a unit for measuring length
"he missed by a mile"
"he holds the record in the mile"
I should have thought he'd be miles better than no one.
出自: E. M. Delafield
She was on the scrounge...You could spot it a mile off.
出自: J. Porter
People will run a mile when faced with an..American wanting to talk.
出自:Independent
误 Five miles are the greatest distance I can walk.
正 Five miles is the greatest distance I can walk.
析 miles用作主语时,常被视为一个整体,谓语动词常用单数形式。
误 You can tell he's a detective a mile away .
正 You can tell he's a detective a mile off.
误 Did you hear me?—No, sorry,I was miles off.
正 Did you hear me?—No, sorry,I was miles away.
析 a mile off的意思是“在一英里以外,远距离之外一目了然地; 打老远就很容易…地”; miles away的意思是“在远的地方,心不在焉”。
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