(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 gage 燃料/压力/温度计
a measurement of how wide or thick something is 量具: 度量物体宽度或厚度的量度What gage of wire do we need? 我们需要什么规格的电线?
- (also bore especially in British English)
a measurement of how wide the barrel of a gun is 量具: 枪管宽度的度量a 12-gage shotgun 12口径猎枪
the distance between the rails of a railway track or the wheels of a train Topics Transport by bus and trainc2量规: 铁轨的轨道或火车的车轮之间的距离- [usually singular] gage (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 This company is seen as a gage of the country's industrial well-being. 这家公司被视为衡量该国工业状况的标尺。