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計量儀;計量表
A meter is a device that measures and records something such as the amount of gas or electricity that you have used.
例句
He was there to read the electricity meter...
他到那里抄電表。
They have the right to come in and inspect the meter.
他們有權進來查表。
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用表計量(耗用的煤氣、電等)
To meter something such as gas or electricity means to use a meter to measure how much of it people use, usually in order to calculate how much they have to pay.
例句
Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water...
這些家庭當中只有三分之一認為用水表計量是合理的。
Metered taxis are relatively inexpensive.
打表計價的出租車相對便宜。
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同 parking meter
A meter is the same as a parking meter .