yardstick 详细解释

yardstick

['jɑ:dstik]

n. 码尺, 衡量的标准

n.[C]

1. 码尺(一码长的尺)

2. 衡量标准, 评价标准[(+of/for/against)]

Do you think the TOEFL score is a good yardstick for English proficiency?

你认为托福成绩是一种衡量英语流利程度的好标准吗?

She was a yardstick against which I could measure my achievements.

她是我可以用来衡量我的成就的准绳。

词形变化

名词复数：yardsticks

词义辨析

同义参见:

criterion  scale  

英英释义

名词 yardstick:

a measure or standard used for comparison

a ruler or tape that is three feet long

同义词：yard measure

补充

yardstickyardstick英:[ˈjɑ:dstik] 美:[ˈjɑrdˌstɪk]n.1.比较或衡量的标准; 尺度

例句

1. She was a yardstick against which I could measure what I had achieved.她是我衡量自己成绩的标杆。 2. league tables are not the only yardstick of schools' performance.名次表并不是衡量学校表现的惟一尺度。 3. Exam results should not be the only yardstick by which pupils are judged.考试成绩不应成为评价学生的唯一标准。 4. Some feel that test scores aren't an adequate yardstick for judging a student's ability.有人觉得考试分数不足以评判学生的能力。 5. Ratings are the yardstick by which TV shows are evaluated by networks.收视率是广播电视网衡量电视节目的标准。

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