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miles

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noun

英里，哩

The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.

Examples :

"The sign said the next town was 20 miles away, so we knew it would be a long drive. "

路标上说下一个城镇有20英里远，所以我们知道这会是一段很长的车程。

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英里，哩

Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.

Examples :

"The sign said the next gas station was 50 miles away, so we decided to fill up now. "

路牌显示下一个加油站还有50英里（约80公里），所以我们决定现在就把油加满。

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英里，哩

Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet.

Examples :

"The marathon course is 26 miles long. "

马拉松赛程有26英里长 (Mǎlāsōng sāichéng yǒu èrshíliù yīnglǐ cháng.)

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公里，千米

The Scandinavian mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 10 kilometers defined in 1889.

Examples :

"In Sweden, a distance of 5 miles is equivalent to 50 kilometers. "

在瑞典，5挪威里的距离相当于50公里。

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里, 英里

Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese (里) or Arabic mile (al-mīl).

Examples :

"The ancient Silk Road stretched for thousands of miles, not all of them measured in kilometers or standard Western units. "

古代丝绸之路绵延数千里，其中并非所有的长度都用公里或者西方标准单位来衡量。

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里程，飞行里程。

(travel) An airline mile in a frequent flier program.

Examples :

"I'm saving my miles to get a free flight to visit my family. "

我正在攒里程，想换张免费机票去看我的家人。

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noun

英里，长的距离

Any similarly large distance.

Examples :

"The shot missed by a mile."

那一球差了十万八千里。

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noun

英里赛跑，一英里赛跑，中距离跑

A race of 1 mile's length; a race of around 1 mile's length (usually 1500 or 1600 meters)

Examples :

"The runners competed in the mile."

跑步运动员们参加了一英里赛跑。

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noun

英里每小时，迈。

One mile per hour, as a measure of speed.

Examples :

"five miles over the speed limit"

超速五英里每小时 (chāosù wǔ yīnglǐ měi xiǎoshí)

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adverb

非常，很多。

Much; a lot (used to emphasise a comparative)

Examples :

"Her new paintings are miles better than her older ones."

她新的画作比她旧的画作好太多了。

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