gauge: to make a judgement or guess about a situation, action, or person based on the information that you have.
常表示评估，判断，可以用来替换evaluate， estimate， measure
我们不能只用财富或者知名度来评估一个人成功与否。
翻译：We cannot gauge whether someone has succeed according to his wealth or popularity.
造句：His mood can be gauged by his reaction to an small incident.
