英语词汇“yardstick”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	yardstick
释义	Trends of yardstick View usage for: yardstick (jɑːʳdstɪk) Word forms: plural yardsticks countable noun If you use someone or something as a yardstick, you use them as a standard for comparison when you are judging other people or things. There has been no yardstick by which potential students can assess schools. She had never had a boyfriend before and so had no yardstick by which to compareCharles's behaviour. Synonyms: standard, measure, criterion, gauge More Synonyms of yardstick yardstick in British English (ˈjɑːdˌstɪk) noun 1. a measure or standard used for comparison on what kind of yardstick is he basing his criticism? 2. a graduated stick, one yard long, used for measurement yardstick in American English (ˈjɑrdˌstɪk) US noun 1. a graduated stick or rod one yard in length, used in measuring 2. any test or standard used in measuring, judging, etc. SIMILAR WORDS: ˈstandard Examples of 'yardstick' in a sentence yardstick Is league success still the yardstick for big clubs? Times, Sunday Times (2007) That remains the yardstick by which change here should properly be measured. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Companies ought to be obliged to show how their numbers stack up against the yardstick used by others. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Net based on the views of 2,500 trainees and newly qualified solicitors is a good yardstick. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Friends and neighbours will have their own recommendations and they're often as good a yardstick as any. The Sun (2009) As the English quartet were all away from home there was a pretty simple yardstick to measure performance. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I imagine other lenders use a similar yardstick. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He was highly respected as an artist and his art remains the yardstick by which English painters can measure themselves and their work. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Unless we determine what will be measured and what the yardstick of measurement inan area will be, the area itself will not be seen. Peter F. Drucker THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001) New Zealand in June will provide the true yardstick. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The yardstick for ministerial success, then, becomes accumulation rather than changed lives. Christianity Today (2000) But they remain the yardstick for their successors 11. One to watch. Times, Sunday Times (2006) They provide the yardstick, while Australia will make their current ranking of sixth look daft before the year is out. Times, Sunday Times (2015) His mount edged slightly left but powered away inside the final furlong to score by almost three lengths from a good yardstick in Jungle Cat. Times, Sunday Times (2014) In other languages yardstick British English: yardstick NOUN If you use someone or something as a yardstick, you use them as a standard for comparison when you are judging other people or things. The book gives a yardstick for measuring assets. American English: yardstick Brazilian Portuguese: padrão Chinese: 准绳 European Spanish: criterio French: référence German: Maßstab Italian: parametro Japanese: 尺度 Korean: 기준 European Portuguese: padrão Latin American Spanish: criterio (noun) in the sense of standard Definition a measure or standard used for comparison an exceptional vintage by any yardstick Synonyms standard systems that were by later standards absurdly primitive measure The local elections were seen as a measure of the government's success. criterion Exam results shouldn't be the only criterion for your choice of school. gauge The index is the government's chief gauge of future economic activity. benchmark The truck industry is a benchmark for the economy. touchstone Job security has become the touchstone of a good job. par Additional synonyms in the sense of benchmark Definition a criterion by which to measure something The truck industry is a benchmark for the economy. Synonyms reference point, gauge, yardstick, measure, level, example, standard, model, reference, par, criterion, norm, touchstone in the sense of criterion Definition a standard by which something can be judged or decided Exam results shouldn't be the only criterion for your choice of school. Synonyms standard, test, rule, measure, principle, proof, par, norm, canon, gauge, yardstick, touchstone, bench mark in the sense of gauge Definition a standard for estimating people's feelings or reactions The index is the government's chief gauge of future economic activity. Synonyms indicator, test, rule, standard, model, measure, guide, basis, pattern, index, sample, par, guideline, criterion, meter, yardstick, touchstone, exemplar Synonyms of 'yardstick' yardstick Explore 'yardstick' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of measure The local elections were seen as a measure of the government's success. Synonyms standard, example, model, test, par, criterion, norm, benchmark, barometer, yardstick, touchstone, litmus test in the sense of par Definition the usual or average condition Synonyms average, mean, level, standard, usual, norm, median in the sense of touchstone Definition a standard by which judgment is made Job security has become the touchstone of a good job. Synonyms standard, measure, par, criterion, norm, gauge, yardstick
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