country mile

noun

🔊/ˌkʌntri ˈmaɪl/

[singular] (especially British English)

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a long distance远程；长距离；长途
- He won the race by a country mile.他遥遥领先赢了比赛。🔊🔊
- Their views are a country mile apart.他们的观点相距甚远。
- We missed the target by more than the proverbial country mile.我们比目标国家英里远错过了目标。