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milemaIln [C]a unit of distance equal to 1760 YARDS or 1.6 kilometres英里a ten-mile drive十英里的行程The nearest town is ten miles away/a ten-mile drive away.最近的城镇有十英里远。The speed limit is 30 miles an/per hour.限速为每小时30英里。Miles is also used to mean a very long way.很长的距离From the hilltop we could see for miles and miles in every direction.从山顶上我们向各个方向望去，都可以看到很远很远的距离。In my weakened state, even the telephone on the table seemed miles away.在我虚弱的状况下，即便是桌上的电话好像也遥不可及。(esp. Br) If you are miles away you are not aware of what is happening around you because you are thinking about something else.心不在焉British restaurant food is better by miles (= much better) than it used to be 20 years ago.英国饭店的食品远远好于20年前。Miles from anywhere/nowhere means a long distance from other houses or a town.离得很远They live miles from nowhere in the middle of the countryside.他们住在很远的乡下。No Gerry, that's miles too (= much too) expensive!不，盖利，那太贵了！If you can see/tell something a mile off you notice it easily and quickly.远距离之外一目了然的I can always tell an American a mile off.我总能在很远就认出一个美国人。If something stands/sticks out a mile it is very obvious or easy to see.显而易见His lack of experience sticks out a mile.他的缺乏经验显而易见。A concrete skyscraper in a small village would stick out a mile.钢筋水泥的摩天大厦在小村庄里非常惹眼。
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