中文翻译与英英解释

n.
1.规，量规，量器，量计，表。
2.标准尺寸，标准规格；(金属片等的)厚度，(枪炮的)口径，(电线等的)直径。
3.容量，范围。
4.【建筑】葺脚(铺覆的瓦，石板等的外露部分)；(铁路的)轨距，(汽车等两侧车轮间的)轮距；【印刷】版面宽度。
5.(估计、判断等的)方法，手段，标准。
6.【纺织；印染】隔距。
7.【航海】＝ gage2. ★美国在航海用语以外亦拼作 gage.
短语和例子
an altitude gauge高度计。
a broad gauge宽轨。 a go gauge通过规。 a level gauge水准仪。 a marking gauge(木工的)划线器。 a narrow gauge窄轨。 a no-go gauge不通过规。 a pressure gauge压力计。 a rain gauge雨量器。 a remote transmitting gauge遥测仪。 a screw pitch gauge螺距规。 a slide gauge游标卡尺。 the standard gauge标准轨距(＝1.435米)。 a water gauge水位表，水标尺。 a wind gauge风速计。 get the gauge of 探测意向。 have the lee gauge of 在…的下风；较…不利。 have the weather gauge of 在…的上风；较…有利。 take the gauge of 估计，估价。
vt.
1.测，量；估计，估价。
2.使成标准尺寸；使合标准。
adj.
-able
可计量的，可测量的。

a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
同义词：gage,

diameter of a tube or gun barrel
同义词：bore, caliber, calibre,

the thickness of wire

the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
同义词：standard of measurement,

mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"

adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments"

measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged"

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
同义词：estimate, approximate, guess, judge,

determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"

rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"

例句与用法

He picked up the calipers and gauged carefully .
他拿起卡钳仔细测量。

At this point the gauge pressure was read .
立即记录油压表读数。

It was difficult to gauge how people would respond .
大家的反应如何难以估计。

He looked at me, trying to gauge my reaction .
他看着我，想判断一下我的反应。

I gauged that it was not a good moment to speak to her .
我认为那不是跟她说话的时机。

The gauge is firmly fixed to a part of the structure .
应变仪坚固地固定于结构的一个部位上。

Gauges are used for finding out the exact thickness of a wire .
量规用来测量金属线的准确粗细。

The physical origin of the gauge transformation is a mystery .
这个规范变换的物理起因还是个谜。

Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid .
现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

With no clocks and no daylight it was hard to gauge the time .
没有钟，也没有阳光，很难确定时间。