metre
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++me·tre British English, meter American English /ˈmiːtə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 1. [countable] (written abbreviation m)TM the basic unit for measuring length in the metric system 米，公尺2. [countable, uncountable]AL the arrangement of sounds in poetry into patterns of strong and weak beats 〔诗的〕格律，韵律 → rhythm
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metre• The largest column, which was at Phaistos, had a diameter approaching 1 metre.• Rivermen were surprised at the force of the bore on a 9.3 metre tide, nearly a metre below maximum at Sharpness.• The pit was about a metre and a half deep.• Last night we camped a metre short of the border, a beautiful spot between the upper and lower Sorjus lakes.• The mature shell size also varies from small species a few centimetres across to giants of a metre or more in diameter.• The doctors have said that she will not grow to more than a metre in height.• Prices start at about £100 per metre for standard models; fan-assisted convection designs are also available.-metre British English, -meter American English /miːtə, mɪtə $ -tər/ suffix [in nouns] TMpart of a metre, or a number of metres 一米的一部分；若干米 a millimetre 一毫米 a kilometer 一千米From Longman Business Dictionarymetreme‧tre /ˈmiːtəər/ British English, meter American English, written abbreviation m noun [countable] the basic unit for measuring length in the METRIC SYSTEMThis material is sold by the metre.Origin metre 1. (1700-1800) French mètre, from Greek metron “measure”2. (800-900) Latin metrum, from Greek metronme·tre noun-metre suffixChineseSyllable
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metre
me‧tre S2 W3
British English, meter American English /ˈmiːtə $ -ər/ noun
Language: French
Origin: mètre, from Greek metron 'measure'
Language: Latin
Origin: metrum, from Greek metron1. [countable] (written abbreviation m) the basic unit for measuring length in the metric system
2. [uncountable and countable] the arrangement of sounds in poetry into patterns of strong and weak beats ⇨ rhythm
me‧tre S2 W3
British English, meter American English /ˈmiːtə $ -ər/ noun Sense 1
Date: 1700-1800Language: French
Origin: mètre, from Greek metron 'measure'
Sense 2
Date: 800-900Language: Latin
Origin: metrum, from Greek metron
2. [uncountable and countable] the arrangement of sounds in poetry into patterns of strong and weak beats ⇨ rhythm
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