kilometre
gb/kɪlˈɔmɪtɚ/ us/kɪlˈɔmɪtɚ/
A2
Английски
~ 5300
Значения
0 значения
Съществително
A2
quantity
1
metric unit of distance
A unit to measure distance in the metric system, equal to 1,000 metres.
Модел на употреба:
[number] kilometre(s) [direction] from [a place]
Честа грешка:
Learners often confuse the spelling "kilometre" (British) with "kilometer" (American). Both are correct in their own varieties of English. Another common problem is mixing up kilometres with miles; remember that 1 kilometre is shorter than 1 mile. Learners also sometimes write the abbreviation incorrectly; the standard form is "km", not "kms".
Синоними
km (Written abbreviation, used especially in technical writing, maps, and signs, not usually spoken as "kilometres" in full sentences.)
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kilometer (US English and other regional spelling; same meaning as "kilometre" but different standard spelling.)
Колокации
ten kilometres
|a few kilometres
|kilometres per hour
|square kilometres
|within a kilometre
|over 100 kilometres
Теми
measurement
|travel
|science
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- The village is about five kilometres from the nearest town.
- We walked ten kilometres along the coast before we stopped for lunch.
- The city plans to build 200 kilometres of new cycle paths by 2030.
- The tunnel is almost two kilometres long.
- Traffic was backed up for several kilometres on the motorway.
Примери за учащи
- My school is two kilometres from my house.
- We ran three kilometres in sports class today.
- The lake is five kilometres away from here.
- They drove 100 kilometres to visit their friends.
- The next gas station is twenty kilometres down this road.
Граматика
Речникова форма
kilometre
IPA
GB/kɪlˈɔmɪtɚ/
US/kɪlˈɔmɪtɚ/
Срички и ударение
kilo - metre (2 срички)
Stress on 2nd syllable (metre)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: kilometre
- Plural: kilometres
Семейство думи
Изрази
kilometres per hour
1/kɪlˈɔmɪtɚz pˈɚ ˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase
speed in kilometres each hour
A way to show speed, meaning how many kilometres something travels in one hour.
Примери
- The car was travelling at 90 kilometres per hour on the highway.
- In many cities the speed limit is 50 kilometres per hour.
- The new train can reach 300 kilometres per hour.
per square kilometre
1/pˈɚ skwˈɛɹ kɪlˈɔmɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
amount in each square kilometre
Used to say how many people, animals, or things are in each square kilometre of land or area.
Примери
- The country has a population density of 120 people per square kilometre.
- There are fewer than two houses per square kilometre in the valley.
- Scientists recorded over 300 trees per square kilometre in the study area.
square kilometre
1/skwˈɛɹ kɪlˈɔmɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
area unit of one-kilometre square
A unit for measuring area, the size of a square that is one kilometre long and one kilometre wide.
Примери
- The national park covers more than 2,000 square kilometres.
- Only 50 people live in each square kilometre in that region.
- The fire destroyed about ten square kilometres of forest.