meter
UK ['mi:.tər] US [-tˌɚ] noun countable
DEVICE 装置
■a device that measures the amount of something that is used 计，仪，表•The electricity meter is under the stairs.电表在楼梯下面。 •You'll need some change for the parking meter.你需要些零钱来付计时停车费。 •The man from the gas board came to read the meter (= see how much gas had been used).煤气公司的人来抄煤气表了。 ■the device in a taxi that measures the distance or the amount of time spent travelling and shows how much you have to pay （计程车的）计费表•The taxi driver left the meter running while I helped Mum to her front door.我扶妈妈下车走到前门期间，计程车司机一直让计费表继续运转。
UK ['mi:.tər] US [-tˌɚ] noun countable
MEASUREMENT 测量 US for metre
UK ['mi:.tər] US [-tˌɚ] verb transitive
■to use meters to measure how much gas, electricity or water is used （用仪表）计，计量•Britain's water companies are planning to meter water consumption.英国的自来水公司正计划计量用水量。 |