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| 1 | an action that is intended to achieve or deal with something 措施；步骤；办法 |
| This is a temporary measure to stop the problem from getting any worse. 这是阻止问题恶化的临时措施。 |
| take measures to do sth Stronger measures will have to be taken to bring down unemployment. 将采取更有力的措施来减少失业。 |
| take measures against sb/sth When you are attacked, you take defensive measures against the attacker. 当你受到袭击时，你可以采取防卫手段对付袭击者。 |
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| 2 | an amount of a particular quality that is neither large nor small 适量；适度 |
| The system gives people a measure of protection against pollution. 该系统可适度保护人们免受污染。 |
| | 2a | a standard amount of alcohol served in a bar , restaurant etc （酒吧或餐厅等提供的）标准量的酒 | | Measures sold in Scotland have been traditionally larger. 传统上，苏格兰出售的标准量的酒要多于别处。 | |
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| 3 | +of a way of judging something 判断方式；衡量方法 |
| The tests are not an accurate measure of performance. 这些测试并不是判断性能的精确方法。 |
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| 4 | a unit of measurement 计量单位 |
| standard measures of the metric system such as the litre 像升这样标准的公制计量单位 |
| | 4a | an object such as a ruler used for finding out a particular measurement 量具；量器 | |
| | 4b | a system used for expressing a particular quantity 计量制；度量法 | | liquid and dry measures 液量制和干量制 | |
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| 5 | AMERICAN a bar in a line of printed music （乐谱的）小节 |
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| - | be a measure of sth
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| to show how good a particular quality is |
| 是某物品性好的证明 |
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| The huge volume of mail is a measure of her popularity. 寄来的大量邮件表明她颇受喜爱。 |
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| - | beyond measure mainly literary
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| very large or great |
| 无可估量的；非常大的 |
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| beauty beyond measure 无与伦比的美 |
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| - | for good measure
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| as a way of making something complete or better |
| 再增加；外加 |
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| Throw in a splash of red wine for good measure. 另外加入一点红葡萄酒。 |
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| - | the full measure of sth formal
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| all of something , or something at its strongest, most powerful etc |
| 某物的全部；某物的最大程度 |
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| We were treated to the full measure of her anger. 我们领教了她的雷霆大怒。 |
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| - | get the measure of sb/take sb’ s measure
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| to understand what someone is really like so that you can decide how to deal with them or defeat them |
| 估量某人；掂某人的分量 |
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| She seems to have got the measure of the champion. 她似乎已经摸清了那个冠军的实力。 |
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| - | half measures
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| action that fails to deal with something completely or effectively |
| 不得力的措施；折中办法 |
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| We have to do this right – there is no room for half measures. 我们就得这样做，不能采取折中的办法。 |
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| - | in full measure formal
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| to the greatest degree , or in the largest amount possible |
| 在最大程度上；最多 |
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| - | in large/no small measure formal
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| to a great degree |
| 在很大程度上 |
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| Our success is due in large measure to the company’ s founder. 我们的成功在很大程度上要归功于公司的创建者。 |
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| Words frequently used with measure | | measure 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | drastic, harsh, punitive, repressive, severe, strong, | 1 | | verbs | adopt, announce, approve, enforce, implement, introduce, propose, take, | 1 | | | |
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