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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mile·age /ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/ noun  1 [countable usually singular, uncountable]TTC the number of miles a vehicle has travelled since it was made 〔车辆自出厂后的〕行驶里程 Always check the mileage before you buy a secondhand car. 买二手车时一定要先查看行驶里程。2 [countable usually singular, uncountable]TTC the number of miles someone travels in a vehicle in a particular period of time 〔车辆在一段时间内行驶的〕英里数 Look for a car hire agreement that offers unlimited mileage. 找一份能提供不限里程数的租车协议。3 TTC[countable usually singular, uncountable] the number of miles a vehicle can travel using a particular amount of fuel 〔车辆消耗一定量燃料所行驶的〕英里数 The car’s average mileage is 22.73 miles per gallon. 这车每加仑平均里程数为22.73英里。4 [uncountable]USE something the amount of use or advantage you get from something 利益,好处;用处 The newspapers wanted to get as much mileage from the story as they could. 各家报纸都想在这件事上尽量做文章以捞上一笔。5 [countable usually singular, uncountable] (also mileage allowance)BEC an amount of money that is paid to someone for each mile that they travel when they use their own car for work 〔私车公用时按里程给予的〕交通补贴 Community nurses are paid a mileage allowance. 社区护士享有交通补贴。6 [uncountable]TTDISTANCE the number of miles covered by a country’s roads or railways 〔一国公路或铁路的〕总英里里程,总长度 plans to treble the country’s railway mileage 把国家铁路总长度增加两倍的计划
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mileageThe anticipated mileage figures are 12,000 miles perannum for the cars and 20,000 miles perannum for the vans.I get paid for mileage.It was a sport utility that was also a personal vehicle and it got good mileage.Although they had made high mileage cars look like low mileage ones, they had sold them at high mileage car prices.a used car with low mileageEven with lower mileage, Hunter is amazed that she can go 600 miles on a third of a tank of gas.By now Heseltine has probably got about as much mileage out of such occasions as he can reasonably expect.Mitchell was trying to decide which ideas still had some mileage left in them.By adding another city to the network, we can actually decrease the mileage of cable needed.North or south of that line, however, the mileage value of each degree decreases.I set the mileage each time I get gas.Car Rental is available on either a limited or unlimited mileage basis.The rental car costs $35 a day, with unlimited mileage.
From Longman Business Dictionarymileagemile‧age /ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/ noun [uncountable]1an amount of money paid for each mile that is travelled by someone using a car for workThe mileage allowance for use of a personal car for business is up to 44 cents a mile.2the amount of use or advantage that you get from somethingManagers are working furiously on ways to get the most mileage out of the plan.
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mileage
mileage /ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/ noun
1. [countable usually singular, uncountable] the number of miles a vehicle has travelled since it was made:
    Always check the mileage before you buy a secondhand car.
2. [countable usually singular, uncountable] the number of miles someone travels in a vehicle in a particular period of time:
    Look for a car hire agreement that offers unlimited mileage.
3. [countable usually singular, uncountable] the number of miles a vehicle can travel using a particular amount of fuel:
    The car’s average mileage is 22.73 miles per gallon.
4. [uncountable] the amount of use or advantage you get from something:
    The newspapers wanted to get as much mileage from the story as they could.
5. [countable usually singular, uncountable] (also mileage allowance) an amount of money that is paid to someone for each mile that they travel when they use their own car for work:
    Community nurses are paid a mileage allowance.
6. [uncountable] the number of miles covered by a country’s roads or railways:
    plans to treble the country’s railway mileage


mile·age (also mil·age) BrE /ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the distance that a vehicle has travelled, measured in miles 英里里程My annual mileage is about 10 000. 我一年的行驶里程大约为 1 万英里。🔊🔊a used car with one owner and a low mileage只经过一人之手且行驶里程少的旧汽车The car rental included unlimited mileage, but not fuel. 汽车租金不限里程,但不包括燃油费。🔊🔊I get a mileage allowance if I use my car for work (= an amount of money paid for each mile I travel). 如果我因公开自己的车,就有一笔里程补贴。🔊🔊 [uncountable, countable] the number of miles that a vehicle can travel using a particular amount of fuel (车辆使用某定量燃料可行驶的)英里数If you drive carefully you can get better mileage from your car. 你只要小心开车,你的车就能多跑很多里程。🔊🔊 [uncountable] (informal) the amount of advantage or use that you can get from a particular event or situation 好处;利益I don't think the press can get any more mileage out of that story. 我不认为报界可以再从那件事中捞到什么好处。🔊🔊