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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

measure

英  [ˈmeʒə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • measures

    1. [SING 单数型名词] 一定数量 , 一定程度

    A measure of a particular quality, feeling, or activity is a fairly large amount of it.

    双语例句

    例：

    With the exception of Juan, each attained a measure of success.

    除了胡安，每个人都取得了一定的成功。

    2. [SING 单数型名词] （严重程度的）表现 , 标志

    If you say that one aspect of a situation is a measure of that situation, you mean that it shows that the situation is very serious or has developed to a very great extent.

    双语例句

    例：

    That is a measure of how bad things have become at the bank.

    那就是银行局面何其糟糕的真实表现。

    3. [C 可数名词] 措施

    When someone, usually a government or other authority, takes measures to do something, they carry out particular actions in order to achieve a particular result.

    近义词

    actions

    双语例句

    例：

    The government warned that police would take tougher measures to contain the trouble.

    政府警告说警察将采取更为强硬的措施来制止这场动乱。

    例：

    He said stern measures would be taken against the killers.

    他说将会对凶手采取严厉措施。

    4. [C 可数名词] （标准量的）一杯

    A measure of a strong alcoholic drink such as brandy or whisky is an amount of it in a glass. In bars, a measure is an official standard amount.

    双语例句

    例：

    He poured himself another generous measure of whisky.

    他又给自己慷慨地倒了一杯威士忌。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • measure up

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 符合（标准） , 达到（期望）

    If you do not measure up to a standard or to someone's expectations, you are not good enough to achieve the standard or fulfil the person's expectations.

    双语例句

    例：

    It was fatiguing sometimes to try to measure up to her standard of perfection.

    力求达到她完美的标准，有时是很累人的。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • beyond measure

    1. 极度

    If you say that something has changed or that it has affected you beyond measure, you are emphasizing that it has done this to a great extent.

    双语例句

    例：

    Mankind's knowledge of the universe has increased beyond measure.

    人类关于宇宙的知识已经极大增加。

    VERB. 动词

  • measures , measuring , measured

    1. [T 及物动词] 估量

    If you measure the quality, value, or effect of something, you discover or judge how great it is.

    双语例句

    例：

    I continued to measure his progress against the charts in the doctor's office.

    我继续根据医生办公室里的图表来估量他的进展。

    例：

    The college measures student progress against national standards.

    该学院以国家标准考查学生的学习情况。

    例：

    The school's success was measured in terms of the number of pupils who got into university.

    该学校的成功是以进大学的学生人数为衡量标准的。

    例：

    It was difficult to measure the impact of the war.

    该战争的影响是难以估量的。

    2. [T 及物动词] 测量

    If you measure a quantity that can be expressed in numbers, such as the length of something, you discover it using a particular instrument or device, for example a ruler.

    双语例句

    例：

    Measure the length and width of the gap.

    测量一下这个裂口的长度和宽度。

    例：

    He measured the speed at which ultrasonic waves travel along the bone.

    他测量了超声波沿骨头传播的速度。

    3. [T 及物动词] （长度、宽度或数量的）数值为

    If something measures a particular length, width, or amount, that is its size or intensity, expressed in numbers.

    近义词

    be

    双语例句

    例：

    It measures 20 yards from side to side.

    从这边到那边的距离为20码。

    例：

    The house is twenty metres long and measures six metres in width.

    那所房子长二十米、宽六米。

    例：

    This dinner plate measures 30cm across.

    这个餐盘直径测出来是30厘米。

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