词汇 | measure |
释义 | measure against measure sb/sth against sb/sth to judge how good or bad someone or something is, by comparing them with someone or something else: With the government's national tests, it is now possible to measure each child against fixed standards. The administration's achievements are less impressive if we measure them against their intentions.measure yourself against sb/sth If all musicians measured themselves against Mozart, they would get very depressed. measure off measure sth off • measure off sth to measure a length of something. especially material and cut it off from a larger piece.: They decided on a dark green material, and the elderly assistant measured off the required length. measure out measure out sth • measure sth out to weigh or measure a particular amount of something that you want to use, often in order to make something: I showed the children how to measure out and mix the ingredients for the cake. The shop assistant got down the dress material and measured it out carefully. measure up 1. measure up to be of a good enough standardhow does sb/sth measure up (=used when asking what someone or something is like and whether they are good enough) What happens to teachers who don't measure up? How does your new house measure up?+ to I wondered how he would measure up to being chairman. Some of the college's courses do not measure up to the required standard.2. measure up • measure sth up • measure up sth to measure the exact size of something, for example a room or a piece of furniture: In most cases, when you buy new carpets, the firm will measure up for you. We hadn't measured up properly, and when the washing machine arrived it wouldn't fit in the space.3. measure sb up • measure up sb to look at someone carefully in order to decide what your opinion of them is, especially when you first meet them: The two men shook hands and silently measured each other up.■ SIMILAR TO: size up, weigh up measure up to measure up to sb/sth to be as good as someone or something else, when you compare them: According to our research, girls still do not measure up to boys in science subjects. measure up against measure sb/sth up against sb/sth to compare someone or something with another person or thing, in order to find which is better, bigger etc: How does the company's performance measure up against the best in the world?
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