Kilometer Meaning in English
word
ˈkɪɫəˌmitɝ/, /kəˈɫɑmətɝ
KIL-uh-mee-ter or kuh-LAH-muh-ter
kɪlˈɒmɪtɐ
ki-LOM-i-tuh
释义
A unit of length equal to 1,000 meters, used to measure distance.
用法与细微差别
Used mainly in countries with the metric system. In American English, 'kilometer' is usually pronounced 'ki-LOM-i-ter', while British English sometimes uses 'KIL-o-me-ter'. Commonly used with travel, road signs, and running distances. Abbreviated as 'km'.
Spanish: kilómetro - kilómetro (unidad de medida)Portuguese (BR): quilômetroPortuguese (PT): quilómetroChinese (Simplified): 公里Chinese (Traditional): 公里Hindi: किलोमीटरArabic: كيلومترBengali: কিলোমিটারRussian: километрJapanese: キロメートル - キロVietnamese: kilômétKorean: 킬로미터Turkish: kilometreUrdu: کلومیٹرIndonesian: kilometer
例句
The town is five kilometers away.
basic
One kilometer is equal to one thousand meters.
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He runs two kilometers every morning.
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The school is just a couple of kilometers down the road.
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We drove over 200 kilometers to get to the beach.
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My phone says I walked almost ten kilometers today!
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