noun🔗Share测量仪器，测量标准，量具 A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard"The factory worker checked the pressure gauges on the machine to ensure it was operating safely. "工厂工人检查了机器上的压力表，以确保它安全运行。technicaldeviceindustryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share测量，计量 An act of measuring."The doctor uses gauges to monitor the patient's vital signs. "医生用测量仪器来监测病人的生命体征。actiontechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share估计，评估。 An estimate."My father's gauges of my study progress suggest I need to spend more time on math. "我父亲对我学习进度的评估表明我需要花更多时间在数学上。amountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share量具，测量仪。 Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things"The car's dashboard has several gauges that show the speed, fuel level, and engine temperature. "汽车的仪表盘上有好几个量具，分别显示车速、油量和引擎温度。technicalmachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share规格，厚度。 A thickness of sheet metal or wire designated by any of several numbering schemes."The sewing machine uses different gauges of thread, from thin ones for embroidery to thick ones for seams. "缝纫机使用不同规格的线，从用于刺绣的细线到用于缝合的粗线。technicalmaterialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share轨距，轨宽。 The distance between the rails of a railway."Different countries use different gauges for their railway tracks, meaning the distance between the rails varies. "不同国家铁路轨道的**轨距（轨宽）**不同，也就是说，铁轨之间的距离是不一样的。vehicletechnicalindustrymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share半范数，半模。 A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space."The professor explained that the vector space has several gauges; each one provides a different way to measure the 'length' or 'size' of vectors within it. "教授解释说，这个向量空间有几种不同的半范数，每一种都提供了一种不同的方法来衡量其中向量的“长度”或“大小”。mathfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share针距，密度 The number of stitches per inch, centimetre, or other unit of distance."The pattern specified different gauges for each section of the sweater, so I had to change needle sizes to maintain the correct stitch density. "这件毛衣的图样在不同部分指定了不同的针距（密度），所以我需要更换针的粗细来保持正确的线圈密度。technicalunitnumberindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share风向标，方位。 Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind."A vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it."在航行中，如果一艘船位于另一艘船的上风侧，我们就说它占据了上风位置（上风向标），如果位于下风侧，就说它占据了下风位置（下风向标）。nauticalsailingpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share吃水，水尺 The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water."The ship's gauges showed that it was sinking lower and lower into the water as more cargo was loaded. "随着货物装载得越来越多，船上的水尺显示船身吃水越来越深。nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share石膏掺量，石膏用量。 (plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to make it set more quickly."The plasterer carefully measured the gauges to ensure the wall plaster would set in time for the next day's painting. "泥瓦匠小心地测量着石膏掺量，以确保墙壁上的石膏能在第二天油漆前凝固。materialamountbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share瓦片的暴露部分，瓦片的行。 That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles."The roofer carefully aligned the new roof tiles so the gauges were uniform and the roof looked even. "屋顶工匠小心地对齐新的屋顶瓦片，确保每一行瓦片露出的部分都一样宽，这样屋顶看起来才平整美观。architecturebuildingpartmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share口径， 膛径 A unit of measurement which describes how many spheres of bore diameter of a shotgun can be had from one pound of lead; 12 gauge is roughly equivalent to .75 caliber."The shotgun came in different gauges, like 12-gauge and 20-gauge, depending on the size of the bore. "这把猎枪有不同的口径，比如12号口径和20号口径，具体取决于枪膛的大小。weapontechnicalunitmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share猎枪，霰弹枪 (by extension) A shotgun (synecdoche for 12 gauge shotgun, the most common chambering for combat and hunting shotguns)."My dad keeps his hunting gauges locked in a cabinet in the garage. "我爸把他的猎枪都锁在车库的柜子里。weaponmilitaryitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share耳扩，耳廓。 A tunnel-like ear piercing consisting of a hollow ring embedded in the lobe."Her earlobes were stretched to accommodate large gauges, and you could see right through them. "她的耳垂被拉伸得很厉害，戴着很大的耳扩，甚至可以直接从洞里看到另一边。appearancestylebodycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
