measure /ˈmɛʒə/ CET4 TEM4 ( measuring, measured, measures )

• 1. 

  V-T If you measure the quality, value, or effect of something, you discover or judge how great it is. 估量

  例：

  I continued to measure his progress against the charts in the doctor's office.

  我继续根据医生办公室里的图表来估量他的进展。

• 2. 

  V-T If you measure a quantity that can be expressed in numbers, such as the length of something, you discover it using a particular instrument or device, for example a ruler. 测量

  例：

  Measure the length and width of the gap.

  测量一下这个裂口的长度和宽度。

• 3. 

  V-T If something measures a particular length, width, or amount, that is its size or intensity, expressed in numbers. (长度、宽度、数量的) 数值为 [no cont]

  例：

  It measures 20 yards from side to side.

  从这边到那边的距离为20码。

• 4. 

  N-SING A measure of a particular quality, feeling, or activity is a fairly large amount of it. 一定数量; 一定程度 [正式]

  例：

  With the exception of Juan, each attained a measure of success.

  除了胡安，每个人都取得了一定的成功。

• 5. 

  N-SING If you say that one aspect of a situation is a measure of that situation, you mean that it shows that the situation is very serious or has developed to a very great extent. (严重程度的) 标准

  例：

  That is a measure of how bad things have become at the bank.

  那就是银行的局面已经糟糕到何种程度的衡量标准。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT When someone, usually a government or other authority, takes measures to do something, they carry out particular actions in order to achieve a particular result. 措施 [正式]

  例：

  The government warned that police would take tougher measures to contain the trouble.

  政府警告说警察将采取更为强硬的措施来制止这场动乱。

• 7. 

  N-COUNT A measure of a strong alcoholic drink such as brandy or whisky is an amount of it in a glass. In bars, a measure is an official standard amount. (标准量的) 一杯 [英国英语]

  例：

  He poured himself another generous measure of whisky.

  他又给自己慷慨地倒了一杯威士忌。

• 8. 

  N-COUNT In music, a measure is one of the several short parts of the same length into which a piece of music is divided. (音乐的) 小节 [美国英语]

  例：

  Malcolm wanted to mix the beginning of a sonata, then add Beethoven for a few measures, then go back to Bach.

  马尔科姆想要在开头部分加入一段奏鸣曲，然后加上几个小节的贝多芬作品，然后再回到巴赫的作品。

• 9. 

  → see also tape measure

• 10. 

  PHRASE If you say that something has changed or that it has affected you beyond measure, you are emphasizing that it has done this to a great extent. 极度 [强调]

  例：

  Mankind's knowledge of the universe has increased beyond measure.

  人类关于宇宙的知识已经极大增加。