meter

名词 meter:

1. the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
   同义词：metre, m
2. any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
3. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
   同义词：metre, measure, beat, cadence
4. rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
   同义词：metre, time

动词 meter:

1. measure with a meter
2. stamp with a meter indicating the postage

1. The gas meter is housed in the cupboard under the stairs.
   煤气表安装在楼梯底下的柜橱里。
2. The boy is one meter tall in his stocking feet.
   这个小男孩不穿鞋的身高是一米。
3. The meter reads 5500 units.
   仪表标明为5500单位。
4. The measured, rhythmical sound of verse; meter.
   韵律诗的节奏，韵律; 音步
5. Follow the railroad track about100 meter.
   顺着铁路走大约100公尺。
6. Do you remember the reading on the meter?
   你记得表上的读数吗？

meter

n.（名词）

The measured arrangement of words in poetry, as by accentual rhythm, syllabic quantity, or the number of syllables in a line.
韵律：诗歌中字词的有格律的排列，如重音的韵律，音节的数量或一行内音节的总数
A particular arrangement of words in poetry, such as iambic pentameter, determined by the kind and number of metrical units in a line.
格律：诗歌中字词的特定安排，由一行诗中韵律单位的类型和数量而定，如抑扬格五音步诗行
The rhythmic pattern of a stanza, determined by the kind and number of lines.
韵律：一个诗节的韵律格式，由诗节中诗行的类型和数量而定
Music
【音乐】
Division into measures or bars.
节拍：将音乐分成拍子和小节的分切
A specific rhythm determined by the number of beats and the time value assigned to each note in a measure.See Synonyms at rhythm
节奏：某种特定的音乐节奏，由一拍中每个音符所占的敲击数量和其音值而决定参见 rhythm

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English meter
源自 古英语 meter
and from Old French metre
并源自 古法语 metre
both from Latin metrum
都源自 拉丁语 metrum
from Greek metron [measure, poetic meter] * see mô- 2
源自 希腊语 metron [韵律，诗歌韵律] *参见 mô- 2

meter
meter 2

n.Abbr. m（名词）缩写 m
The international standard unit of length, approximately equivalent to 39.37 inches. It was redefined in 983 as the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in /299,792,458 of a second.See table at measurement
米：长度的国际标准单位，约相当于39.37英寸，在983年被重新定义为光在真空中/299,792,458秒内所经过的距离参见 measurement

来源：
French mètre
法语 mètre
from Greek metron [measure] * see mô- 2
源自 希腊语 metron [测量] *参见 mô- 2

meter
meter 3

n.（名词）
Any of various devices designed to measure time, distance, speed, or intensity or indicate and record or regulate the amount or volume, as of the flow of a gas or an electric current.
计，仪，表：多种仪器之一，其设计目的为测量时间、距离、速度或强度或显示、记录或控制数量或流量，如控制气体流量或电流
A postage meter.
邮资机
A parking meter.
停车计时器，停车收费器
v.tr.（及物动词）
me.tered,me.ter.ing,me.ters
To measure with a meter:
用计，仪表计量：
例句：
meter a flow of water.
计量水流

To supply in a measured or regulated amount:
定量供应：以确定的或规定的数量供应：
例句：
metered the allotted gasoline to each vehicle.
将汽油定量供应给每个车辆

To imprint with postage or other revenue stamps by means of a postage meter or similar device:
盖邮资已付戳记：用邮资机或其它相似仪器来盖邮资或其它税收已付戳记：
例句：
metering bulk mail.
用邮资机在大宗邮件上打戳记

To provide with a parking meter or parking meters:
装汽车停放收费计：装有一个或多个汽车停放计时计，收费计：
例句：
meter parking spaces.
给停车处装汽车停放收费计

来源：
From -meter
源自 -meter