新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

yardstick

英  [ˈjɑːdstɪk]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • yardsticks

    1[C 可数名词] 准绳

    If you use someone or something as a yardstick, you use them as a standard for comparison when you are judging other people or things.

    双语例句

    例:

    The book gives a yardstick for measuring assets.

    该书为资产评估提供了一种标准。