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

• 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。
• The tax increase will add4p to a litre of leaded petrol.
  含铅汽油每升所需交税将提高4便士。
• 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。
• Yesterday, I ate a whole litre of ice-cream.
  昨天，我吃了整整一升雪糕。
• Milk costs 30p a litre.
  牛奶每升价格三十便士。
• Oil product prices remain above the 80 cents per litre Chinese motorists pay at the pump.
  石油产品价格仍高于中国驾车者在加油站支付的每升80美分。
• Nearly all participants drank black tea regularly, on average drinking over a litre a day.
  几乎所有的参与者都有喝红茶的习惯，并且平均每人每天至少饮用一公升。
• The system consists of the control unit housing the pumps and a 2 Litre dewar.
  冷却系统由装有泵的控制器和2升液氮罐组成。
• 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。
• One litre is equal to1.76 imperial pints.
  一升等于1.76英制品航。