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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   gauge

   • IPA[ɡāj]

   美式

   • n.
     an instrument or device for measuring the magnitude, amount, or contents of something, typically with a visual display of such information；a tool for checking whether something conforms to a desired dimension
   • v.
     estimate or determine the magnitude, amount, or volume of；judge or assess (a situation, attitude, or feeling)

   • verb: gauge, 3rd person present: gauges, gerund or present participle: gauging, past tense: gauged, past participle: gauged

   • noun: gauge, plural noun: gauges

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an instrument or device for measuring the magnitude, amount, or contents of something, typically with a visual display of such information a fuel gauge 同義詞 measuring instrument, measuring device, meter, measure, indicator, ... 更多dial, scale, index, display
   • ▪ a tool for checking whether something conforms to a desired dimension mark out the details of the angled surfaces with a knife and gauge
   • ▪ a means of estimating something; a criterion or test emigration is perhaps the best gauge of public unease 同義詞 measure, indicator, barometer, basis, standard, ... 更多point of reference, guide, guideline, touchstone, yardstick, benchmark, criterion, example, model, pattern, formula, exemplar, sample, test, litmus test
   • 2. the thickness, size, or capacity of something, especially as a standard measure. 同義詞 size, measure, extent, degree, scope, ... 更多capacity, magnitude, width, breadth, area, thickness, span, depth, height, bore, caliber, diameter
   • ▪ the diameter of a string, fiber, tube, etc. a fine 0.018-inch gauge wire
   • ▪ 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 pound (454 g) of lead a 12-gauge shotgun
   • ▪ the thickness of sheet metal or plastic 500-gauge polyethylene
   • ▪ the distance between the rails of a line of railroad track the line was laid to a gauge of 2 ft. 9 in
   • 3. archaic the position of a sailing vessel to windward (weather gage) or leeward (lee gage) of another.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. estimate or determine the magnitude, amount, or volume of astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic brightness
   • ▪ judge or assess (a situation, attitude, or feeling) she was unable to gauge his mood it is difficult to gauge how effective the ban was 同義詞 assess, evaluate, appraise, analyze, weigh up, ... 更多get the measure of, judge, adjudge, rate, reckon, determine, estimate, guess, form an opinion of, form an impression of, make up one's mind about, informalguesstimate, size up
   • 2. measure the dimensions of (an object) with a gauge when dry, the assemblies can be gauged exactly and planed to width 同義詞 measure, calculate, compute, work out, determine, ... 更多ascertain, count, weigh, quantify, put a figure on