yardstick

英 [ˈjɑːdstɪk]

美 [ˈjɑːrdstɪk]

n.  码尺; (好坏或成败的)衡量标准; 准绳

复数：yardsticks　

TOEFLTEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.14283 / COCA.16939

牛津词典

noun

• 码尺
  a ruler for measuring one yard
• （好坏或成败的）衡量标准；准绳
  a standard used for judging how good or successful sth is
  1. a yardstick by which to measure sth
     衡量某事物的标准
  2. 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。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 衡量标准；评判尺度；准绳
  If you use someone or something as ayardstick, you use them as a standard for comparison when you are judging other people or things.
  1. There has been no yardstick by which potential students can assess individual schools before signing up for a course.
     有意就读的学生在报名参加一门课程前没有任何参照标准去衡量各个学校的水平。
  2. She had never had a real boyfriend before and so had no yardstick by which to compare Charles's behaviour...
     她以前从没有过真正的男朋友，所以没有可参照的标准来对比查尔斯的行为。

英英释义

noun

• a ruler or tape that is three feet long
  Synonym:yard measure
• a measure or standard used for comparison
  1. on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?

双语例句

• Real results should be the yardstick for measuring success.
  真实的成果是衡量成功的准绳。
• Is profit the only yardstick of success?
  利益是成功唯一的尺度吗？
• This is a yardstick for measuring whether a person is really progressive.
  这是衡量一个人是否真进步的标准。
• For everyday purpose, that standard object could be a yardstick or meter stick.
  在日常实用中，标准物也许是码尺或米尺。
• She had never had a real boyfriend before and so had no yardstick by which to compare Charles's behaviour
  她以前从没有过真正的男朋友，所以没有可参照的标准来对比查尔斯的行为。
• But that, he emphasises, is not the yardstick he and his wife Olga use.
  但他同时强调，这并不是他以及妻子奥尔加所持的评判标准。
• The only yardstick of truth is the revolutionary practice of millions of people.
  只有千百万人民的革命实践，才是检验真理的尺度。
• Durability is one yardstick of quality.
  耐久性是质量好坏的一个尺度。
• Do you judge other children by the same yardstick as your own?
  你用同样的标准衡量你的孩子和其他孩子吗？
• Not all of China should be measured by this yardstick.
  不应该按照这一标准来衡量整个中国。