ldoce_131_agauge1 (also gage American English) /ɡeɪdʒ/ ●○○ noun [countableC] 3 a gauge of something something that helps you make a judgment about a person or situation 某事物的标准[尺度] Retail sales are a gauge of consumer spending. 零售额是衡量消费支出的一个标准。
The tests will give parents a gauge of how their children are doing. 这些考试可以让家长对孩子的学习状况有一个衡量的尺度。
4 railway 铁道TTT the distance between the lines of a railway or between the wheels of a train 〔铁道的〕轨距;〔火车的〕轮距 a standard gauge railway 标准轨距的铁路
broad/narrow gauge (=with more/less than the standard distance between the rails) 宽/窄轨距
5 gun 枪PMW the width of the barrel of a gun 〔枪管的〕口径 a 12-gauge shotgun 12号口径的猎枪
n COLLOCATIONSNOUN + gaugea fuel gauge (also petrol gauge British EnglishBrE), gas gauge American EnglishAmE:The fuel gauge read a little over half full.
a pressure gaugeHe checked the pressure gauge on the oxygen cylinder.
a temperature gaugeThe oil temperature gauge was twice its normal reading.
a depth gaugeA depth gauge is essential for telling you how deep you are when diving.
verbscheck the gaugeSteve checked the oil gauge.
the gauge shows somethingThe gauge showed an abnormal increase in radiation.
the gauge reads something (=it shows something)The petrol gauge read empty.