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gauge n.测量仪器；测量标准；（铁道的）轨距；（钢丝等的）直径；（枪管的）口径v.估计；判断；测量 (1) 燃料表指针迅速下降。(2) 我们干这活应该用多大号的铅丝?(3) 这是一条窄轨铁路。(4) 我们必须先测量电线的直径。(5) 枪管的内径大约为2英寸宽。(6) 大家的反应如何难以估计。(7) 我想试探一下，看看人们对我们建议的反应。(8) 我们必须先测量电线的直径。 The verb gauge means to estimate or measure, while the noun gauge is a tool you can use to make such a measurement. If you've ever seen someone check the air pressure in a tire, the instrument she used was called a tire gauge. The thickness, or diameter, of an item like wire (or the barrel of a gun) is another meaning of gauge.

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英 [ɡeɪdʒ] 美 [ɡeɪdʒ] (1) The fuel gauges dropped swiftly.(2) What gauge of wire should we use for this job?(3) This is a narrow-gauge railway.(4) We must gauge the diameter of wire first.(5) The gauge of the barrel was about 2 inches wide.(6) It was difficult to gauge how people would respond.(7) I'll try to put out some feelers to gauge people's reactions to our proposal.(8) We must gauge the diameter of wire first. If you ask your friend, "How do you feel, generally, about loaning your car to people?" your intention might be to gauge his reaction before you flat-out ask if you can borrow his car. To gauge is to measure or test. 1[VERB 动词]（常指用某种仪器）测量，测定，算出 If you gauge the speed or strength of something, or if you gauge an amount, you measure or calculate it, often by using a device of some kind.   [V n]He gauged the wind at over thirty knots...他测出风速在30节以上。Distance is gauged by journey time rather than miles.距离以行程时间而非英里数来计算。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]测量仪器；计量仪 A gauge is a device that measures the amount or quantity of something and shows the amount measured.   [oft n N]...temperature gauges.温度计...pressure gauges.压力计3[VERB 动词]判断，判定（人的行动、情感或意图） If you gauge people's actions, feelings, or intentions in a particular situation, you carefully consider and judge them.   [V n]...as he gauged possible enemy moves and his own responses...他在盘算着敌人可能的动向和自己的对策时His mood can be gauged by his reaction to the most trivial of incidents.从他对鸡毛蒜皮的小事的反应就可以判断出他的情绪。4[N-SING 单数名词]（评价或判断的）事实，依据，标准 A gauge of someone's feelings or a situation is a fact or event that can be used to judge them.   [usu N of n]The index is the government's chief gauge of future economic activity.这一指数是政府判断未来经济活动的主要依据。5[N-COUNT 可数名词]（铁道的）轨距 A gauge is the distance between the two rails on a railway line.   [usu n N]...a narrow gauge railway.窄轨铁路6[N-COUNT 可数名词]（金属等的）厚度；（金属丝等的）直径 A gauge is the thickness of something, especially metal or wire.

英语单词	gauge
英美音标	英 [ɡeɪdʒ] 美 [ɡeɪdʒ]
中文释义	n.测量仪器；测量标准；（铁道的）轨距；（钢丝等的）直径；（枪管的）口径 v.估计；判断；测量
英语例句	(1) The fuel gauges dropped swiftly. (2) What gauge of wire should we use for this job? (3) This is a narrow-gauge railway. (4) We must gauge the diameter of wire first. (5) The gauge of the barrel was about 2 inches wide. (6) It was difficult to gauge how people would respond. (7) I'll try to put out some feelers to gauge people's reactions to our proposal. (8) We must gauge the diameter of wire first.
中文例句	(1) 燃料表指针迅速下降。 (2) 我们干这活应该用多大号的铅丝? (3) 这是一条窄轨铁路。 (4) 我们必须先测量电线的直径。 (5) 枪管的内径大约为2英寸宽。 (6) 大家的反应如何难以估计。 (7) 我想试探一下，看看人们对我们建议的反应。 (8) 我们必须先测量电线的直径。
vocabulary简明	If you ask your friend, "How do you feel, generally, about loaning your car to people?" your intention might be to gauge his reaction before you flat-out ask if you can borrow his car. To gauge is to measure or test.
vocabulary扩展	The verb gauge means to estimate or measure, while the noun gauge is a tool you can use to make such a measurement. If you've ever seen someone check the air pressure in a tire, the instrument she used was called a tire gauge. The thickness, or diameter, of an item like wire (or the barrel of a gun) is another meaning of gauge.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]（常指用某种仪器）测量，测定，算出 If you gauge the speed or strength of something, or if you gauge an amount, you measure or calculate it, often by using a device of some kind. [V n] He gauged the wind at over thirty knots... 他测出风速在30节以上。 Distance is gauged by journey time rather than miles. 距离以行程时间而非英里数来计算。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]测量仪器；计量仪 A gauge is a device that measures the amount or quantity of something and shows the amount measured. [oft n N] ...temperature gauges. 温度计 ...pressure gauges. 压力计 3 [VERB 动词]判断，判定（人的行动、情感或意图） If you gauge people's actions, feelings, or intentions in a particular situation, you carefully consider and judge them. [V n] ...as he gauged possible enemy moves and his own responses... 他在盘算着敌人可能的动向和自己的对策时 His mood can be gauged by his reaction to the most trivial of incidents. 从他对鸡毛蒜皮的小事的反应就可以判断出他的情绪。 4 [N-SING 单数名词]（评价或判断的）事实，依据，标准 A gauge of someone's feelings or a situation is a fact or event that can be used to judge them. [usu N of n] The index is the government's chief gauge of future economic activity. 这一指数是政府判断未来经济活动的主要依据。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（铁道的）轨距 A gauge is the distance between the two rails on a railway line. [usu n N] ...a narrow gauge railway. 窄轨铁路 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（金属等的）厚度；（金属丝等的）直径 A gauge is the thickness of something, especially metal or wire.

Gauge N Wire D N Count 可数名词 Railway Diameter