单词 | yardstick |
释义 | yardstick 1. a. b. < these distances were the yardsticks for measuring … extragalactic distances — Adolph Knopf > 2. < development of atomic power by the Government as a yardstick for measuring the costs of private producers — Don Pryor > < let the general good be our yardstick on every great issue — D.D.Eisenhower > < the level of excellence achieved in the novel … provides an imposing yardstick against which the film repeatedly will be measured — Arthur Knight > Synonyms: see standard |
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