He took 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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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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In the early 1940s, basking in the glory of chemical-based intensive agriculture, the farmers avidly took to pesticides as a sure measure to boost crop yield.

在20世纪40年代早期，农民们沐浴在以化学品为基础的集约农业的光辉下，贪心地把杀虫剂当作增加作物产量的一种可靠方法。

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Marcoux took the measure of the room.

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By now, you have heard that on Sunday, Jan. 8, Novartis took the extraordinary measure of voluntarily recalling some of its popular over-the-counter medicines and suspending operations at its Lincoln, Neb.

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And what you saw very quickly because of the actions we took -- you saw house prices show a measure of stability.

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