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Touchstone 英[ˈtʌtʃstəʊn 美[ˈtʌtʃstoʊn N.试金石 检验)标准 N Count 试金石;验证手段;检验标准 Thing

单词 touchstone
音标
英[ˈtʌtʃstəʊn] 美[ˈtʌtʃstoʊn]
解释
n.试金石, (检验)标准;
例句

N-COUNT
试金石;验证手段;检验标准
If you use one thing as a touchstone of another, you use it as a test or standard by which you judge the second thing.
例:Job security has become the touchstone of a good job for many employees.工作稳定性已成为很多员工衡量一份工作好坏的标准。
变形
pl:touchstones~

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