mile

1. N-COUNT A mile is a unit of distance equal to 1760 yards or approximately 1.6 kilometres. 英里

They drove 600 miles across the desert. 他們驅(qū)車600英里橫穿沙漠。

She lives just half a mile away. 她就住在半英里之外。

2. N-PLURAL Miles is used, especially in the expression miles away, to refer to a long distance. 很遠(yuǎn)的距離

If you enrol at a gym that's miles away, you won't be visiting it as often as you should. 如果你加入的健身房離這兒很遠(yuǎn)的話，你就不會像應(yīng)該地那樣經(jīng)常去了。

3. N-COUNT Miles or a mile is used with the meaning "very much" in order to emphasize the difference between two things or qualities, or the difference between what you aimed to do and what you actually achieved. (相差) 遠(yuǎn)[非正式]

You're miles better than most of the performers we see nowadays. 你比我們現(xiàn)今看到的大多數(shù)表演者們要好得多。

With a Democratic candidate in place they won by a mile. 隨著一位民主黨候選人的到位，他們輕松勝出。