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gauge

noun
/ɡeɪdʒ/
/ɡeɪdʒ/
(US English also gage)
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  1. (often in compounds常构成复合词) an instrument for measuring the amount or level of something测量仪器（或仪表）；计量器
    • a fuel/pressure/temperature gauge燃料/压力/温度计
    Extra Examples
    • The depth gauge tells you how deep you have dived.深度计可以显示潜水的深度。
    • The fuel gauge was reading ‘empty’.汽油表显示油已用完。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • accurate
    • fuel
    • gas
    • …
    verb + gauge
    • check
    • glance at
    • look at
    • …
    gauge + verb
    • indicate something
    • read something
    • show something
    • …
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  2. a measurement of how wide or thick something is宽度；厚度
    • What gauge of wire do we need?我们需要多大直径的金属丝？
  3. (also bore especially in British English)
     a measurement of how wide the barrel of a gun is（枪管的）口径
    • a 12-gauge shotgun12 号猎枪
  4. the distance between the rails of a railway track or the wheels of a train（铁道的）轨距；（火车的）轮距
    • standard gauge (= 56½ inches in Britain)标准轨距（在英国为 56.5 英寸）
    • a narrow gauge (= narrower than standard) railway窄轨铁路
    • At that time railways of three different gauges were in use.当时使用三种不同轨距的铁路。
    see also narrow gaugeTopics Transport by bus and trainc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • broad
    • narrow
    • standard
    • …
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  5. [usually singular] gauge (of something) a fact or an event that can be used to estimate or judge something（用于估计或判断的）事实，依据，尺度，标准
    • Tomorrow's game against Arsenal will be a good gauge of their promotion chances.明天与阿森纳队的比赛是衡量他们能否晋级的很好依据。
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    • In the USA anything that's good is worth a lot of money. That's your gauge.在美国，任何好的东西都值很多钱。那是你的标准。
    • This company is seen as a gauge of Britain's industrial well-being.这个公司被看作是衡量英国工业是否呈良性发展的尺度。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • accurate
    • good
    • reliable
    • …
    verb + gauge
    • be seen as
    • serve as
    preposition
    • gauge of
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    6. Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a standard measure): from Old French gauge (noun), gauger (verb), variant of Old Northern French jauge (noun), jauger (verb), of unknown origin.

gauge

verb
/ɡeɪdʒ/
/ɡeɪdʒ/
(US English also gage)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they gauge
/ɡeɪdʒ/
/ɡeɪdʒ/
he / she / it gauges
/ˈɡeɪdʒɪz/
/ˈɡeɪdʒɪz/
past simple gauged
/ɡeɪdʒd/
/ɡeɪdʒd/
past participle gauged
/ɡeɪdʒd/
/ɡeɪdʒd/
-ing form gauging
/ˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/
/ˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/
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  1. to make a judgement about something, especially people’s feelings or attitudes判定，判断（尤指人的感情或态度）
    • gauge something They interviewed employees to gauge their reaction to the changes.他们与雇员面谈以判定他们的应变能力。
    • He tried to gauge her mood.他试图揣摩她的心情。
    • gauge whether, how, etc… It was difficult to gauge whether she was angry or not.很难判断她是否在生气。
  2. gauge something to measure something accurately using a special instrument（用仪器）测量
    • precision instruments that can gauge the diameter to a fraction of a millimetre可测出直径为若干分之一毫米的精密仪器
  3. to calculate something approximately估计；估算
    • gauge something We were able to gauge the strength of the wind from the movement of the trees.我们可根据树的摇动估算出风力。
    • It is impossible to gauge the extent of the damage.无法估计损坏的程度。
    • gauge how, what, etc… It is difficult to gauge how much fuel is needed很难估计需要多少燃料
    Extra Examples
    • Some of this can be gauged from existing data.其中一些可以从现有数据中衡量。
    • It's always difficult to gauge how many people attend events like these.很难估计有多少人参加这样的活动。
    • You should be able to gauge roughly how long a task will take.你应该能够大致估计一项任务需要多长时间。
    4. Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a standard measure): from Old French gauge (noun), gauger (verb), variant of Old Northern French jauge (noun), jauger (verb), of unknown origin.

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