gauge:
n(作名词时词义):测量的标准或范围; 尺度,标准; 测量仪器; 评估
vt(作及物动词词义):(用仪器)测量; 确定容量,体积或内容; 评估,判断; 采用
例句:
1.The index is the government's chief gauge of future economic activity.
这一指数是政府判断未来经济活动的主要依据。
2. "The fuel gauge is broken." — "Broken? How do you mean?"
“燃油表坏了。”——“坏了?你说清楚点?”
3. The fuel gauge reads below zero.
燃油表显示油量在零以下。
4. The gauge must be giving a faulty reading.
量表的显示肯定有误。
5. The temperature gauge indicated that it was boiling.
温度计显示它在沸腾。