mile /maɪl/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A mile is a unit of distance equal to 1760 yards or approximately 1.6 kilometres. 英里

  例：

  They drove 600 miles across the desert.

  他们驱车600英里横穿沙漠。

  例：

  She lives just half a mile away.

  她就住在半英里之外。

• 2. 

  N-PLURAL Miles is used, especially in the expression miles away, to refer to a long distance. 很远的距离

  例：

  If you enrol at a gym that's miles away, you won't be visiting it as often as you should.

  如果你加入的健身房离这儿很远的话，你就不会像应该地那样经常去了。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT Miles or a 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. (相差) 远 [非正式]

  例：

  You're miles better than most of the performers we see nowadays.

  你比我们现今看到的大多数表演者们要好得多。

  例：

  With a Democratic candidate in place they won by a mile.

  随着一位民主党候选人的到位，他们轻松胜出。