尺度在衡量、比較或判斷中所用的評判標(biāo)準(zhǔn)或標(biāo)準(zhǔn) A test or standard used in measurement, comparison, or judgment.
用多半尺度衡量,1988年對波音公司來說都是極好的一年。這一規(guī)模龐大的航空公司不但在銷售方面創(chuàng)下記錄,并積壓了大量訂單。 By most measures, 1988 has been an excellent year for the Boeing Company. The giant aerospace concern has racked up record sales and has a huge backlog of orders.
錢,貨幣,紙幣一種商品,如金子或官方發(fā)行的鑄幣或紙幣,把這種貨幣或紙幣定為可與其他一切商品、如貨物和服務(wù)的等價交換物,并用作市場交換價值的尺度 A commodity, such as gold, or an officially issued coin or paper note that is legally established as an exchangeable equivalent of all other commodities, such as goods and services, and is used as a measure of their comparative values on the market.
耐久性是質(zhì)量好壞的一個尺度。 Durability is one yardstick of quality.