metre
noun UK (US meter) uk/ˈmiː.tər/ us/ˈmiː.t̬ɚ/
(MEASUREMENT)
A2 [ C ] (written abbreviation m)（长度单位）米
a unit of measurement equal to 100 centimetres
The bomb shelter has concrete walls that are three metres thick. 防空洞有厚达3米的混凝土墙。
a 15-metre yacht 15米长的游艇
She won the 100 metres (= a race run over this distance) at the Olympics. 她获得了奥运会100米短跑冠军。
He is 1 m 75 tall. 他身高1.75米。
The price of water rose to 48p per cubic metre (= a unit of volume equal to 1,000 litres). 水价上涨到每立方米48便士。
The room is six metres square. 这间房间面积为6平方米。
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- The women's 200 metre event will be followed by the men's 100 metres.
- The river froze to a depth of over a metre.
- There's a drop of two metres from the window to the ground.
- We are currently flying at an altitude of 15,000 metres.
- The boat is ten metres in length.
(POETRY)
[ C or U ] literature specialized（诗歌的）韵律，格律
the regular arrangement of syllables in poetry according to the number and type of beats in a line
He composes poems in a classical style and in strict metre. 他秉承古典风格并按严格的韵律作诗。
Many hymns have a firm, regular metre. 许多教堂圣歌有严格而规则的韵律。