mile
gb/mˈaɪl/ us/mˈaɪl/
A2
Ingles
~ 800
mérföld, mérföldekre van egymástól, mérföldekkel
PANGNGALAN
A2
1
mérföld
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
[distance] miles
The town is five miles away from here.
A város öt mérföldre van innen.
He ran a mile in under six minutes.
Kevesebb mint hat perc alatt lefutott egy mérföldet.
We drove 300 miles to visit my grandparents.
The sign said 'Next gas station: 20 miles'.
The marathon is 26.2 miles long.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
My school is one mile from my house.
Az iskolám egy mérföldre van a házamtól.
He can run one mile very fast.
Nagyon gyorsan le tud futni egy mérföldet.
The shop is two miles away.
We walked three miles in the park.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'mile' with 'meter' or 'kilometer', especially when converting distances between metric and imperial systems.
Kahulugan
Unit of distance measurement
Mga kolokasyon
miles per hour
|run a mile
|within miles
|mile marker
|square miles
Mga kasingkahulugan
kilometer (Metric equivalent, not identical in value; used in most countries outside the US/UK for distance.)
Mga kasalungat
kilometer (Metric counterpart; seen as opposite in contexts contrasting imperial and metric units.)
Mga tema
measurement
|travel
|sports
|science
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
A measure for distance equal to about 1.6 kilometers or 5,280 feet.
A unit of length used in the imperial and US customary systems, equal to 5,280 feet or approximately 1,609.34 meters.
PANGNGALAN
B1
2
Padron ng paggamit:
[something] miles apart
In terms of skill, she's miles ahead of her competitors.
Tudásban mérföldekkel a versenytársai előtt jár.
Their opinions are miles apart on this issue.
Ebben a kérdésben mérföldekre vannak egymástól a véleményeik.
He is miles away in thought.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
She is miles ahead in the race.
Mérföldekkel vezet a versenyben.
Our ideas are miles apart.
Az ötleteink mérföldekre vannak egymástól.
He was miles away and did not hear me.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Some learners take figurative uses literally and think it refers to actual physical distance.
Kahulugan
Figurative long distance or difference
Mga kolokasyon
miles apart
|miles ahead
|miles away (figurative)
Mga kasingkahulugan
far ahead (Similar meaning when describing superiority or advancement, but less figurative.)
Mga kasalungat
close together (Opposite when referring to physical or figurative nearness.)
Mga tema
comparison
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
A way of saying there is a big difference or distance between two things.
Used figuratively to describe a very large distance, difference, or degree between things.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
mile
IPA
GB/mˈaɪl/
US/mˈaɪl/
Mga pantig at diin
mile (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (mile)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: mile
- Plural: miles
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
a mile a minute
1/ə mˈaɪl ə mˈɪnɪt/
idiom
informal
Very fast speed or rate
To do something very fast or talk very quickly.
Mga Halimbawa
- She talks a mile a minute when she's excited.
- The car was going a mile a minute down the highway.
miss by a mile
1/mˈɪs bˈaɪ ə mˈaɪl/
idiom
informal
Be far from correct or successful
To be very wrong or far from the target.
Mga Halimbawa
- I guessed the answer but missed by a mile.
- His shot missed the goal by a mile.
stand out a mile
1/stˈænd ˈaʊt ə mˈaɪl/
idiom
informal
Be very obvious or noticeable
To be easy to see or notice because it is very clear.
Mga Halimbawa
- Her talent stands out a mile.
- It stood out a mile that he was lying.
within miles of
1/wɪðˈɪn mˈaɪlz əv/
fixed phrase
Close in distance to something
Not far from a place; within a few miles of it.
Mga Halimbawa
- There isn’t a gas station within miles of here.
- He lives within miles of the beach.
go the extra mile
1/ɡˈoʊ ðə ˈɛkstɹə mˈaɪl/
idiom
Make more effort than required
To do more than what is needed or expected to help or achieve something.
Mga Halimbawa
- Our teacher always goes the extra mile to help us learn.
- Our team is willing to go the extra mile for our clients.
- If you go the extra mile for customers, they will come back.
- She always goes the extra mile to make her lessons interesting.