Word · Frequency #6448
gauge
测量仪器;仪表;量规
An instrument used for measuring and indicating a quantity such as pressure, thickness, or amount.
- 1.
A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
测量;测量标准;用于确定尺寸、距离或容量的仪器;标准
- 2.
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
用于测量和指示数量的仪器,如电线的厚度或降雨量等。
- 3.
An act of measuring.
测量行为
- 4.
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
被接受或认可的数量或质量的实例,用于评判或比较其他事物。
- 5.
An estimate.
估计
- 6.
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
铁路轨道之间或火车轮子之间的距离。
- 7.
Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things
用于确定或调节事物水平、状态、尺寸或形状的任何仪器
- 8.
A thickness of sheet metal or wire designated by any of several numbering schemes, with lower numbers indicating larger size.
通过编号方案指定的金属板或电线的厚度,编号越小尺寸越大
- 9.
A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space.
半范数;为向量空间中所有向量分配非负大小的函数
- 10.
The number of stitches per inch, centimetre, or other unit of distance.
每英寸、厘米或其他距离单位的针数
- 11.
Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind.
两艘或多艘船相对于风的相对位置
- 12.
The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.
船在水中下沉的深度
- 13.
The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to make it set more quickly.
用于使普通石膏更快凝固的巴黎石膏量
- 14.
That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles.
铺设时暴露在天气中的木瓦、石板或瓦片的一部分;也指一层这样的木瓦、石板或瓦片
- 15.
A unit of measurement which describes how many spheres of bore diameter of a shotgun can be had from one pound of lead; 12 gauge is roughly equivalent to .75 caliber.
描述从一磅铅中可以得到多少个与霰弹枪口径相同的球体的测量单位;12号大约相当于0.75口径
- 16.
A tunnel-like ear piercing consisting of a hollow ring embedded in the lobe.
一种隧道状的耳洞,由嵌入耳垂的空心环组成
标准;尺度;衡量标准;轨距;轮距;(金属线或金属板的)厚度规格;测量;计量;估计;估算
In use
The meteorologist checked the rain gauge to measure the precipitation.
Test scores are often used as a gauge of student progress.
The train cannot run on this track because the gauge is different.
Connections
Collocations
- pressure gauge
- 压力表;压力计
- The pressure gauge on the boiler shows 150 psi.锅炉上的压力表显示150磅/平方英寸。
- fuel gauge
- 燃油表;油量表
- My fuel gauge is broken, so I never know when I'll run out of gas.我的燃油表坏了,所以我总是不知道什么时候会没油。
- rain gauge
- 雨量计
- The rain gauge recorded 20 millimeters overnight.雨量计测得夜间降雨量为20毫米。
- standard gauge
- 标准轨距
- Most high-speed trains run on standard gauge.大多数高速列车采用标准轨距行驶。
- wire gauge
- 线规;金属丝直径标准
- Use a thicker wire gauge for the main power cable.主电源线应使用更粗的线规。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 gauge 看成小图:字母 a 是表针,u 是刻度弧,一眼读出尺寸——gauge 就是量规、仪表。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:technical/engineering measurements、railway track specifications、figurative/general evaluation gauge 作名词时含义较多:在技术语境(如仪表、量规、轨距)中较正式;在日常或比喻用法(如 a gauge of success)中则较中性常见。总体语域视搭配而定,多用于书面或正式场合。
Grammar Note
常用介词 of 表示测量对象,如 a gauge of public opinion。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 gauge /ɡeɪdʒ/ 押韵,重读元音和后面的 /dʒ/ 相同:page、cage、age、wage、stage、engage。注意拼写:gauge 用 -auge,而上面多数词用 -age。拼写相似的 gauze /ɡɔːz/、vague /veɪɡ/、plague /pleɪɡ/ 发音不同,不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.