mile
英里,里程,里数,英哩
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Definitions
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- : Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards.
- : nautical mile.
- : international nautical mile.
- : any of various other units of distance or length at different periods and in different countries.Compare Roman mile.
- : a notable distance or margin: missed the target by a mile.Abbreviation: mi, mi.
Phrases
- mile a minute, a
- miles and miles
- miss by a mile
- miss is as good as a mile
- stick out (like a mile)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Meanwhile, the number of miles driven nationwide decreased by 15 percent.
An up-tempo playlist keeps me motivated and improves my pace by at least 15 seconds per mile.
She particularly encouraged those who live within a mile and a half of their school buildings to consider walking to class.
He runs like 100 miles, 150 miles, to bring awareness to different organizations he supports.
At 65 miles per hour, you’ll cover 100 yards in three seconds.
Then she managed to struggle a mile through dark, rainy woods.
Beyond the huge American flag that hung over the street, the mile-long mass of cops ended.
Each one seems a mile high, and the entire flight an insurmountable obstacle.
So I went home—we only lived about a quarter mile away—and I got on my bicycle and rode back, and he was in the donut shop.
The incident occurred just one mile from the Garner incident.
What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
General Santa Anna is within a mile of us with fifteen hundred men.
Nowhere can be found a region capable of supporting a larger population to the square mile than Lombardy.
They had proceeded a mile when Bruno came running back, showing by his manner he had news to impart.
The procession made its way slowly towards the river, three quarters of a mile to the east.