mile/maɪl/

n C

1. 英里(约1.6公里)

• The town is 5 miles away. 那个城镇在5英里外。

• For miles and miles there's nothing but desert. 一连多少英里，除了沙漠什么都没有。

2. 用作单 一英里赛跑

3. [～s] 长距离；大量；很大程度

• I feel miles better now. 现在我感觉好多了。

• He's miles older than she is. 他年纪比她大得多。

词组run a mile (from sb.或sth.) 迅速逃避；惟恐避之不及

• As soon as I mentioned that there was work to be done they all ran a mile. 我一提到有活儿需要大家干，他们就都躲开了。

see(或tell) sth. a mile off 显而易见

• You can tell he's a thief a mile off. 显而易见他是个贼。

stand(或stick) out a mile 极醒目，一目了然

• Her beauty stands out a mile. 她的美丽是有目共睹的。