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| 1 | I/T to find the exact size , amount , speed etc of something using a special tool or special equipment 量；测量；计量 |
| We measured from the back of the house to the fence. 我们从房子的后墙测量到围栏。 |
| The satellite measures atmospheric gases responsible for ozone destruction. 该卫星测量破坏臭氧的大气层气体。 |
| | 1a | linking verb to be a particular size 规格（或尺寸）为… | | The room measures approximately 12 feet by 13 feet. 房间大约是宽12英尺、长13英尺。 | | The bed measured over six feet in width. 床的宽度超过了6英尺。 | |
| | 1b | T to find the size of someone’ s body in order to buy or make clothes for them 为…量尺寸 | | measure sb for sth He’ s being measured for a new suit. 正在给他量尺寸做一套新衣服。 | |
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| 2 | T often passive to form an opinion about how good or bad something is 判断；衡量 |
| measure sth by sth Success isn’ t measured by how much money you have. 成功与否不是用金钱来衡量的。 |
| measure sth in terms of sth Popularity is still measured in terms of winning elections. 受欢迎程度仍然根据是否赢得选举来衡量。 |
| measure sb/sth against sb/sth Measured against the success of some of their rivals, the performance looks poor. 与一些对手的成功相比，他们的表现看起来很差劲儿。 |
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| - | ˌmeasure ˈoff |
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| | to measure a particular length , width , height etc, often at a point where something is to be cut 量出（长度、宽度、高度等） | He took the fabric and measured off a couple of metres. 他拿过布量出几米。 | |
| - | ˌmeasure ˈout |
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| | to take a particular amount of something from a larger amount 量出；量取 | Measure out 10 grams of sugar. 量出10克食糖。 | |
| - | ˌmeasure ˈup |
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| 1 | I to be good enough 足够好；合格 | The machines are being trialled to see how they measure up. 正在测试机器，检查是否合格。 | | +to Will he measure up to the challenges that lie ahead of him? 他能应付摆在他面前的那些挑战吗？ | |
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| 2 | T to measure something in preparation for making , building , or fitting something else （为制造、建造或安装其他东西而）测量 | I measure up the boards and then Joe cuts them. 我量木板然后由乔来切割。 | |
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