litre

英 [ˈliːtə(r)]

美 [ˈliːtər]

n.  升(容量单位，等于英国的1.76品脱或美国的2.11品脱)

复数：litres　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.5726

牛津词典

noun

• 升（容量单位，等于英国的1.76品脱或美国的2.11品脱）
  a unit for measuring volume, equal to 1.76 British pints or 2.11 American pints
  1. 3 litres of water
     3升水
  2. a litre bottle of wine
     一升容量的瓶装酒
  3. a car with a 3.5 litre engine
     配有3.5升发动机的汽车

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 liter


• N-COUNT 升（米制容量单位，等于1.76英国品脱或2.11美国品脱）
  Alitreis a metric unit of volume that is a thousand cubic centimetres. It is equal to 1.76 British pints or 2.11 American pints.
  1. ...15 litres of water...
     15升水
  2. This tax would raise petrol prices by about 3.5p per litre.
     这项税收会使每升汽油价格提高约3.5便士。
  3. ...a Ford Escort with a 1.9-litre engine.
     装配1.9升发动机的福特雅士

英英释义

noun

• a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions
  Synonym:literlcubic decimetercubic decimetre

双语例句

• Yesterday, I ate a whole litre of ice-cream.
  昨天，我吃了整整一升雪糕。
• It's cheap there, well a litre of whisky was two pounds.
  那儿东西便宜，嗨，1升威士忌酒才2英镑。
• Petrol in Iran is40 centres a litre and gas next to nothing we are told.
  在伊朗的汽油每公升40和天然气中心旁边有人告诉我们什么。
• Tourist: And a litre is one point seven pints, and a kilo is two point two pounds.
  游客：所以，一公升等于一点七品脱，而一公斤等于二点二磅。
• Barium is found in some oilfield brines in concentrations greater than 100mg/ litre.
  在有些油田卤水中，钡的浓度大于100毫克／升。
• A level of100mg per litre is considered enough to impair brain development in children.
  对于一个孩子来说每公升血液中还有100毫克的铅就足以被认为会损害大脑发展。
• Each litre was found to contain up to40000 animals, many of them species new to science.
  他们发现每升海水中含有多达四万种的动物，而其中有许多是新物种。
• He emptied his glass and ordered another half litre of wine.
  他喝干了杯里的酒又要了半升酒。
• He polished off a large steak, salad, broccoli swimming in thick sauce, and half a litre of wine.
  他狼吞虎咽地吃下了一大块牛排、很多色拉和浸着浓稠酱汁的花耶菜，还喝了半升红酒。
• The glass is a litre measure.
  这杯子是个一升的量器。