They measured meaning by asking questions like "How often did you feel that your life has a sense of direction or meaning to it?"

他们通过问这样的问题来衡量意义，如：“你觉得你的生活有方向感或意义感的频率有多高？”

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The direction to an object from a point, expressed as a horizontal angle measured clockwise from true north.

从一点到目标的方向，表示为从北开始顺时针测量的一个水平角度。

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We make the choice between the two by choosing the direction that will reduce the straight-line diagonal distance (as measured by Pythagoras) the most.

我们在两者间作出选择的方式是，选择能够最大地减少斜向直线距离的方向(通过勾股定理测算)。

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To confirm this, Dr Dial measured the direction in which the birds were forced by their wings, by mounting accelerometers on each animal's torso.

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Challengers must drive over an independently measured mile in one direction and return within an hour.

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America as measured by its Missouri barometer is not moving all in one direction politically.

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