词汇 | gauge |
释义 | gauge /gedʒ/ n. Any of various standards of measurement. 标准尺寸。 A device for measuring or testing. 衡量或测试用的工具。 A means of estimating or evaluating. 量器;规。 The distance between railway rails, standard gauge being 4 feet 81/2 inches. 铁路轨距(标准轨距为4尺81/2 吋)。 Thickness or diameter, as of sheet metal or wire. (金属片或金属丝的)厚度或直径。 The depth to which a vessel, when loaded, sinks into the water; draft. 【航】(船的)吃水深度;满载排水量。 The position of a vessel in relation to another vessel and the wind. 【航】(船与风或他船的)相瓶位置。 The diameter of a shotgun barrel as measured by the number of lead balls of a size exactly fitting the barrel that can be made from a pound of lead. (枪的)口径。 (过去式: gauged; 过去完成式: gauged; 现在进行式: gauging) v.t. To measure by any of various measuring standards. 精确计量;测量。 Scientists can gauge the exact amount of rain that falls during a storm. 科学家可以测出暴风雨时的确实降雨量。 To ascertain the contents or capacity of. 测定容量。 To conform to a standard size or shape. 使合标准尺度。 To estimate. 估计。 Can you gauge the distance to the top of that hill? 你能估计一下由此那座山头的距离吗? |
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