The rich shoemaker in the city took the measure of her little foot.

城里一个富有的鞋匠量了量她的小脚。

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He took the measure of the cliff before he climbed it.

他把悬崖的高度估量一下后再攀登。

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Jack took the measure of the cliff before he climbed it.

杰克在攀登悬崖之前先测量了一下它的高度。

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Marcoux took the measure of the room.

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The researchers took brain scans of 40 volunteers to measure the size of the prefrontal cortex.

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