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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