词组 | gauge |
释义 | gauge Note well the spelling of gauge. A common error puts the u before the a: • ... when you guage present progress with past aspirations—Rolling Stone, 13 May 1971 The old and respectable variant spelling gage avoids the problem altogether, but it is now rarely used for the verb. Its most common use is in reference to scientific instruments used to make measurements: • ... gages for measuring extremely high pressures — Benjamin Petkof, Mineral Facts and Problems, 1965 |
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