mil
gb/mˈɪl/ us/mˈɪl/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 8600
millió, milla, ezredhüvelyk, mil, katonaság, sereg, milliméter, mili
คำนาม
B1
INFORMAL
1
รูปแบบการใช้:
[number] mil
The startup just raised 10 mil from investors.
A startup épp most vont be 10 milliót a befektetőktől.
That house must cost at least a mil in this neighborhood.
Az a ház ezen a környéken legalább egymillióba kerülhet.
He signed a five-mil deal with the team.
They’re talking about putting a couple mil into the project.
She said she wouldn’t sell the company for less than 50 mil.
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The car company lost 3 mil last year.
Az autógyártó tavaly 3 milliót veszített.
He won 2 mil in the lottery.
2 milliót nyert a lottón.
They need one mil to build the new school.
She invested half a mil in a new app.
The singer got a 4-mil contract.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse “mil” with “mill” (a factory) or with measurement units like “mm.” In money contexts, “mil” almost always means one million of a currency, not a small unit like a cent.
ความหมาย
one million, especially of money
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one mil
|five mil
|ten-mil contract
|multi-mil deal
|worth a mil
|a couple mil
คำพ้องความหมาย
million (Full standard word; neutral and more common in writing.)
คำตรงข้าม
nothing (Shows the idea of having no money, the opposite of a large amount like a mil.)
หัวข้อ
money
|business
|daily life
|finance
คำจำกัดความ
A short way to say one million, usually about money.
An informal way to say one million, especially referring to an amount of money.
คำนาม
B2
TECHNICAL
2
ezredhüvelyk
C1
mil
C1
รูปแบบการใช้:
[number]-mil [material]
The contractor recommended using 6-mil plastic for the vapor barrier.
A kivitelező 6 mil, vagyis 6 ezredhüvelyk vastag műanyag fólia használatát javasolta a párazáró réteghez.
This cable has 10-mil insulation around the copper core.
Ennek a kábelnek a rézmagja körül 10 mil, azaz 10 ezredhüvelyk vastag szigetelés van.
We apply a 4-mil coating of paint to protect the metal.
Thicker 8-mil bags are better for heavy trash.
The film is only a couple of mils thick.
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The plastic sheet is 3 mils thick.
A műanyag lap 3 mil, azaz 3 ezredhüvelyk vastag.
They use 6-mil bags for heavy trash.
Nehéz hulladékhoz 6 mil, vagyis 6 ezredhüvelyk vastag zsákokat használnak.
The wire has a 5-mil cover.
The paint layer is about two mils.
This tape is one mil thicker than that one.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners often confuse this unit with “millimetre (mm).” In many technical American contexts, “mil” is 0.001 inch, not 1 millimetre. Packaging like “6-mil plastic” usually refers to thousandths of an inch, not millimetres.
ความหมาย
one thousandth of an inch
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
3-mil plastic
|6-mil sheet
|10-mil wire
|4-mil thickness
|8-mil coating
|measured in mils
คำพ้องความหมาย
thou (Technical British term for the same unit; less common in general American usage.)
หัวข้อ
science
|technology
|construction
|work
คำจำกัดความ
A very small length equal to 0.001 inch, often used to talk about how thick something is.
A unit of length equal to 0.001 inch, used especially to describe thickness of materials such as plastic, wire, or coatings.
คำนาม
B2
INFORMAL
3
รูปแบบการใช้:
the mil
He spent ten years in the mil before going to college.
Tíz évet töltött a katonaságnál, mielőtt egyetemre ment.
A lot of mil families move every few years.
Sok katonacsalád néhány évente költözik.
There’s a big online mil community for veterans.
She collects old mil gear from World War II.
Many mil historians focus on logistics, not just battles.
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Her father is in the mil.
Az apja a katonaságnál szolgál.
He left the mil last year.
Tavaly otthagyta a katonaságot.
There is a mil base near the town.
I read a blog for mil families.
He wants to join the mil after school.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may not recognize “mil” as an abbreviation of “military” in online writing and may confuse it with the money or measurement meanings. In formal writing, it is better to use the full word “military.”
ความหมาย
the military, especially in shorthand
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
join the mil
|in the mil
|leave the mil
|mil history
|mil gear
|mil community
คำพ้องความหมาย
military (Full standard form; more common and more appropriate in formal speech and writing.)
คำตรงข้าม
civilian (Refers to people or things not connected to the armed forces, the opposite group to the mil.)
หัวข้อ
military
|society
|politics
คำจำกัดความ
A short, informal way to say “the military” or “the armed forces.”
An informal abbreviation for the military or armed forces, often used online or in specialist communities.
คำนาม
C1
TECHNICAL
4
milliméter
A2
mili
B2
รูปแบบการใช้:
[number] mil
Leave a 2 mil gap between the tiles.
Hagyjon 2 mm-es hézagot a burkolólapok között.
They specified a 3 mil layer of adhesive on the surface.
A felületre 3 mm vastag ragasztóréteget írtak elő.
Use a 5 mil drill bit for this hole.
We need at least 10 mil spacing between the tracks on the board.
The panel is off by a few mils on this side.
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The hole is 5 mil too wide.
A lyuk 5 mm-rel túl széles.
They want a 2 mil space between the lines.
Azt szeretnék, hogy a vonalak között 2 mm távolság legyen.
Put a 3 mil layer of glue on the wall.
The wire is 1 mil thicker than the plan.
The door is a few mils too high.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
This use is non-standard and region- or trade-specific. Learners should use “mm” or “millimetre” in most cases. It is easy to confuse with the more common technical meaning of “mil” as 0.001 inch on product labels in North America.
ความหมาย
one millimetre, non-standard use
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5 mil gap
|2 mil bolt
|10 mil spacing
|3 mil layer
คำพ้องความหมาย
millimetre (Standard and correct unit name; preferred in formal and international contexts.)
หัวข้อ
construction
|technology
|science
คำจำกัดความ
In some work areas, a casual way to say one millimetre.
In some technical or trade contexts, an informal way to refer to one millimetre of length or thickness.
คำนาม
C2
ARCHAIC
5
mil
C2
รูปแบบการใช้:
a [number] mil coin
The museum display includes a ten-mil coin from the British Mandate of Palestine.
A múzeumi tárlóban egy, a brit mandátum alatti Palesztinából származó tízmil-es érme is látható.
He inherited a box of old Maltese mil coins from his grandfather.
Nagyapjától egy doboz régi máltai milérmét örökölt.
At that time, a single mil could still buy a small piece of candy.
The currency reform abolished the mil as a separate unit.
Collectors pay high prices for rare mil issues in good condition.
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The old coin was called a mil.
A régi érmét milnek hívták.
A mil was 1/1000 of the main money unit.
A mil a fő pénzegység ezredrésze volt.
People do not use the mil today.
He collects old mil coins from that country.
The mil disappeared when they changed the money system.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may think this meaning is still used in modern everyday money, but it is now mostly seen in historical or numismatic contexts.
ความหมาย
a thousandth of a currency unit
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Palestine mil
|Maltese mil
|ten-mil coin
คำพ้องความหมาย
thousandth of a unit (Describes the value mathematically rather than naming a specific currency.)
หัวข้อ
money
|history
|finance
คำจำกัดความ
An old money unit that was 1/1000 of the main money unit, not used in most countries today.
A monetary unit equal to one thousandth of the basic unit of a currency, used historically in some currencies and now largely obsolete.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
mil
IPA
GB/mˈɪl/
US/mˈɪl/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
mil (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (mil)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: mil
- Plural: mils
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วลีและสำนวน
mil-spec
1/mˈɪl spˈɛk/
fixed phrase
technical
built to military specification
Made to meet official military rules for quality and design.
ตัวอย่าง
- This flashlight is mil-spec, so it can handle rough field use.
- The company makes mil-spec parts for aircraft.
- He bought a mil-spec rifle with upgraded sights.