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单词 measure
释义 Verb: measure  mezhu(r)
  1. Determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
    "Measure the length of the wall"
    - mensurate, measure out 
  2. Express as a number or measure or quantity
    - quantify 
  3. Have certain dimensions
    "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches" 
  4. Evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
    - evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
Noun: measure  mezhu(r)
  1. Any manoeuvre made as part of progress toward a goal
    "the situation called for strong measures"
    - step 
  2. How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
    - quantity, amount 
  3. A statute in draft before it becomes law
    - bill 
  4. The act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
    - measurement, measuring, mensuration 
  5. A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
    "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
    - standard, criterion, touchstone 
  6. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
    - meter [US], metre [Brit, Cdn], beat, cadence 
  7. Musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
    - bar 
  8. Measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
    - measuring stick, measuring rod 
  9. A container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance

Derived forms: measured, measures, measuring

See also: measurable, measure up, measurer, mensural, nonstandard, standard

Type of: abstract entity, abstraction, activity, be, carry, container, convey, decide, determine, evaluate, express, instrument, judge, legal document, legal instrument, make up one's mind, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system, metric, musical notation, official document, pass judgment, poetic rhythm, prosody, rhythmic pattern, system of measurement, tactical maneuver [US], tactical manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn]

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