[] a device that measures and records the amount of electricity, gas, water, time, etc. that you have used, or the money you must pay（测量水、电、煤气、时间等的）计量表◆The cab driver left the meter running while he waited for us.出租车司机在等我们的时候，计价器一直开着。◆a coin-operated/pre-payment meter投币式／预付计量表-meter (used to form nouns 用于构成名词) a device for measuring the thing mentioned计；仪；表◆speedometer速度计people meter