yardstick 英 [ˈjɑ:dstɪk]   美 [ˈjɑrdstɪk]

yardstick

yardstick  英 [ˈjɑ:dstɪk] 美 [ˈjɑrdstɪk]

n. 码尺 

名词复数:yardsticks 

Patents are the most widely used yardstick, but they are an imperfect gauge of innovation at best. 专利虽然是使用最广泛的标准,至多也只是对创新作一个粗略的估计。
Our paycheck, our title, or some other artificial yardstick gives us temporary entrée into the world of The Accepted. 我们的薪水,头衔或者其他人为的标准让我们临时步入所谓的上流社会。

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  • n. 码尺
  • 1. Patents are the most widely used yardstick, but they are an imperfect gauge of innovation at best.

    专利虽然是使用最广泛的标准,至多也只是对创新作一个粗略的估计。

  • 2. Our paycheck, our title, or some other artificial yardstick gives us temporary entrée into the world of The Accepted.

    我们的薪水,头衔或者其他人为的标准让我们临时步入所谓的上流社会。

  • 3. "Science is a wide spectrum; peer reviewed publications is but one [part] in the spectrum," he said. "Research relevant to India will be shown poorly by this yardstick," he added.

    “科学是一个巨大的谱,同行评议的出版物只是这个谱的一部分,”他说,“按照这种衡量标准,与印度有关的研究将很少出现。”

  • yardstick (n.) also yard-stick, 1797, from yard (n.2) + stick (n.).
yard·stick / ˈjɑːdstɪk ; NAmE ˈjɑːrdstɪk / noun 1 ( especially NAmE) a ruler for measuring one yard 码尺 2 a standard used for judging how good or successful sth is (好坏或成败的)衡量标准;准绳 a yardstick by which to measure sth 衡量某事物的标准 Exam results are not the only yardstick of a school's performance. 考试结果不是衡量学校水平的唯一标准。 yardstick yardsticks yard·stick / ˈjɑːdstɪk ; NAmE ˈjɑːrdstɪk /
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