| 釋義 |
meter1 /'mi: ta(r); 'mitv/ n [C] apparatus which measures, esp one that records the amount of whatever passes through it, or the diStiRCc travelled, fare payable, 訐量器; 儀表(尤指記錄 mLL 之物的數(shù)量,行走之路程或應(yīng)付之車費(fèi)等者): an, elec'tricity- ~; 電表; a 'gas- ~; 煤氣表; a Wafer- ~; (自來水)水表; an ex'posure- ~, for measuring the time needed for exposure of photographic film, etc; (照相用)曝光表; a 'parking- ~, one that measures the time during which a car is (for a fee) parked in a public place; 停車計(jì)時(shí)表(設(shè)置于公共場(chǎng)所用以計(jì)量停車時(shí)間,以收取停車費(fèi)); fares mounting up on the ~, eg of a taxi-cab. (如計(jì)程車之)表上累積之費(fèi)用。 an electricity meter a metronome |