1 释义及用法:
to make a judgment or guess about a situation, action, or person based on the information that you have。
gauge作为名词表示“测量仪器”
做动词表示“测量” “算出”。不过“gauge”也常被引申为“评估” “判断”的意思
gauge = evaluate =estimate = measure
2 例句:
比如我们有时候很难判断一个人的心情如何,就可以用到 gauge:
He is unable to gauge his girlfriend’s mood.
比如,我们认为判断“现象级英语”社群是否有价值,要看我们的会员们是否取得了进步:
The worth of Phenomenal English should be gauged by the progress its members make.
3 翻译
我们不能只用财富或者知名度来评估一个人成功与否。
we cannot gauge a person’s success according to their wealth and popularity
参考 翻译:Success should not be gauged merely by wealth or popularity
4 造句
我不能只用考试来评判一个人的杰出与否
Excellence should not be gauged merely by exams.
很难判断是否她做了一个好的决定
It is difficult to gauge whether she makes a rational decision.