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