v.评估，判断，衡量
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
gauge (noun)1.
a) a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system as
(1) the distance between the rails of a railroad
(2) the size of a shotgun barrel's inner diameter nominally expressed as the number of lead balls each just fitting that required to make a pound - diameter a 12-gauge shotgun
(3) the thickness of a thin material (as sheet metal or plastic film)
(4) the of a slender object (as wire or a needle) - diameter hypodermic
(5) the fineness of a knitted fabric expressed by the number of loops per unit width
b) - dimensions size
c) - measure surveys are a gauge of public sentiment
2.
an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing as
a) an instrument for measuring a dimension or for testing mechanical accuracy
b) an instrument with a graduated scale or dialect for measuring or indicating quantity
3.
relative position of a ship with reference to another ship and the wind
4.
a introduced into a field equation to produce a convenient form of the equation but having no observable physical - function consequences standard
transitive verb
1.
a) to measure precisely the size, , or other measurable quantity of - dimensions
b) to determine the or contents of - capacity
c) - estimate judge hard to gauge his moods
2.
a) to check for to or limits - conformity specifications
b) to measure off or set out
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
gauge (verb)1.
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
SYNONYMS:
calculate, call, conjecture, figure, gauge ( gage), guess, judge, make, place, put, reckon, supposeRELATED WORDS:
conclude, deduce, extrapolate, gather, infer, reason, understandNEAR ANTONYMS:
calibrate, measure, scale; compute, work out2.
to find out the size, extent, or amount of
SYNONYMS:
gauge ( gage), scale, spanRELATED WORDS:
weigh; calibrate, caliper; quantify, quantitate; lay off, mark (off); calculate, cipher, compute, figure, reckon, work out; appraise, assess, conjecture, estimate, evaluate, guess, guesstimate, judge, suppose, valuate, value; add up, sum, tally, total; ascertain, determine, discover, dope (out), figure out, find out