gauge

1. 认识这个词(基础篇)


词:gauge

英英释义:to make a judgment or guess about a situation, action, or person based on the information that you have


例句:He is unable to gauge his girlfriend’s mood.


2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)


“gauge” 常作名词表示“测量仪器”,作为动词常表示“测量” “算出”。不过,“gauge”也常被引申为“评估” “判断”的意思,常可以用来替换 evaluate, estimate, measure 等词。


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 Phenominal English should be gauged by the progress its members make.


《经济学人》在讨论中国对欧洲政治和经济的影响时就用到了 gauge:


For everyone’s sake, it matters that Europeans gauge their welcome to China wisely.


3. 从认识到会用(作业)


1)翻译下面的句子:


我们不能只用财富或者知名度来评估一个人成功与否。


(参考翻译:Success should not be gauged merely by wealth or popularity.)


2)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,先想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达,然后再进行造句。


场景:

造句:

Study should not merely be gauged by scores.

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