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measure
常考释义
1、n. 措施、办法
an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result
例:New safety measures were being demanded after last night’s horrific train crash.
昨晚发生严重的火车相撞事故后,民众要求制定新的安全措施。
2、n. 是……的体现/证明
a sign or indication of something
例:Her willingness to compromise is a measure of how much she’s changed.
她愿意退让一步就表明她已经改变很多了。
3、v. 测量(长度、尺寸、数量等)
to find out the size, length, or amount of (something)
例:The rainfall was measured over a three-month period.
对三个月内的降雨量进行了测量。
4、v. (长度、体积、数值)是……
to have a specified size
例:The room measures 6×6 metres.
这房间的面积为6米×6米。
5、v. 衡量、估量(价值、重要性)
to judge the importance, value, or extent of (something)
例:His success cannot be measured solely on the basis of his popularity.
他的成功不能单单用知名度来衡量。
例句
1、For them, the factory and industrialism were not agents of opportunity but reminders of their loss of independence and a measure of control over their lives.
对于工人们来说,工厂和工业化不代表着机遇,却时刻提醒着他们自身的丧失,并成为一种控制他们生活的手段。
2、Wealth is not a measure of happiness.
有钱不代表幸福。
3、Measure the length and width of the gap.
测量一下这个裂口的长度和宽度。
4、The Hellas Basin, which measures some 3,000 kilometers across and has a floor that lies nearly 9 kilometers below the basin’s rim, is another candidate for an ancient Martian sea.
那座有大约3 000公里宽,9公里深的希腊盆地也可能是火星海洋。
5、The result is that people may not work as hard, or accomplish as much, as they would if they were working alone and their individual output were being measured.
结果,人们可能不会像独立工作并接受个人业绩进行评估时一样努力或高效工作。
练习
判断下列句子中measure的意思。
1、Exam results are not necessarily a true measure of a student’s abilities.
2、Measures are being taken to reduce crime in the city.
3、She was being measured for her wedding dress.
4、Doctors say it is too early to measure the effectiveness of the drug.
5、The cloth measures 3 meters.
拓展
常用搭配:
measure sb/sth against sb/sth 将…与…作比较
measure up 合格,达到……标准
in large measure/some/equal measure 在很大/某种/同等程度上
have/get the measure of sth 熟悉某事物〔以便控制或处理〕
练习答案:1.是……的体现;2.措施、办法;3.测量;4.衡量、估量;5.(长度)数值是……
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