milage

noun
🔊/ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/
🔊/ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/
(also mileage)
Idioms
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  1. [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the distance that a vehicle has travelled, measured in miles英里里程
    • My annual milage is about 10 000.我的年均里程约为10000。
    • a used car with one owner and a low milage拥有一个拥有者且里程少的二手车
    • The car rental included unlimited milage, but not fuel.租车包括无限里程,但不包括燃油。
    • I get a milage allowance if I use my car for work (= an amount of money paid for each mile i travel).如果我开车上班,我会得到一笔里程津贴。
  2. (North American English also gas milage)
    [uncountable, countable] the number of miles that a vehicle can travel using a particular amount of fuel(车辆使用某定量燃料可行驶的)英里数
    • If you drive carefully you can get better milage from your car.如果您小心驾驶,可以从汽车中获得更好的行驶里程。
  3. [uncountable] (informal) the amount of advantage or use that you can get from a particular event or situation好处;利益
    • I don't think the press can get any more milage out of that story.我认为新闻界不会再从这个故事中走出来。
Idioms
your milage may vary
(abbreviation YMMV)
  1. (informal) used to say that people may experience a particular thing in different ways
    • Highly recommend the company! Of course, your milage may vary.强烈推荐该公司!当然,您的里程可能会有所不同。