
[单词现在分词] metering
[单词过去式] metered
[单词过去分词] metered
【meter同音词】
metre n.(Br.)米，公尺
【meter形近词/近似词】
deter v.阻止，制止；威慑；使不敢
outer adj.外面的，外部的
after adv.以后，后来 dj.后来的，以后的 prep./conj. 在…以后；在…后面
【单词例句】
◇ The ash and lava fountains shooting highly in the sky varied from 50 to 100 meters in height. It was absolutely fantastic! I even noticed a rainbow appear in the fog caused by a heat wave.
喷射到天空中的火山灰和岩浆喷泉从50米到100米不等，这一情景绝对地奇异，我甚至还注意到一条彩虹出现在热浪造成的雾里。
---- A Volcano Eruption
◇ While many manufacturers say you only need 3 or 4 feet of clearance, Stevenson recommended 6 feet (1.8 meters). At his own home, he has 8 feet (2.4 meters) of clearance because he is 6'2" tall.
尽管许多生产商指出你只需要3到4英尺的安全空间，但是史蒂芬森建议你留出6英尺（1.8米）的空间。他在自己家里给跑步机留出了8英尺（2.4米）的空间，因为他身高6英尺2英寸（1.88米）。
---- How to use treadmills safely
◇ The whole venture seemed so impractical and foolish that onlookers called it "Drake's Folly". But when he had drilled down about 70 feet (21 meters), Drake struck oil. His well began to yield 20 barrels of crude oil a day.
但当瑞克往下钻至70英尺(21米)的时候，他发现了石油。 他的油井从此每天生产20桶原油。
---- Oil Refining