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Kilometres Meaning in English

word · lemma: kilometre

ˌkɪˈɫɔˌmətɝz/, /ˌkɪɫəˈmitɝz
kuh-LAH-muh-terz or ki-LAW-muh-terz
kˈɪləmˌiːtəz
ki-LOM-ee-tuhz

释义

A unit of distance in the metric system equal to 1,000 meters; often used to measure how far places are from each other.

用法与细微差别

Used in British English and most countries using the metric system; spelled as 'kilometers' in American English. Common with verbs like 'travel', 'run', and 'drive'. Always plural when more than one.

例句

The school is two kilometres from my house.

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She ran five kilometres this morning.

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The river is ten kilometres long.

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It only takes twenty minutes to drive five kilometres here.

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After hiking ten kilometres, we finally reached the top of the mountain.

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He said the next town is about thirty kilometres away—want to keep going?

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