单词	gauge
释义	noun | verb gaugegauge1, gage /geɪdʒ/ ●○○ noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYgauge1 Origin: 1300-1400 Old North French 1INSTRUMENT science an instrument for measuring the amount or size of something:  the car’s gas gauge an oil pressure gauge2WIDTH/THICKNESS a)the width of thin metal objects such as wire or screws:  a narrow-gauge screw b)the thickness of thin material such as metal or plastic sheets:  heavy-gauge black polythene3STANDARD a standard by which something is measured: gauge of Exports are an important gauge of economic activity.4GUN the width of the barrel of a gun:  a 12-gauge shotgun5RAILROAD the distance between the lines of a railroad or between the wheels of a train:  a narrow-gauge track noun | verb gaugegauge2 ●○○ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE gauge Simple Form Present I, you, we, they gauge he, she, it gauges Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they gauged Present perfect I, you, we, they have gauged he, she, it has gauged Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had gauged Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will gauge Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have gauged Continuous Form Present I am gauging he, she, it is gauging you, we, they are gauging Past I, he, she, it was gauging you, we, they were gauging Present perfect I, you, we, they have been gauging he, she, it has been gauging Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been gauging Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be gauging Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been gauging Thesaurus THESAURUSopinion► judge to form or give an opinion about someone or something according to what you know, see, hear, etc.:  He seems like a nice guy, but it’s too early to judge. I’d say she’s pretty rich, judging from her clothes (=after looking at her clothes). ► evaluate formal to judge how good, useful, or successful someone or something is, usually with some kind of test:  The survey was supposed to evaluate customer satisfaction. ► assess formal to judge someone’s level of skill or how good, bad, etc. something is:  Psychologists will assess the child’s behavior. ► gauge to judge what someone is likely to do or how he or she feels, especially by watching and listening:  I was trying to gauge how much she understood about the situation. ► appraise to judge the effectiveness of something:  The company regularly appraises the performance of its employees. ► grade to judge how good a test or a piece of school work is, and give it a letter or number that represents its quality:  Teachers spend a lot of time grading students’ work in the evenings. ► review to give your opinion about how good or bad something is, especially a new movie, book, play, etc., by writing a newspaper or magazine article:  He reviews movies for Time Magazine. 1to judge how people feel about something or what they are likely to do SYN judge: gauge what/how etc. It’s difficult to gauge how the public will respond to this product.► see thesaurus at judge22to measure or calculate something by using a particular method or instrument SYN measure:  a new method for gauging the effectiveness of drug rehab programs
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