| 单词 | tape measure |
| 释义 | > as lemmastape measure tape measure n. a measuring line of prepared tape, marked with feet and inches, etc., esp. one of five or six feet long used by tailors, dressmakers, etc.; also as v. transitive, to measure with a tape measure. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring length > measuring tape measuring tape1805 tape-line1847 tape measure1873 inch-tape1884 steel tape1900 the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > measure by or as an instrument [verb (transitive)] > measure by means of instruments > using a tape measure tape measure1873 1873 Young Englishwoman Mar. 151/2 Pin your tape-measure down on one of the fronts. 1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Tape-measure. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 20 Mar. 10/1 As tested by the tape-measure..the..giantess might make an excellent claim to be the ‘greatest’ woman who has ever lived. 1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File xxv. 158 Birth marks..were photographed and tape measured. 1971 R. Laver & B. Collins Educ. Tennis Player i. 19 Dave Anderson..tape-measured me..and reported that my left forearm is twelve inches around. < as lemmas |
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