英语词汇“measure”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	measure
释义	mea·sure I. \ˈmezhə(r), ˈmāzh-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English mesure, from Old French, from Latin mensura, from mensus (past participle of metiri to measure) + -ura -ure; akin to Old English mǣth measure, Greek metron meter, measure, Sanskrit māti he measures 1. a. : an adequate, given, or fitting amount or degree: (1) : commensurate or due portion : quota < all too few of the British actresses … have received their measure of remembrance — Saturday Review > < fill the measure of our duty to our defective fellow citizens — B.N.Cardozo > (2) : extent or degree that is not excessive : not undue portion; also : a sense of proportion or restraint : moderation, temperance < with that tactlessness, that lack of measure that were characteristic of her, went on piling question upon rhetorical question — Aldous Huxley > (3) : fixed or suitable proportion or limit : bounds < angry beyond measure > < Greek love of moderation, proportion, harmony, and due measure — Lucius Garvin > < the love of God is broader than the measure of man's mind — S.D.Harkness > b. (1) : the dimensions, capacity, or amount of something ascertained by measuring : measurements, size < a slipcover made to measure > < took his measure for a coat > < several grades of freemen according to the measure of their wealth — John MacNeill > specifically : the width of a full line of print or type usually expressed in picas (2) : the limit of the distance at which a fencer can reach his opponent by lunging (3) : the character, ability, or magnitude of a person or thing considered as a matter of observation or judgment : an estimate of what is to be expected (as of a person or situation) < a show tailored to the measure of its star > < whoever tries to … size him up gives an immediate measure of himself — Max Ascoli > < the measure of their tragedy is now beyond our imagination — G.F.Kennan > < take the measure of the crisis > c. (1) : a quantity measured out especially in relation to a standard : a measured quantity of a substance or article < using level measures is the easiest … way of measuring — Bee Nilson > < tolerance was not dealt in the same measure to men and women — Edith Wharton > : a quantity measuring up to a standard < whether this carton of milk contains full measure — D.M.Turnbull > < a play that gives the audience short measure > (2) : amount, extent, degree < rooks consume an enormous quantity of grubs … taking a fair measure of grain by way of reward — British Birds in Colour > < giving children a greater measure of freedom > < in the measure we buy abroad, profitable markets there will attract capital — T.J.Kreps > d. : the amount or kind of treatment meted out (as in retribution) < the measure which he had dealt to others should now be meted out to him — Edith Sitwell > 2. a. : an instrument (as a yardstick) or a utensil (as a graduated cup) for measuring b. (1) : the customary local unit (as of volume) for a particular commodity < the measure containing two Winchester bushels — Robert Forsyth > (2) : a quantity (as of wheat, oil, beans) measured by such a unit < six measures of gravel > (3) : one of a number of equal but indeterminate measured quantities < at the rate … of 16 measures of rice for 25 of salt — H.W.Hilman > c. : something used as a standard in measuring < the customary load of a donkey as a measure of weight > < measures of time are commonly derived from some kind of human endurance — Notes & Queries on Anthropology > especially : a standard unit of length, area, or volume (as the foot, acre, cubic inch, quart) < exact weights and measures maintained by a governmental bureau of standards > d. : a system of standard units of measure — usually used with a qualifier indicating the class of the system < metric measure > the dimension or the kind of object or substance measured < long measure > < board measure > or the locality where the system is used < British measure > 3. : the act or process of measuring < settled by a measure made by a surveyor > 4. a. : something having rhythmic sound or movement < extolled the jury system in stately Victorian measures — Saturday Review > as (1) : melody, tune < a strong, clean wind which rushed in a droning measure through the broom sedge — Ellen Glasgow > (2) : a round or turn of dancing : dance (3) : a slow and stately dance b. : rhythmic structure : measured pattern of movement : beat, cadence < a finer language, style, and measure than the Greek which it translates — Times Literary Supplement > as (1) : poetic rhythm measured by temporal quantity or accent; specifically : meter (2) : musical time c. : a division or unit (as of time or stress) in a rhythmic sequence: as (1) : a grouping of musical beats made by the regular recurrence of primary accents and located on the staff immediately following a vertical bar — called also bar (2) : a division of a rhythmic structure (as a poem) in terms of a quantitative relation (as temporal balance) d. : quantitative relation (as of identity, equivalence, correspondence, or balance) among elements or parts in a rhythmic structure; especially : temporal relation or balance 5. [translation of Greek metron] a. : an exact division of a quantity < 6 being the greatest common measure of 42 and 12 > b. : a basis of comparison : denominator < no common measure between the masses of Soviet industrial hands … and our own working people — E.D.Laborde > 6. a. (1) : a standard by which something intangible is determined or regulated : criterion < the measure should not be what others are doing but what is right for the individual child — Dorothy Barclay > (2) : a directly observable quantity from which the value of another related quantity may be obtained < the measure of an angle is the subtended arc > < the measure of a quantity of electricity is the mass of silver deposited by it in electrolysis > b. : a means of measuring or indicating something that cannot be directly measured, observed, or represented : test < scored low in a measure of emotional adjustment > : indication, index, yardstick < the tastiness … of such foods became a measure of the efficiency and thrift of the family — Carol Aronovici > 7. measures plural : strata of a mineral (as coal) 8. : an action planned or taken toward the accomplishment of a purpose : means to an end < wore steel helmets as a safety measure > < apply measures to prevent the spread of infection > : step < took strong measures against the rebels > specifically : a proposed legislative act : bill < sponsored an anti-inflation measure in the senate > • - beyond measure - for good measure - in a measure II. verb (measured ; measured ; measuring \-zh(ə)riŋ\ ; measures) Etymology: Middle English mesuren, from Old French mesurer, from Late Latin mensurare, from Latin mensura measure — more at measure I *transitive verb* 1. a. : to choose or control (as one's words or acts) with cautious restraint : regulate, weigh < measure his acts and words with an iron will — H.E.Scudder > b. : to regulate or adjust by a rule or standard : govern < the demand for the commodity measuring the amount produced > < measure our efforts not by what we feel like doing but by what the situation demands > 2. a. : to allot or distribute as if by measure : deal out : mete — often used with out < laws that … measure out their rewards and punishments with calm indifference — P.E.More > b. : to apportion in measured amounts; also : to separate (as from a stock) or add (as to a mixture) by measure — often used with off or out < measure out the ingredients carefully > < measure off three cups of flour > and sometimes with in < measure in the vinegar last > 3. a. : to lay off, mark, or fix (a specified distance or extent) by making measurements < measure three-foot intervals between the plantings > < measure off a half-acre plot for a house lot > b. : to lay off, mark, or fix the exact dimensions or plan of by making measurements < measure out the lines for the foundations > < measure the course for the 200-meter race > < measure off the trunk into logs of 6, 12, or 18 feet > 4. a. : to ascertain the quantity, mass, extent, or degree of in terms of a standard unit or fixed amount usually by means of an instrument or container marked off in the units : measure the dimensions of : take the measurements of < measure the depth, height, and width of the cabinet > < measure the snowfall > < measure the speed of the car > < measure the luminosity of a star > < measure the temperature of the oven > b. : to compute the size of (an area, object) from dimensional measurements < measure the surface area > 5. : to judge or estimate the extent, strength, worth, or character of (as a quality, action, or person) < measure intelligence > < measure the gravity of the crisis > < measure the value of the counseling program > < measured his opponent before announcing his candidacy > < measure success by salary > specifically : to appraise in comparison with something taken as a criterion — often used with against < measure himself not against adults but against age-mates — Margaret Mead > 6. archaic : to travel over : traverse < the public mind had now measured back again the space over which it had passed between 1640 and 1660 — T.B.Macaulay > 7. : to be a means (as an instrument or standard) of measuring : serve as the measure of : indicate < the piles of sun-bleached linen that measured the housewife's pride — Ruth Davidson > < the atomic number … measures both the number of protons and of electrons — James Jeans > 8. : to bring into competition or contest < measure his skill with his rival's in a duel > 9. : to look (a person) up and down : view appraisingly < his eyes measured me for the first time — Christopher Isherwood > *intransitive verb* 1. : to take or make a measurement : measure something < the shepherd measures from the time the ewes lambed — Lewis Mumford > 2. : to have a specified measurement or measurements < the cloth measures two yards > < the bedroom measures 10 feet by 12 > 3. : to be comparable < a success that measures with their aims > 4. : to admit of being measured < measures more easily if spread on a table > • - measure one's length - measure swords
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