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mile

mile /ˈmajəl/ noun
plural miles
mile
/ˈmajəl/
noun
plural miles
Learner's definition of MILE
[count] : a unit of measurement equal to 5,280 feet (about 1,609 meters)英里(约合5280英尺或1609米)
often used figuratively常用作比喻
see also nautical mile
miles [plural] : a great distance很长的距离
often used figuratively常用作比喻
see also miles
[singular] : a race that is a mile long一英里赛跑

go the extra mile

: to do more than you are required to do加倍努力;尽心尽力
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1
: any of various units of distance: such as
a
: a unit equal to 5280 feet see Weights and Measures Table
2
: a race of a mile
3
: a relatively great distance, degree, or interval
usually plural
was miles ahead of them in education
sometimes used adverbially
This one is miles [=much, far] better than that one.
Phrases
a mile a minute
: with great speed
talking a mile a minute

Example Sentences

We passed mile after mile of beautiful scenery as we drove through the country. We traveled over miles of dirt road. The car was traveling at 70 miles per hour. We were miles from home. We still have miles to go. The beach stretched on for miles and miles. See More
Recent Examples on the Web The 5th Avenue Mile will not be the first road mile for Hocker, who ran 4:08 for second place in the Monumental Mile at Indianapolis on June 6, 2019. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022 Michener blasted off to a 200-foot lead on the field within the first mile and held it throughout, winning the race in 16:56. Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 George Springer then popped up a pitch down the right field line, but Rob Refsnyder – newly inserted into the game following Pham’s injury – covered just 5,200 feet of the mile needed to reach the ball, and his dive proved fruitless. Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022 That’s how retailers can win the last mile this year. Gary Drenik, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Apart from cross country, Lauren also runs the mile, 2-mile and 800 meter during track season in spring. Marlee Zanna Thompson, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2022 The remaining mile or so of the hike is all downhill. Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 These spots are scenic and quiet, and a handful can be found within the first mile of the road. Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 28 July 2022 That’s how Yoder, the current world record holder for the backward mile, found his way into the sport. Gaya Gupta, Washington Post, 9 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English mīl, from Latin milia miles, from milia passuum, literally, thousands of paces, from milia, plural of mille thousand

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mile was before the 12th century
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mile

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MILE | PHRASES ADJECTIVEnautical海里square平方英里VERB + MILEcover, cycle, do, drive, fly, go, hike, ride, run, swim, travel, trudge, walk行過/騎車騎過/行進/駕車行駛/飛行/走過/徒步走過/騎行/跑過/游過/旅行經過/步履艱難地走過/步行⋯英里Good runners can cover the three miles in just over 15 minutes.能跑的人 15 分鐘多一點就能跑完這 3 英里。clock, clock up, log達到⋯英里;行進⋯英里Altogether on the trip we clocked up over 1 800 miles.我們的總旅程超過了 1,800 英里。span, stretch跨越/延伸⋯英里The country's Red Sea coast stretches some 500 miles.該國紅海海岸線綿延約 500 英里。PHRASESmiles an hour, miles per hour⋯英里/小時The police stopped them doing 100 miles per hour.他們因以每小時 100 英里的速度行駛而被警察攔住了。a mile a minute (= very fast) (especially NAmE) 特別快She was talking a mile a minute.她說得特別快。His thoughts were racing a mile a minute.他的思維正在高速運轉。go the extra mile加倍努力a willingness to go the extra mile (= make an extra effort) to make a project work願意付出額外的努力使項目運行 note at measure

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