Gage & Gauge

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n. (名詞 noun)[C]



          1.    抵押品,擔保品

                      Does the lender require any gage for the [loan]?

                      貸方要求這筆貸款要有抵押品嗎?



          2.    挑戰;象徵挑戰而扔下的手套或帽子等

                      He thought it was time that he throw down the gage to his 

                      [opponent].

                      他認為向對手挑戰的時候到了。



          3.    gauge





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n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    標準尺寸,標準規格[U][C]                      

                      The amount of money one makes is not the only gauge of one's

                      success.

                      掙錢的多少不是衡量一個人成功的唯一標準。



          2.    測量儀器;規,錶,計[C]

                      My car's gas gauge indicated that there was little gas left.

                      我車上的汽油表顯示剩下的油不多了。



          3.    大小,程度;範圍;容量[U]

                      This has gone beyond the gauge of her tolerance.

                      這已超出她的忍受範圍。



          4.    估計(或判斷)方法[C]



          5.    (槍管)的口徑;(鐵道的)軌距[U][C]

                      A 12-gauge shotgun was found at the crime scene.

                      在犯罪現場發現了一支十二口徑的獵槍。



          6.    (金屬板等的)厚度;(鋼絲等的)直徑[U][C]



vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)



          1.    量,測



          2.    估計,判斷

                      The servant tried to gauge his master's mood.

                      那個僕人想揣測他主人的心思。



          3.    給...定規格





The Columbia Guide to Standard American English



gauge, gage, gouge (nn., vv.), gouging (n.)   

 

These words are never confused in speech, but gouge is sometimes misspelled gauge, and gauge is often misspelled guage. 





The noun [gauge] (pronounced GAIJ) is a measure or an instrument for measuring, and there are many specialized meanings, such as the gauge of metal or other fabrics, and the like. 



The verb gauge (pronounced GAIJ) means to take measurements, to estimate, and it too has some specialized meanings. 





[Gage] is a variant of gauge, but apparently in dwindling use. 



The other gage is a glove or some other item offered as a pledge, as in giving a challenge to a [duel].   





The noun [gouge] means "a tool" and "the mark such a tool or another instrument makes in wood or another material," and the verb means "to use such a tool or to make such a mark."



Figuratively, the verb gouge means "to cheat" or "to overcharge," in uses that are limited to Conversational or Informal contexts. Pronounce both noun and verb GOUJ. 



The figurative use of the gerund, goug[ing], is common; it means "cheating or extorting," especially "overcharging for goods or services."









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