n. 1.规，量规，量器，量计，表。 2.标准尺寸，标准规格；(金属片等的)厚度，(枪炮的)口径，(电线等的)直径。 3.容量，范围。 4.【建筑】葺脚(铺覆的瓦，石板等的外露部分)；(铁路的)轨距，(汽车等两侧车轮间的)轮距；【印刷】版面宽度。 5.(估计、判断等的)方法，手段，标准。 6.【纺织；印染】隔距。 7.【航海】＝ gage2. ★美国在航海用语以外亦拼作 gage. 短语和例子 an altitude gauge高度计。 a broad gauge宽轨。 a go gauge通过规。 a level gauge水准仪。 a marking gauge(木工的)划线器。 a narrow gauge窄轨。 a no-go gauge不通过规。 a pressure gauge压力计。 a rain gauge雨量器。 a remote transmitting gauge遥测仪。 a screw pitch gauge螺距规。 a slide gauge游标卡尺。 the standard gauge标准轨距(＝1.435米)。 a water gauge水位表，水标尺。 a wind gauge风速计。 get the gauge of 探测意向。 have the lee gauge of 在…的下风；较…不利。 have the weather gauge of 在…的上风；较…有利。 take the gauge of 估计，估价。 vt. 1.测，量；估计，估价。 2.使成标准尺寸；使合标准。 adj. -able 可计量的，可测量的。
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. 同义词：gage,
diameter of a tube or gun barrel 同义词：bore, caliber, calibre,
the thickness of wire
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared 同义词：standard of measurement,
mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"
adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments"
measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged"
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" 同义词：estimate, approximate, guess, judge,
determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"
rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"
例句与用法
1.
He picked up the calipers and gauged carefully . 他拿起卡钳仔细测量。
2.
At this point the gauge pressure was read . 立即记录油压表读数。
3.
It was difficult to gauge how people would respond . 大家的反应如何难以估计。
4.
He looked at me, trying to gauge my reaction . 他看着我，想判断一下我的反应。
5.
I gauged that it was not a good moment to speak to her . 我认为那不是跟她说话的时机。
6.
The gauge is firmly fixed to a part of the structure . 应变仪坚固地固定于结构的一个部位上。
7.
Gauges are used for finding out the exact thickness of a wire . 量规用来测量金属线的准确粗细。
8.
The physical origin of the gauge transformation is a mystery . 这个规范变换的物理起因还是个谜。
9.
Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid . 现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。
10.
With no clocks and no daylight it was hard to gauge the time . 没有钟，也没有阳光，很难确定时间。
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