gauge
US: /ˈɡeɪdʒ/
UK: /ɡˈeɪdʒ/
UK: /ɡˈeɪdʒ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
gauge /geidʤ/
- danh từ
- máy đo (sức gió, chiều cao của thuỷ triều, lượng nước mưa...)
- cái đo cỡ (dây...)
- loại, kiểu, cỡ, tầm, quy mô, khả năng
- khoảng cách đường ray
- tiêu chuẩn đánh giá, phương tiện đánh giá (khả năng, tính nết một người)
- to take the gauge of: đánh giá (ai)
- (ngành in) lanhgô điều chỉnh lề
- cái mấp của thợ mộc (để vạch những đường thẳng song song)
- (hàng hải) ((thường) gage) hướng đi (của tàu) so với chiều gió
- to have the weather gauge of: lợi gió, thuận gió; (nghĩa bóng) lợi thế hơn (ai)
- ngoại động từ
- đo
- to gauge the rainfall: đo lượng nước mưa
- to gauge the contents of a barrel: đo dung tích của một cái thùng
- định cỡ, đo cỡ
- làm cho đúng tiêu chuẩn, làm cho đúng quy cách
- đánh giá
- đo
Advanced English dictionary
(AmE also gage) noun, verb
+ noun
1 (often in compounds) an instrument for measuring the amount or level of sth: a fuel / petrol / temperature gauge
2 a measurement of the width or thickness of sth: What gauge of wire do we need?
3 (also bore especially in BrE) a measurement of the width of the BARREL of a gun: a 12-gauge shotgun
4 the distance between the rails of a railway/railroad track or the wheels of a train: standard gauge (= 56? inches in Britain) + a narrow gauge (= narrower than standard) railway / train
5 [usually sing.] ~ (of sth) (written) a fact or an event that can be used to estimate or judge sth: Tomorrow's game against Arsenal will be a good gauge of their promotion chances.
+ verb
1 to make a judgement about sth, especially people's feelings or attitudes: [VN] They interviewed employees to gauge their reaction to the changes. + He tried to gauge her mood. + [V wh-] It was difficult to gauge whether she was angry or not.
2 [VN] to measure sth accurately using a special instrument: precision instruments that can gauge the diameter to a fraction of a millimetre
3 to calculate sth approximately: [VN] We were able to gauge the strength of the wind from the movement of the trees. + It is impossible to gauge the extent of the damage. [also V wh-]
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 measure, determine, weigh, calculate, compute, reckon, figure, US technical also gage:
Try to gauge the height of that building.
2 judge, evaluate, appraise, assess, rate, estimate, guess, US technical also gage:
How can we gauge the strength of the opposition?
n.
3 standard, yardstick, criterion, benchmark, basis, measure, norm, model, example, pattern, rule, touchstone, test, guide, guideline, US litmus test, Technical also gage:
You cannot use your compulsive work habits as a gauge for others.
4 scope, capacity, amount, extent, measure, size, dimension(s), magnitude, degree, limit:
There are a number of narrow-gauge railways in Wales.
What will be the gauge of your involvement in the enterprise?
gauntadj.
1 emaciated, scrawny, raw-boned, bony, angular, haggard, skeletal, wasted, starved-looking, cadaverous, scraggy, spindly, meagre, hollow-cheeked, spare, skinny, lank(y), pinched, thin, underweight:
We were shocked by the gaunt faces of the famine victims.
2 dreary, dismal, bleak, bare, barren, deserted, desolate, harsh, hostile, unfriendly, inimical, stern, forbidding, stark, grim, forlorn:
Under the low cloud, the moor looked even more gaunt than usual.
Collocation dictionary
1 measuring instrument
ADJ.
accurate | fuel, oil, petrol | depth, pressure, temperature
VERB + GAUGE
check, glance at, look at, read
The pilot checked the fuel gauge frequently.
GAUGE + VERB
read sth, show sth, tell sb sth
The petrol gauge was reading ‘full’. The depth gauge tells you how deep you have dived.
2 distance between rails
ADJ.
broad, narrow, standard
VERB + GAUGE
adopt
Eventually all the British railway companies adopted the standard gauge of 4 feet 8,1/2 inches.
3 fact for judging sth
ADJ.
reliable, useful
VERB + GAUGE
be seen as, serve as
This company is seen as a gauge of Britain's industrial well-being.
PREP.
~ of
ADV.
accurately, correctly | carefully
VERB + GAUGE
be able to, can/could | try to | be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to
It is difficult to gauge accurately how much fuel is needed
Concise English dictionary
gauges|gauged|gauginggeɪdʒ
noun
+a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
+accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
+the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
+the thickness of wire
+diameter of a tube or gun barrel
verb
+judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
+rub to a uniform size
+determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
+measure precisely and against a standard
+adapt to a specified measurement
+mix in specific proportions
