| 单词 | measuring rod |
| 释义 | measuring rod (once / 103679 pages) n WORD FAMILY measuring rod: measuring rods USAGE EXAMPLES“Freedom honors the debate because it knows there is an answer — a true north — a ‘measuring rod outside of those things being measured,’ as C.S. Washington Times(Aug 30, 2016) "I wonder if, across the board, we're not seeing different measuring rods being used," he said. Washington Post(Apr 05, 2015) The Great Depression is the ultimate measuring rod of economic catastrophe to which every other downturn is compared. Forbes(Nov 25, 2014) n measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements Syn|Hypo|Hyper measure, measuring stick board rule a measure used in computing board feet rule, rulermeasuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths size sticka mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot carpenter's rulea rule used by a carpenter foot rulea ruler one foot long meterstick, metresticka rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters) yard measure, yardsticka ruler or tape that is three feet long measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
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