metre

noun

1. 米；公尺
   a unit for measuring length; a hundred centimetres
2. 用于竞赛名称
   used in the name of races
   1. She came second in the 200 metres.
      在200米比赛中，她取得了第二名。
   2. the 4×100 metre(s) relay
      4×100米接力赛
3. （诗的）格律
   the arrangement of strong and weak stresses in lines of poetry that produces the rhythm; a particular example of this

in AM, use 美国英语用 meter


1. N-COUNT 米
   A metre is a metric unit of length equal to 100 centimetres.
   1. Chris Boardman won the Olympic 4,000 metres pursuit...
      克里斯·博德曼赢得了奥运会4,000米自行车追逐赛的冠军。
   2. The tunnel is 10 metres wide and 600 metres long.
      隧道宽10米，长600米。
2. N-VAR (诗歌的)韵律，格律
   In the study of poetry, metre is the regular and rhythmic arrangement of syllables according to particular patterns.
   1. They must each compose a poem in strict alliterative metre...
      他们必须每人作一首严格押头韵的诗。
   2. All of the poems are written in traditional metres and rhyme schemes.
      所有的诗都按传统的韵律和韵脚而作。

1. Liberty fabrics, both for furnishing and for dressmaking, are sold by the metre.
   利伯蒂布按米出售，既可用作装饰又可作衣料。
2. It is about a metre in length.
   它长约1米。
3. Chris Boardman won the Olympic 4,000 metres pursuit
   克里斯·博德曼赢得了奥运会4,000米自行车追逐赛的冠军。
4. The tunnel is 10 metres wide and 600 metres long.
   隧道宽10米，长600米。
5. They must each compose a poem in strict alliterative metre
   他们必须每人作一首严格押头韵的诗。
6. All of the poems are written in traditional metres and rhyme schemes.
   所有的诗都按传统的韵律和韵脚而作。
7. The average UK coal seam is one metre thick.
   英国煤层的平均厚度为1米。
8. One metre of fabric is sufficient to cover the exterior of an 18-in-diameter hatbox
   一米布足以包裹住直径为18英寸的帽盒。
9. Every square metre of soil was used, mainly for olives, vines, and almonds.
   每一寸土地都利用上了，主要用来种植橄榄树、葡萄藤和杏树。
10. The 800 metre final is on Monday week.
    800米决赛在下周一进行。
11. One hundred centimetres make one metre.
    100厘米为一米。
12. Let me congratulate you on your winning first place in the 100 metre dash.
    祝贺你获得百米赛跑第一名。
13. The metre is a unit of length.
    米是长度单位。
14. Stand with a partner ten metres away with a one metre wide target between you.
    你和搭档相距大约10米站立。在你们之间放置个不宽于1米的靶子。
15. Place a target, no more than one metre wide, between you.
    在你们之间放置个不宽于1米的靶子。
16. This time, he bumped into a car parked only one metre away.
    这次，他马上撞到了停在1米外的另外一辆小车。
17. When you read a poem out loud, you become more conscious of the stresses and metre.
    当你大声朗读一首诗时，你会更明确地感受到重音与韵律。
18. The box is one metre wide and two metres deep.
    这箱子有一米宽，二米长。
19. There are100 centimetres to the metre.
    100厘米是1米。
20. Average yearly rainfall in all three states exceeds 40 inches ( just over a metre).
    三个州的年平均降雨量超过40英寸（一米多点）。
21. Each person will have one half to one square metre of space to live in.
    每人将只有半平方米到一平方米的生存空间。
22. A gradient of 1 in 4 is a rise or fall of one metre for every four metres forward.
    四分之一的坡度是每前进四公尺升高或下降一公尺。
23. Jim defeated Tom by about a metre and won the race at last.
    吉姆以大约一米的优势击败汤姆，最后赢得了比赛。
24. The hole must be half a metre.
    这个洞必须要半米深。
25. The carpet be 6 metre in length and 4 metre in breadth.
    这地毯是6米长4米宽。

noun

1. rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

   Synonym:    metertime

2. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

   Synonym:    metermeasurebeatcadence

3. the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

   Synonym:    meterm