measure

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

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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。