1. 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
“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。
Whether one succeed or not cannot be gauged by fortune and popularity.
(参考翻译:Success should not be gauged merely by wealth or popularity.)
2)造句。
场景一:我们不能仅用学业成绩来评估一个学生的能力。
造句:Students' ability should not be gauged merely by their academic performance.
场景二:我们不能以外表来评判一个人善良与否。
造句: Kindness should not be gauged by appearance.