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gaugeAm also gage geIJn [C]A gauge is a device for measuring the amount or size of something.测量仪器a fuel gauge燃料表a rain gauge雨量计A tyre gauge is used to measure the pressure of the air in a tyre.轮胎压力表(specialized) On a railway line, the gauge is the distance between the two RAILS.(铁道的）轨距a narrow-gauge railway窄轨铁路(specialized) A gauge of metal or wire is its thickness.（金属板）厚度，（钢丝等）直径(fig.) The tests that the pupils take in January are considered to be a gauge of (= a way of judging) how well they will do in the proper exams.小学生在一月进行的测试被看作是判断他们在正规考试中表现如何的一种手段。(fig.) The fact that the play has transferred to New York is a gauge of its success (= shows that it has been successful).这部戏能搬到纽约上演，说明了它的成功。 Meters and gauges
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