| 单词 | measuring stick |
| 释义 | measuring stick (once / 82079 pages) n WORD FAMILY measuring stick: measuring sticks USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s a measuring stick of sorts to see just how far the kids have come and if Pittsburgh’s recent return to normalcy is for real. Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) But the Gophers still can’t catch up to their biggest measuring stick. Washington Times(Nov 26, 2016) Penn State: The Nittany Lions are using the tournament as a measuring stick to see how the young team stacks up against top-level competition. Seattle Times(Nov 19, 2016) n measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements Syn|Hypo|Hyper measure, measuring rod 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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