mile
noun
maɪl noun
1
m
written abbreviation 书面缩写为 m a unit for measuring distance, equal to 1760 YARDS or about 1609 metres 英里〔距离的计量单位，等于 1760 码或约 1609 米〕
It’s forty miles from here to the Polish border.
从这儿到波兰边界有 40 英里。
an area 50 miles wide and 150 miles long
一片 50 英里宽、150 英里长的地区
We walked about half a mile .
我们大约走了半英里。
He was driving at 70 miles per hour .
他正以每小时 70 英里的速度驾车行驶。
2
the mile
a race that is a mile in length 一英里赛跑
the first man to run the mile in under four minutes
第一个在四分钟内跑完一英里的人
3
miles
a very long distance [非正式] 很长的距离 informal
[+ from ]
We were miles from home, and very tired.
我们离家很远，而且非常疲倦。
[+ away ] for miles
You can’t go to Portsmouth, it’s miles away. You can see for miles from here. They lived in a little cottage miles from anywhere (=a long way from the nearest town) .
你不能去朴次茅斯，那儿很远。 从这儿能看得很远。 他们住在很偏僻的一间小屋里。
You can’t go to Portsmouth, it’s miles away.
你不能去朴次茅斯，那儿很远。
for miles
You can see for miles from here.
从这儿能看得很远。
They lived in a little cottage miles from anywhere (=a long way from the nearest town) .
他们住在很偏僻的一间小屋里。
4
go the extra mile
to try a little harder in order to achieve something, after you have already used a lot of effort 再加把劲〔以完成某事〕
The president expressed his determination to go the extra mile for peace.
总统表达了他要为和平再加把劲的决心。
5
stick out/stand out a mile
to be very easy to see or notice [非正式] 显而易见，一目了然 informal
It sticks out a mile that you’re new here.
很显然你是新来的。
6
can see/spot/tell sth a mile off
if you can see something a mile off, it is very easy to notice [非正式] 能轻而易举地看出某事物，一眼就能看出某事物 informal
You can tell a mile off that he likes you.
一眼就能看出来他喜欢你。
7
be miles away
to not be paying attention to anything that is happening around you [口] 心不在焉，走神 spoken
‘Kate!’ ‘Sorry, I was miles away!’
“凯特！”“对不起，我走神了！”
8
miles older/better/too difficult etc
very much older, better, too difficult etc [英，非正式] 老很多/好得多/实在太难等; BrE informal
The second film’s miles better.
第二部电影要好得多。
9
by a mile
by a very large amount [非正式] 远远〔超越、优胜等〕 informal
He was the best player on the pitch by a mile.
他绝对是场上最棒的球员。
10
miles out
10. a measurement, guess, or calculation that is miles out is completely wrong [英，非正式] 〔测量、猜测或计算〕差远了，全错了 BrE informal
11
join the mile high club
11. to have sex in a plane [非正式] 在飞机上性交 informal