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metre

🇬🇧 UK/'mi:tә/🇺🇸 US
A2

Definitions

n.

The basic SI unit of length, approximately 39.37 inches; the rhythmic pattern of syllables in poetry.

米,公尺;(诗歌)韵律,格律

v.

To measure with a metering device.

用仪表测量

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
metremeasure, meter
=metre

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The Olympic swimming pool measures exactly fifty metres in international competition.

  • 2.

    Poetry depends on the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in metre.

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