mile
[maɪl] noun
ESSENTIAL countable
■a unit of distance equal to 1760 yards or 1.6 kilometres 英里（长度单位，相当于1760码或1.6公里）•a ten-mile drive10英里的车程 •The nearest town is ten miles away.最近的城镇在十英里外。 •The speed limit is 30 miles an/per hour.限速为每小时30英里。 miles [plural]
■a very long way 很远的距离•From the top, we could see for miles in every direction.从顶部我们可以环视四周，极目远眺。 •He lives miles away on the other side of town.他住在城的另一边，离这里很远。
[maɪl] noun
be miles away mainly UK
■to not be conscious of what is happening around you because you are thinking about something else 心不在焉•You could tell by the expression on her face that she was miles away, thinking about home.从她的表情你就可以看出她心不在焉，在想家呢。
[maɪl] noun
a mile a minute
■very quickly 迅速地•Mike was very excited talking a mile a minute.麦克很兴奋，说话像连珠炮。
[maɪl] noun
a mile off
■If you can see or realize something a mile off, you notice it easily and quickly 一下子，很容易（就能注意到…）•She's lying - you can tell it a mile off.她在撒谎——一眼就能看得出来。
[maɪl] noun
(by) miles informal
■used to say something is much greater or better than something else （大或好）很多；…得多•British restaurant food is better by miles/miles better than it used to be 20 years ago.英国餐厅的食物比20年前的好多了。
[maɪl] noun
miles from anywhere/nowhere
■a long distance from other houses or a town 荒郊野外，偏远的地方•They live miles from nowhere, in the middle of the countryside.他们住在远离人烟的乡下。
[maɪl] noun
miles too big/small/expensive, etc. informal
■very much bigger/smaller/more expensive, etc. than you would like 实在太大／小／贵等•This tea is miles too sweet!这茶实在太甜了！
[maɪl] noun
stand/stick out a mile
■to be very obvious or easy to see 一目了然，显而易见•His lack of experience sticks out a mile.他缺乏经验，这显而易见。 |