litre

Word family

Related topics: Measurement

li·tre British EnglishBrE, liter American English /ˈliːtə $ -ər/ S3 W3 noun

1 TM[countableC] (written abbreviation l) the basic unit for measuring liquid in the metric system 升，公升〔公制容量单位〕

litre of

a litre of water

一升水

litre bottle/drum/container etc

a litre bottle of wine

一瓶一升装的葡萄酒

2 2.6/3.5 etc litre engine a measurement that shows the size and power of a vehicle’s engine 2.6/3.5升等排量的引擎 → cc

the Ford’s 2.8 litre engine

福特汽车2.8升排量的引擎

Examples from the Corpus

litre• A professional product that is available from Lamaur appointed salons at around £8.15 for 1 litre.• The exact strength of solution does not matter - about 1 dessertspoonful of cooking salt in 1 litre of tap-water is suitable.• The £400,000 machine is capable of speeds in excess of 200 miles an hour with its 3.5 litre twin turbo V6 engine.• Biohome Plus costs £11.99 a litre or £54.99 for 5 litres.• As far as I could tell she'd drunk a litre and a half, allowing for spillage, so her behaviour was understandable.• A carton of Marlboro cigarettes and a duty-free litre of brandy stood on a delicate bow-legged side table.

litre bottle/drum/container etc• They are used respectively with 5 and 20-25 litre containers.• The 20-25 litre drum discharging through a controlled dispenser is a better option.• I drive back to the hotel with Lucker swigging at a litre bottle of vodka beside me.• A litre bottle of wine, glass stars around its neck, that was a third full.• The deposit on an empty litre bottle is 50 cents.• Two litre bottles of mineral water had been placed on a small wooden table with a hard-backed chair.• There were litre bottles of unlabelled white wine passed around among the diners.

From Longman Business Dictionary