词汇 | gauge |
释义 | gauge verb [ T ] (US also gage) uk/ɡeɪdʒ/ us/ɡeɪdʒ/ (MEASURE) (尤指用测量仪器)测量,计量,测算 to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature. 用温度计测量一下温度。 I tried to gauge (= guess) the weight of the box. 我试着估量箱子有多重。 (JUDGE) 判定,判断(通常指人的感受) to make a judgment about something, usually people's feelings A poll was conducted to gauge consumers' attitudes. 为了摸清消费者的看法,进行了一次民意调查。 [ + question word ] It's difficult to gauge how they'll react. 很难判断他们会作何反应。 gauge noun (US also gage) uk/ɡeɪdʒ/ us/ɡeɪdʒ/ (MEASURE) [ C ]测量仪器,测量仪表 a device for measuring the amount or size of something a fuel/rain/temperature gauge 燃料表/雨量计/温度计 [ C ](汽车)胎压计 a device used to measure the pressure of the air in a tyre a tyre gauge 胎压计 [ C ] engineering specialized(铁轨)轨距 the distance between the rails (= the two long metal bars attached to the ground) on a railway line a narrow-gauge/standard-gauge railway 窄轨距/标准轨距铁轨 [ C ] engineering specialized(尤指金属板的)厚度;(尤指金属丝的)直径 the thickness of something, especially metal or wire [ C ] engineering specialized US (UK bore)内径,口径 the space inside a pipe or tube, or the diameter of (= measurement across) this space a narrow gauge 窄口径 a gauge of 16 millimetres 16毫米的口径 (JUDGING) [ S ](尤指对是否成功或受欢迎的)评判方法,判断方法 a way of judging or showing something, especially how successful or popular something is The fact that the play is being performed on Broadway is a gauge of its success. 该剧在百老汇演出,从这一点就可以判定它是很成功的。 -gauge suffix mainly US uk/ -ɡeɪdʒ/ us/ -ɡeɪdʒ/ (UK usually -bore) …口径的,…内膛的 used in adjectives to express the width of the space inside a cylinder, especially the inside of a gun barrel (= part shaped like a tube) a twelve-gauge shotgun 口径为12毫米的猎枪 |
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