每日一词 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 Phenomenal 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1:女人的心思很难揣摩

造句:It is difficult to gauge a woman's mood. 

场景2:  人品可以通过酒品来鉴定

造句:In my hometown, it 's believed that your personality can be gauged by your reactions and manners after you get drunk. 

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