mea·sure

出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第776页（1376字）

【释义】：

n．①大小，重量，度量，数量：a pair of shoes made to measure 一双照尺寸定做的鞋．full measure 足量．short measure 不足量．take sb．’s measure 1)量某人的尺寸：take sb．′s measure for a coat给某人量上衣尺寸．2)估量某人的性格、能力等②度量单位或制度：the liquid(dry) measure 液(干)量．A metre is a measure of length．米是长度单位．③量具，量器：A tape is a measure．卷尺是量具．④尺度、标准：The amount of iron and steel a country has proves a measure of its industry．一个国家的钢铁产量标志着工业发展状况．⑤程度，限度，范围：beyond measure 过度，极度，非常．in some(any) measure 有几分，达某种(任何)程度．in a great(or large) measure 大半，大部分：Their success was in a great measure the result of thorough preparation．他们的成功在很大程度上是充分准备的结果．set measures to限制．⑥措施，方法，办法：the administrative measures行政措施．a measure of expediency权宜之计．The P．L．A．never takes hard measures to P．o．W．’s．人民解放军从不虐待俘虏．⑦【数】测度，约数：a common measure 公(测)度，公约数．⑧【诗】格律，【乐】拍子．⑨法案，议案．

－vt．①量，计量，丈量，测量：measure sb．’s height量身高．measure a piece of ground丈量一块土地．measure the speed of a car测量汽车速度．measure out a dose of medicine量出一剂药．measure off 7 feet of cloth扯七呎布．The thermometer measures changes of temperature．寒暑表测量温度的变化．②较量，衡量：I will measure myeslf strictly by the standard of a Party member．我要严格地以党员标准来衡量自己．measure one’s strength(with sb．)与(某人)比力气．measure swords with sb．与某人较量力气，【喻】与某人比高低．

－vi．①测量，测定．②有…长，有…宽，有…高：The cloth measures six feet．布长六叹．

△measure one’s length跌倒在地上．