"furlong" in Chinese (Simplified)
化朗(英制长度单位,约201米)
Definition
furlong 是英制的长度单位,相当于220码或约201米。现在主要用于赛马,日常英语中很少见。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
"furlong" 在日常英语中非常少见,主要出现在赛马或历史背景中。不要用于现代测量,应换算成米或码。科学和公制场合不使用。
Examples
A furlong is about 201 meters long.
一个**化朗**大约等于201米。
The horse race is six furlongs long.
这场赛马全程为六**化朗**。
He walked one furlong to the store.
他走了一个**化朗**到商店。
You rarely hear anyone mention a furlong these days.
现在很少有人提到**化朗**这个词了。
The old sign says the village is two furlongs away.
老牌子上写着村庄还有两**化朗**远。
Back then, farmers measured their fields in furlongs.
那时农民用**化朗**来量田地。