measurement

noun

/ˈmeʒəmənt/

/ˈmeʒərmənt/

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[uncountable, countable] the act or the process of finding the size, quantity or degree of something测量；度量
- the metric system of measurement公制度量衡
- Accurate measurement is very important in science.在科学领域，精确的测量非常重要。
- The research is based on the measurement of body fat in schoolchildren.这项研究是基于对学龄儿童体脂的测量。
- It is important to take precise measurements of the structure.对这个建筑物进行精确的测量很重要。
Extra Examples
- Objective measurement is difficult with such poor equipment.用这样蹩脚的设备很难进行如实的测量。
- By making careful measurements of the eclipses, astronomers have made great progress in understanding them.通过对日食、月食的仔细测量，天文学家对此有了更多的了解。
- Engineers took direct measurements of water flow in the harbour.工程师们直接测量了港口的水流。
Collocations Scientific research
Scientific research科学研究Theory理论
- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis创立理论；提出假设
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model创立一个简单／理论／数学模型
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework创立／建立／提供／使用理论／概念框架
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…提出／论证／详尽阐述…的论题
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis探讨一个想法／概念／假设
- make a prediction/an inference预测；推断
- base a prediction/your calculations on something基于…做出预测／估算
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model研究／评估／接受／质疑／拒绝接受一个理论／假设／模型
Experiment实验
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test设计一项实验／问卷／研究／测试
- do research/an experiment/an analysis做研究／实验／分析
- make observations/measurements/calculations观察；测量；计算
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials进行实验／测试／纵向研究／观察／临床试验
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials进行实验／模拟／临床试验
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis重做实验／测试／分析
- replicate a study/the results/the findings做相同的研究；得出同样的结果／调查结果
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study资助／支持研究／项目／专题研究
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research寻求／提供／得到／争取到研究资金
Results结果
- collect/gather/extract data/information收集／提取数据／信息
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results得到数据／证据／类似调查结果／相同结果
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen分析／考查数据／土壤样本／样本
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings思考／比较／解释结果／调查结果
- fit the data/model与数据／模型相符合
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings证实／支持／核实预测／假设／结果／调查结果
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem证明猜测／假设／定理
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions得出同样的结论
- read/review the records/literature阅读／评论记录／文献
- describe/report an experiment/a study描述／报告一项实验／研究
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings提交／公布／总结结果／调查结果
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal向科学杂志提交一篇论文；在科学杂志发表一篇论文；阅读／评论／引用科学杂志上的一篇论文
Culture the imperial systemthe imperial systemThe imperial system is the traditional system of weights and measures in Britain, which is gradually being replaced by the metric system. Customary measure used in the US is similar to the imperial system with a few slight differences. Although most imperial measures have now gone out of use in Britain, many older British people still think of things in terms of the old system. The only imperial measure still widely used in an official way in the UK is the mile, which is used on road signs. In the US, customary units, also called standard units, are still used and the metric system is only used in scientific research.Length is measured in yards, feet and inches, and many people know their height in feet and inches. Weight is measured in pounds and ounces, although many British people say their own weight in stones (a stone is 14 pounds) and pounds. Larger quantities are weighed in hundredweight and tons, the exact sizes of which are slightly different in the UK and US. Volume is measured in pints and gallons, with a US gallon being slightly smaller than a UK gallon. In Britain, pints are still used to measure beer in pubs. The imperial unit of area is the acre, an Old English word meaning field, which equals 4 840 square yards and it is still often preferred to the metric hectare. Weather forecasters in Britain now describe temperature in degrees Celsius or Centigrade, but they sometimes convert it to the Fahrenheit scale, in which freezing point is 32° and boiling point 212°. Fahrenheit is still used in the US.
Topics Maths and measurementb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- accurate
- careful
- exact
- …
verb + measurement
- calculate
- carry out
- get
- …
measurement + noun
- instrument
- system
- technique
- …
phrases
- a scale of measurement
- a unit of measurement
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[countable, usually plural] the size, length or amount of something（某物的）尺寸，长度，数量
- to take somebody’s chest/waist measurement量某人的胸围／腰围
- Do you know your measurements (= the size of parts of your body)?你知道自己的尺寸吗？
- The exact measurements of the room are 3 metres 20 by 2 metres 84.这间屋子的准确尺寸是长 3.20 米，宽 2.84 米。
Topics Maths and measurementb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- accurate
- careful
- exact
- …
verb + measurement
- calculate
- carry out
- get
- …
measurement + noun
- instrument
- system
- technique
- …
phrases
- a scale of measurement
- a unit of measurement
See full entry
[countable] a unit or system of measuring测量；度量
- A hand is a measurement used for measuring horses.掌是量马匹高度的单位。
Topics Maths and measurementb2