1device for measuring gas, electricity, etc.計量表ADJECTIVE | VERB + METER | METER + VERB | METER + NOUNADJECTIVE➤electric, electricity, gas, light, moisture, parking, power, pressure-level, sound-level, water電表;煤氣表;曝光表;濕度計;停車計時收費器;功率表;壓力式液位表;音級計;水表VERB + METER➤read抄表◇The electricity company will send an employee to read your meter.電力公司會派雇員去你那兒抄表。➤check查表◇a man in uniform checking the parking meters檢查停車計時收費器的穿制服的男子➤feed, fill (especially BrE) 給表充錢◇I forgot to feed the meter.我忘了給表充錢了。➤fit, install安裝表METER + VERB➤run, tick儀表轉動;儀表發出滴答聲◇The taxi driver kept the meter running.出租車司機讓計價器一直走。◇The taxi waited, the meter ticking away.出租車在等候,計價器滴答滴答地走着。METER + NOUN➤reader, reading抄表員;抄表➤maid (especially NAmE) (開違章罰單的)女交警meter