meter
gb/mˈitɚ/ us/mˈitɚ/
A2
英語
~ 3400
語義
0件の語義
名詞
A2
entity
1
Device for measuring amounts
A tool that measures and shows how much of something there is.
用法パターン：
a [type] meter
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'meter' (device) with 'metre' (unit of length in British English).
類義語
gauge (Often interchangeable, but 'gauge' is more common in technical or engineering contexts.)
対義語
estimation (An opposite approach, as it does not involve precise measurement.)
コロケーション
parking meter
|electricity meter
|water meter
|gas meter
|speed meter
テーマ
science
|technology
|daily life
例文
- The parking meter showed that his time had expired.
- The electricity meter is read once a month by the utility company.
- A speed meter in the car tells you how fast you are going.
- The gas meter is located outside the house.
- We installed a water meter to track our consumption.
学習者向け例文
- The parking meter says my time is up.
- The man reads the electricity meter.
- My car has a speed meter.
- The gas meter is near the door.
- We have a water meter in our home.
名詞
A2
quantity
2
Metric unit of length
A measure of length equal to 100 centimeters.
よくある間違い：
Students often confuse 'meter' (length) with 'meter' (device) and may spell it 'metre' depending on English variety.
類義語
metre (British English spelling of the same unit.)
対義語
inch (A smaller unit of length in the imperial system.)
コロケーション
square meter
|cubic meter
|run a meter
|meter stick
テーマ
science
|measurement
|education
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The table is two meters long.
- He ran 100 meters in record time.
- The ceiling is three meters high.
- They bought cloth by the meter.
- A square meter is a unit of area.
学習者向け例文
- The bed is two meters long.
- He can run 100 meters fast.
- The room is three meters wide.
- We buy wood by the meter.
- One square meter is not big.
名詞
technical
B2
entity
3
Rhythm in poetry or music
The pattern of sounds or beats in poetry or music.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes think 'meter' here refers to measurement tools; clarify it's about rhythm.
類義語
rhythm ('Rhythm' is broader and used in many contexts beyond poetry and music theory.)
対義語
free verse (Poetry without a regular rhythmic pattern.)
コロケーション
iambic meter
|trochaic meter
|in 4/4 meter
テーマ
arts
|literature
|music
|arts_entertainment
|education
例文
- This poem is written in iambic meter.
- The song is in 3/4 meter.
- Changing the meter changes the feel of the music.
- Shakespeare often used iambic pentameter.
- The composer experimented with unusual meters.
学習者向け例文
- This poem has iambic meter.
- The song is in 4/4 meter.
- Shakespeare used iambic pentameter.
- The music has a slow meter.
文法
表現
run up the meter
1/ɹˈʌn ˈʌp ðə mˈitɚ/
idiom
informal
Let costs increase on a device
To let the cost or amount recorded by a device (like a taxi meter) go higher, usually by using it longer.
例文
- If we keep driving around, we'll just run up the meter.
- He left the call connected, running up the meter on his phone bill.
watch the meter
1/wˈɔt͡ʃ ðə mˈitɚ/
fixed phrase
Monitor a measuring device closely
To look at a device that measures something so you can see changes or when it reaches a limit.
例文
- Watch the meter while I turn on the appliance.
- She watched the taxi's meter as they drove through traffic.