| 单词 | a gauge of something |
| 释义 | a gauge of somethinga gauge of something something that helps you make a judgment about a person or situation 某事物的标准[尺度] Retail sales are a gauge of consumer spending. 零售额是衡量消费支出的一个标准。 The tests will give parents a gauge of how their children are doing. 这些考试可以让家长对孩子的学习状况有一个衡量的尺度。 Examples from the Corpus a gauge of something• Retail sales are a gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of economic activity.• Between August 1915 and April 1917, the line was reopened to a gauge of 15ins, and is still in operation.• How hard writing was for each of us was a gauge of how serious we were.• Its yield, a gauge of economic growth and inflation expectations, fell 8 basis points to 6. 07 percent. → a gauge of something at gauge1(1) |
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