mile

/maɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /maɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmī(-ə)l/ (ame, mw)

mile — 名詞

  • milesingular
  • milesplural

1. a measurement used in the US, the UK, and a few other countries to say how far a

1.名詞A1
釋義

英里

英制距離的基本單位，約1.6公里

a measurement used in the US, the UK, and a few other countries to say how far apart two places are on land. One mile is equal to about 1.6 kilometres, or 1,760 yards.

例句

The nearest town is about five miles from the farm where Kenji grew up.

Kenji 長大的農場距離最近的小鎮大約五英里。

distance expression: X miles from [place]

Reuben drove at sixty miles per hour on the empty highway.

Reuben 在空曠的高速公路上以每小時六十英里的速度行駛。

miles per hour (speed measurement)

反義詞
  • kilometre

    the metric unit of distance, used in most countries outside the US and UK

文法句型

number + miles + from/to/outside + place

miles per hour/gallon

number + square/nautical + mile(s)

用法筆記

Mile is used in the US customary system and the UK imperial system. Most other countries use kilometres. The abbreviation is 'mi.' and can appear on road signs.

常見錯誤

❌The shop is three miles far from here.
✅The shop is three miles from here.
💡After a specific number of miles, do not add 'far'; 'miles' already expresses distance.
❌It is a three-miles walk.
✅It is a three-mile walk.
💡When used as a compound adjective before a noun, 'mile' stays singular.

2. a running competition in which athletes race a distance of one mile, often held

2.名詞B1
釋義

一英里賽跑

全長一英里的賽跑比賽

a running competition in which athletes race a distance of one mile, often held on a track during track-and-field events.

例句

Noor trained for months to compete in the mile at the national championships.

Noor 為了參加全國錦標賽的一英里賽跑，訓練了好幾個月。

compete in + the + mile (event name)

The school held its annual mile every spring on the track behind the gym.

學校每年春天在體育館後方的跑道上舉辦一英里賽跑。

同義詞
  • one-mile race

    more explicit; used when the context is not clearly sporting

文法句型

run/win/lose + the + mile

the + mile + event/race/championship

用法筆記

When 'the mile' is used without a number, it refers to the race event itself, not the distance. For example: 'He runs the mile' means he competes in the one-mile race.

常見錯誤

❌She broke the mile record by two seconds.' (ambiguous whether race or distance).
✅She broke the mile race record by two seconds.
💡Clarify that you mean the race event record.

3. the duration a runner records when covering a one-mile distance, often tracked a

3.名詞B1
釋義

一英里時間

跑完一英里所需的時間

the duration a runner records when covering a one-mile distance, often tracked as a personal record or used as a training goal.

例句

His best mile is four minutes and twelve seconds, set at the regional final.

他個人最佳的一英里成績是四分十二秒，是在地區決賽中創下的。

possessive + best mile + time

The coach recorded every runner's mile during practice each Tuesday afternoon.

教練每週二下午都會記錄每位跑者的一英里時間。

同義詞
  • mile time

    explicitly refers to the duration; 'mile' alone is ambiguous between race event and time

文法句型

someone's + best/fastest + mile

improve/set/record + a + mile

用法筆記

This sense is closely related to sense 2 (RACE), but here 'mile' refers to the recorded time rather than the event itself. 'His mile is 4:12' means his time, not the race.

常見錯誤

❌My mile is four minutes long.
✅My mile time is four minutes and twelve seconds.
💡Use 'mile time' or simply 'mile' in context to mean the duration, and avoid 'long' for a time measurement.

4. a very large physical distance; also used to emphasise a big difference between

4.名詞A2
釋義

很遠的距離

很遠的距離，亦可用於誇飾比較

a very large physical distance; also used to emphasise a big difference between two things, such as quality, opinion, or accuracy.

例句

The nearest hospital is miles from the mountain cabin where Noor stayed.

最近的醫院距離 Noor 住的山間小屋有好幾英里遠。

miles from [place] (figurative distance)

This new café is miles better than the old one near the station.

這家新咖啡館比車站附近那家老店好上太多倍了。

miles + comparative (miles better/worse)

同義詞
  • a long way

    neutral; works in all registers, but lacks the emphasis of 'miles'

  • far

    simpler but does not carry the same emphatic tone; 'far' is an adjective/adverb, not a noun

  • light-years

    stronger figurative hyperbole but much less common and more informal

反義詞
  • close

    the opposite of a large distance; note that 'close' is an adjective, not a noun

  • nearby

    the opposite of being far away; an adverb or adjective

文法句型

miles + from + place

miles + comparative adjective (better/worse/off)

for miles

miles away/off

用法筆記

In this sense 'miles' is usually plural even when referring to a singular distance. It often appears in informal comparisons: 'miles better', 'miles off', 'miles away' (literal). Do not confuse with the idiom 'be miles away' (lost in thought).

常見錯誤

❌The beach is mile away from here.
✅The beach is miles away from here.
💡Use the plural 'miles' for this figurative sense even when referring to a single great distance.