odometer

/əʊˈdɒmɪtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /əʊˈdɑːmɪtər/ (ame, ipa) · /ō-ˈdä-mə-tər/ (ame, mw)

odometer — noun

  • odometersingular
  • odometersplural

1. an instrument on a vehicle that keeps a running record of the total distance it

1.名詞B2
釋義

an instrument on a vehicle that keeps a running record of the total distance it has gone

例句

Beatriz checked the odometer before starting the long drive to Tainan.

check the odometer before a long trip

The rental car's odometer showed only 8,000 kilometres last Friday.

odometer shows total kilometres on a vehicle

文法句型

the odometer + verb

[possessive] odometer

odometer reading

用法筆記

Unlike a speedometer, an odometer shows accumulated distance rather than current speed. People often mention it when discussing resale value, maintenance, or whether a used vehicle has been driven a lot.

常見錯誤

❌The odometer said I was going eighty miles per hour.
✅The speedometer said I was going eighty miles per hour.
💡An odometer records total distance, while a speedometer shows current speed.
❌Please reset the odometer to zero before the test drive.
✅Please reset the trip meter to zero before the test drive.
💡The main odometer usually keeps the vehicle's lifetime distance instead of the trip counter people reset.