meter
noun
verb
ˈmiːtə
noun
1
a
machine
that
measures
and
shows
the
amount
of
something
you
have
used
or
the
amount
of
money
that
you
must
pay
计量器; 计价器
water/gas/electricity
meter
A
man
came
to
read
the
electricity
meter
.
有个男的来抄电表。
The
taxi
driver
left
the
meter
running
while
I
ran
in
to
pick
up
my
bags.
我跑进去拿包时，出租车司机让计价器继续走字。
2
a
machine
that
measures
the
level
of
something
计; 表
sound-level/light
etc
meter
3
parking meter
also
又作
a
machine
which
you
put
money
into
when
you
park
your
car
next
to
it
停车收费表
4
the
American
spelling
of
METRE
metre的美式拼法
verb
5
to
measure
how
much
of
something
is
used,
and
how
much
you
must
pay
for
it,
by
using
a
meter
用仪表计量 （测量 ）; 通过计量器计〔价〕
All
our
water
is
metered
now.
现在我们的用水都通过仪表计量。