单词 | meter |
释义 | meter meter // noun, verb
■ noun [C]
PEOPLE METER
1 a device that measures and records the amount of electricity, gas, water, time, etc. that you have used, or the money you must pay: The cab driver left the meter running while he waited for us. a coin-operated/pre-payment meter They send someone every month to read the gas meter. We installed a meter on our telephone.
2 -meter (used to form nouns) a device for measuring the thing mentioned: speedometer
■ verb [+ obj]
to measure sth (for example how much gas, electricity, etc. has been used) using a meter |
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