每日一词 | gauge

1 释义及用法：

to make a judgment or guess about a situation, action, or person based on the information that you have。

gauge作为名词表示“测量仪器”

做动词表示“测量” “算出”。不过“gauge”也常被引申为“评估” “判断”的意思

gauge = evaluate =estimate = measure 

2 例句：

比如我们有时候很难判断一个人的心情如何，就可以用到 gauge:

He is unable to gauge his girlfriend’s mood.

比如，我们认为判断“现象级英语”社群是否有价值，要看我们的会员们是否取得了进步：

The worth of Phenomenal English should be gauged by the progress its members make.

3 翻译

我们不能只用财富或者知名度来评估一个人成功与否。

we cannot gauge a person’s success according to their wealth and popularity

参考  翻译：Success should not be gauged merely by wealth or popularity

4 造句

我不能只用考试来评判一个人的杰出与否

Excellence should not be gauged merely by exams.

很难判断是否她做了一个好的决定

It is difficult to gauge whether she makes a rational decision.