speedometer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

speed·om·e·ter /spɪˈdɒmətə, spiː- $ -ˈdɑːmɪtər/ (also speedo /ˈspiːdəʊ $ -doʊ/ informal) noun [countable] TTCan instrument in a vehicle that shows how fast it is going 〔车辆上的〕速度计 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A2 Car 汽车

Examples from the Corpus

speedometer• The fork-lift truck was not fitted with either wing mirrors or a speedometer.• For plotting a course you had to have an accurate speedometer.• Suddenly conscious that he was flashing past vehicles which appeared to be dawdling, he glanced at the speedometer.• Daylight is worse; the red indicator on the speedometer fades out of sight, and the red illumination is invisible.• Mileage on the speedometer had been clocked as only 30.7.• Ralph squinted, straining to see the speedometer.• Miguel traced the speedometer with a finger.• The speedometer inched upwards as she drove faster.