"he missed by a mile"
"he holds the record in the mile"
1.英里(等于1,760 码或约等于1.6公里)
Amile is a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards or approximately 1.6 kilometres.
e.g. They drove 600 miles across the desert...
他们驱车600英里穿越沙漠。
e.g. The hurricane is moving to the west at about 18 miles per hour...
飓风正以每小时18英里的速度向西推进。
2.很长的路程；长距离
miles is used, especially in the expressionmiles away, to refer to a long distance.
e.g. If you enrol at a gym that's miles away, you won't be visiting it as often as you should...
如果你加入的健身馆非常远，就不会去得那么经常了。
e.g. I was miles and miles from anywhere...
我离任何地方都非常远。
3.很大的程度（强调区别或目标与现实的差距）
miles ora mile is used with the meaning 'very much' in order to emphasize the difference between two things or qualities, or the difference between what you aimed to do and what you actually achieved.
e.g. You're miles better than most of the performers we see nowadays...
你比当下我们见到的大多数表演者都强多了。
e.g. With a Labour candidate in place they won by amile...
有一个工党的候选人坐镇，他们大获全胜。
4.思想不集中;开小差；走神
If you say that someone ismiles away, you mean that they are unaware of what is happening around them because they are thinking about something else.
e.g. What were you thinking about? You were miles away.
你刚才在想什么呢？你开小差了。
5.加倍努力；加把劲
If you say that someone is willing togo the extra mile, you mean that they are willing to make a special effort to do or achieve something.
e.g. The President is determined 'to go the extramile for peace'.
总统决心“为实现和平而加倍努力”。
6.打老远，一眼（认出）
If you say that you can see or recognize somethinga mile off, you are emphasizing that it is very obvious and easy to recognize.
e.g. You can spot undercover cops amile off.
你一眼就可以认出便衣警察。
7.(因极度害怕或不愿面对)避而远之，跑得远远的
If you say that someone wouldrun a mile when faced with a particular situation, you mean that they would be very frightened or unwilling to deal with it.
e.g. If anybody had told me when I first got married that I was going to have seven children, I would have run amile...
若是有人在我刚结婚时跟我说我会生7个孩子，我一定会躲得远远的。
e.g. I'm very squeamish and when I see needles I run amile.
我神经非常脆弱，见到针头就会逃之夭夭。
8.显而易见;很明显
If you say that something or someonesticks out a mile orstands out a mile, you are emphasizing that they are very obvious and easy to recognize.
e.g. 'How do you know he's Irish?' —'Sticks out amile.'...
“你是怎么知道他是爱尔兰人的呢？”——“明摆的事嘛。”
e.g. We stood out amile on that first day at school.
上学第一天，我们就非常惹人注意。
1. 哩：量 英制 国际单位 换算系数 英制换算为国际单位 国际单位换算为英制 长度吋(in) 呎(ft) 码(yard) 哩(mile) 毫...
2. 海里：1英寸(inch)=2.54公分(centimeter)5.280英尺=1.760码=l海里(mile)1盎司(ounce) =28公克(gram)2品脱=l夸脱(quart)1磅(Pound)=0.45公斤(kilogram)银行上午10点开始营业,下午二、三点打烊、但是也有许多银行在一星期中会有一、二天到下午六、七点才关门.
3. 弥勒：弥勒(mile)逐日天气预报弥勒(mile)过去24小时实时天气如果您是到弥勒(mile)旅游出差,请关注弥勒(mile)最近的气象信息.
4.mile：mi.; 英里
5.mile：m.; 英里
我的儿子每天步行一英里去上学。
It's not less than a mile to the station.到火车站至少有一英里路。
He had come up from deep down in the water as the dark cloud of blood had settled and dispersed in the mile deep sea.鱼深暗色的血在一哩深的海里，像云朵般地扩散开来，鲨鱼闻到血腥味便由深水中游过来。
He wants to better his record for running the mile.他要提高一英里赛跑的纪录。
(British English)My car does 35 miles to the gallon.我的车一加仑油能跑35英里。
(North Amercian English)My car gets 35 miles to the gallon.我的车一加仑油能跑35英里。
a 20-mile drive to work开车20英里去上班
an area of four square miles四平方英里的面积
a mile-long procession一英里长的游行队伍
The nearest bank is about half a mile down the road.最近的银行沿着这条路要走半英里。
We did about 30 miles a day on our cycling trip.我们骑车旅行，每天约骑30英里。
The car must have been doing at least 100 miles an hour.这车速肯定每小时至少100英里。
miles and miles of desert广阔无垠的沙漠
There isn't a house for miles around here.附近数英里以内没有一座房子。
I'm not walking'u2500it's miles away .我不会走着去的——太远了。
I'm feeling miles better today, thanks.多谢，我今天感觉好多了。
I'm miles behind with my work.我的工作远远地落在了后面。
She's taller than you by a mile.她比你高多了。
He ran the mile in less than four minutes.他用了不到四分钟就跑完一英里。
a four-minute mile四分钟一英里赛跑
We broke down miles from anywhere.在一个偏远的地方，我们的车坏了。
They drove 600 miles across the desert...他们驱车600英里穿越沙漠。
The hurricane is moving to the west at about 18 miles per hour...飓风正以每小时18英里的速度向西推进。
If you enrol at a gym that's miles away, you won't be visiting it as often as you should...如果你加入的健身馆非常远，就不会去得那么经常了。
I was miles and miles from anywhere...我离任何地方都非常远。
You're miles better than most of the performers we see nowadays...你比当下我们见到的大多数表演者都强多了。
With a Labour candidate in place they won by a mile...有一个工党的候选人坐镇，他们大获全胜。
What were you thinking about? You were miles away.你刚才在想什么呢？你开小差了。
The President is determined 'to go the extra mile for peace'.总统决心“为实现和平而加倍努力”。
You can spot undercover cops a mile off.你一眼就可以认出便衣警察。
If anybody had told me when I first got married that I was going to have seven children, I would have run a mile...若是有人在我刚结婚时跟我说我会生7个孩子，我一定会躲得远远的。
I'm very squeamish and when I see needles I run a mile.我神经非常脆弱，见到针头就会逃之夭夭。
'How do you know he's Irish?' 'u2014'Sticks out a mile.'...“你是怎么知道他是爱尔兰人的呢？”——“明摆的事嘛。”
We stood out a mile on that first day at school.上学第一天，我们就非常惹人注意。
I should have thought he'd be miles better than no one.
出自：E. M. DelafieldShe was on the scrounge...You could spot it a mile off.
出自：J. PorterPeople will run a mile when faced with an..American wanting to talk.
出自：Independent误 Five miles are the greatest distance I can walk.
正 Five miles is the greatest distance I can walk.
析 miles用作主语时,常被视为一个整体,谓语动词常用单数形式。
你一眼就可以看出他是个侦探。误 You can tell he's a detective a mile away .
正 You can tell he's a detective a mile off.
听见我的话了吗?——对不起,没有,刚才我走神了。误 Did you hear me?—No, sorry,I was miles off.
正 Did you hear me?—No, sorry,I was miles away.
析 a mile off的意思是“在一英里以外,远距离之外一目了然地; 打老远就很容易…地”; miles away的意思是“在远的地方,心不在焉”。
