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[/maɪl; maɪl/] n 用法:
1 [C] unit of distance equal to 1.6 km 英里（等於1.6公里）:
For miles and miles there's nothing but desert. 绵延数英里除了沙漠别无他物. *
a 39-mile journey 39英里的行程. =>App 4,5 见附录4、 5. Cf 参看 nautical mile (nautical). 用法:
2 [C esp pl 尤作复数] (infml) a great amount or distance; much 大量; 大距离; 很多:
She's feeling miles (ie very much) better today. 她今天身体好多了. *
He's miles older than she is. 他年纪比她大得多. *
There's no one within miles/a mile of her (ie No one can rival her) as a tennis-player. 她打网球远无敌手. *
You missed the target by a mile/by miles. 你远未中的. 3 (esp 尤作 the mile) [sing] race over one mile 一英里赛跑:
Who's running in the mile? 谁参加一英里赛跑? *
He can run a four-minute mile, ie run a mile in four minutes or less. 他能参加四分钟一英里赛（四分钟内跑一英里）. *
[attrib 作定语] the world mile record 一英里赛跑世界记录. 4 (idm 习语) ,miles from `anywhere/`nowhere in a remote or isolated place, position, etc 偏远的或孤立的地方、 位置等. a miss isas good as a mile => miss1. run a mile (from sb/sth)be anxious or careful to avoid sb/sth 竭力或小心躲避某人[某事物]:
I'd sooner run a mile than be interviewed on television. 要让我接受电视采访, 我可要跑得远远的. see/tell sth a `mile off (infml) see/tell sth very easily 显而易见; 极易识别:
He's lying:
you can see that a mile off. 他在撒谎, 你一听就知道. stand/stick out a `mile be very striking or noticeable 极醒目; 极显眼:
Her honesty sticks out a mile. 她很诚实, 这是有目共睹的. *
It stands out a mile that she's telling the truth. 她说的是实情, 这是明摆著的事. |