( <主美> 亦作 gage)
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- an instrument or device for measuring the magnitude, amount, or contents of something, typically with a visual display of such information（测量级别、数量或成分的）量具, 量器。
1.1
- a tool for checking whether something conforms to a desired dimension标准尺。
1.2
- figurative a means of estimating something; a criterion or test〈喻〉估计方法; 判断标准; 测试（标准）：
emigration is perhaps the best gauge of public unease.
移民可能是社会不安定程度最好的晴雨表。
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- the thickness, size, or capacity of something, especially as a standard measure, in particular（作为测量标准的）厚度, 尺寸, 容量, 尤指：
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- the diameter of a string, fibre, tube, etc.（线、绳、纤维、管道等的）直径：
as modifier a fine 0.018-inch gauge wire.一根直径为0.018英寸的细电线。
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- in combination a measure of the diameter of a gun barrel, or of its ammunition, expressed as the number of spherical pieces of shot of the same diameter as the barrel that can be made from 1 lb (454 g) of lead（枪管的）口径：
as modifier a 12-gauge shotgun.一支口径为12的猎枪。
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- in combination the thickness of sheet metal or plastic金属板（或塑料）的厚度：
as modifier 500-gauge polythene.厚度为500的聚乙烯。
2.4
- the distance between the rails of a line of railway track（铁道的）轨距：
the line was laid to a gauge of 2 ft 9 ins.
轨道是按2英尺9英寸的轨距铺设的。参见LOADING GAUGE.
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- （一般作 the gage）Nautical, historical the position of a sailing vessel to windward (weather gage) or leeward (lee gage) of another【航海】〈史〉（航行船只相对于其他船只的上风[weather gage]或下风[lee gage]）位置。
with obj.
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- estimate or determine the magnitude, amount, or volume of估计（或判断）的级别（或数量、体积）：
astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic brightness.
天文学家可以判断出星星的内在亮度。
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- form a judgement or estimate of (a situation, mood, etc.)对（形势、心情等）作出判断, 猜测：
she is unable to gauge his mood.
她猜不透他的心思。
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- measure the dimensions of (an object) with a gauge（用量具）测量（物体）：
when dry the assemblies can be gauged exactly and planed to width.
这些配件干的时候, 就可以准确测量并刨到规定的宽度。
2.1
- as adj. gauged made in standard dimensions按标准尺寸制作：
gauged sets of strings.
成套的标准绳。
派生词
gaugeable
adjectivegauger
noun词源
Middle English (denoting a standard measure)： from Old French gauge (noun), gauger (verb), variant of Old Northern French jauge (noun), jauger (verb), of unknown origin.