| 词组 | meter |
| 释义 | meter /ˈmiːtə $ -ər/ noun a machine that measures and shows the amount of something you have used or the amount of money that you must paynouns + metera gas/electricity/water meter Someone came to read the gas meter. | Some old houses have a coin-operated electricity meter. | Having a water meter installed means that you only pay for the water you actually use.a parking meter He put some money in the parking meter.verbsread a meter (=check a meter to see how much gas, electricity etc has been used) Someone from the electricity company came to read the meter.install a meter (=put a new meter somewhere) The US’s first automobile parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City in 1935.put a coin in the meter I put another £1 coin in the meter.feed the meter informal (=keep putting coins in a meter) He had to leave the building to feed the parking meter.the meter is ticking away informal (=it is continuing to charge money) The taxi was stuck in a traffic jam and the meter was ticking away.meter + nounsa meter reading (=when someone checks the meter to see how much gas, electricity etc has been used) The last meter reading was surprisingly low.phrasesleave the meter running (=keep the meter in a taxi working while you are waiting for someone to come back) The taxi driver left the meter running while he was waiting for the passenger. |
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