1·The creature is a tiny centipede, just 10 millimetres long.
那个生物是一只很小的蜈蚣,只有10毫米长。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·I had to shave a few millimetres off the door to make it shut.
我把门刨去了几毫米才能关上。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·The gemstone is 28.6 millimetres high and weighs 139.43 carats.
这颗宝石高28.6毫米,重达139.43克拉。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·The glass settled to a thickness of six millimetres because of surface tension interactions between the glass and the tin.
由于玻璃和锡之间的表面张力的相互作用,玻璃的厚度降到了6毫米。
5·That is necessary, as any orthopaedic surgeon knows, because if a gap of more than a few millimetres is left between fragments the bone will never heal.
整形外科医生都知道,这一点是必须的,因为骨头碎片粘合时如果出现几毫米的缝隙,伤口将不会愈合。