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单词 yardstick
释义 yardstick
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1.
 a. : a measuring stick three feet long usually marked off in feet, inches, and fractions of inches
 b. : a standard basis of calculation
  < these distances were the yardsticks for measuring … extragalactic distances — Adolph Knopf >
2. : a test or standard applied in making a critical judgement : criterion, touchstone
 < 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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