odometer

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odometer — 名詞

  • odometersingular
  • odometersplural

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

1.名詞B2
釋義

里程表

顯示車輛累計行駛距離的儀表

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.

Beatriz 在前往台南的長途車程前先看了里程表。

check the odometer before a long trip

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

那輛租來的車上週五的里程表只顯示 8,000 公里。

odometer shows total kilometres on a vehicle

常見搭配
  • check / read the odometer
  • odometer shows / reads [number]
  • record the odometer reading
  • high / low odometer reading

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.

常見搭配

常用片語

  • odometer reading
  • tamper with the odometer
  • check the odometer

介系詞搭配