miles
FREQ #877
n. 英里（1英里约合1609米, mile的复数形式）
发音
US
/maɪlz/
释义与例句
n.
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1.
plural of mile
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2.
A great distance in space or time.
非正式His final shot missed the bullseye by miles.
From the top of the hill you can see for miles.
No need to hurry. The deadline is miles away.
adv.
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1.
much; a lot (used to emphasise a comparative)
非正式Her new paintings are miles better than her older ones.
1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London "Your voice is certainly miles different," admitted Nickle grudgingly and staring very hard. "Look here—do you actually mean to say that you aren't Geoffrey Tilehurst?"