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Yardstick Standard People 英 Jɑːdstɪk] 美 Jɑːrdstɪk N.码尺;衡量的标准 Everyday

英语单词 yardstick
英美音标 英 ['jɑːdstɪk] 美 ['jɑːrdstɪk]
中文释义 n.码尺;衡量的标准
英语例句 (1) For everyday purpose, that standard object could be a yardstick or meter stick.
(2) We shall use it as a yardstick in the following brief survey of the theories of static fatigue.
(3) The right of a people to decide their own destiny, to make their way in freedom, is not to be measured by the yardstick of colour or degree of social development.
中文例句 (1) 在日常实用中,标准物也许是码尺或米尺。
(2) 我们在下面的静态疲劳理论的主要研究中将用它作为一个衡量的尺度。
(3) 一个民族决定自己的命运,自由地走自己的路的权利,是不能用肤色或社会发展程度等尺度来衡量的。
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]衡量标准;评判尺度;准绳 If you use someone or something as a yardstick, you use them as a standard for comparison when you are judging other people or things.
  • There has been no yardstick by which potential students can assess individual schools before signing up for a course.

    有意就读的学生在报名参加一门课程前没有任何参照标准去衡量各个学校的水平。

  • She had never had a real boyfriend before and so had no yardstick by which to compare Charles's behaviour...

    她以前从没有过真正的男朋友,所以没有可参照的标准来对比查尔斯的行为。

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