Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense meters, present participle metering, past tense, past participle metered
1N-COUNT 计量仪;计量表 A meter is a device that measures and records something such as the amount of gas or electricity that you have used. 计量仪;计量表
He was there to read the electricity meter.
他到那里抄电表。
They have the right to come in and inspect the meter.
他们有权进来查表。
2VERB 用表计量(耗用的煤气、电等) To meter something such as gas or electricity means to use a meter to measure how much of it people use, usually in order to calculate how much they have to pay. 用表计量(耗用的煤气、电等)
Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water. [VERB noun]
这些家庭当中只有三分之一认为用水表计量是合理的。
Metered taxis are relatively inexpensive. [VERB-ed]
打表计价的出租车相对便宜。
3N-COUNT 同 parking meter A meter is the same as a parking meter . 同 parking meter
1device for measuring gas, electricity, etc.計量表ADJECTIVE | VERB + METER | METER + VERB | METER + NOUNADJECTIVE➤electric, electricity, gas, light, moisture, parking, power, pressure-level, sound-level, water電表;煤氣表;曝光表;濕度計;停車計時收費器;功率表;壓力式液位表;音級計;水表VERB + METER➤read抄表◇The electricity company will send an employee to read your meter.電力公司會派雇員去你那兒抄表。➤check查表◇a man in uniform checking the parking meters檢查停車計時收費器的穿制服的男子➤feed, fill (especially BrE) 給表充錢◇I forgot to feed the meter.我忘了給表充錢了。➤fit, install安裝表METER + VERB➤run, tick儀表轉動;儀表發出滴答聲◇The taxi driver kept the meter running.出租車司機讓計價器一直走。◇The taxi waited, the meter ticking away.出租車在等候,計價器滴答滴答地走着。METER + NOUN➤reader, reading抄表員;抄表➤maid (especially NAmE) (開違章罰單的)女交警meter