gauge

計器、ゲージ

圧力や温度、燃料の量、大きさなどを測って結果を示す道具。

やさしい英語で： An instrument that measures something, such as pressure, temperature, fuel, or size, and shows the result.

• Check the fuel gauge before we leave.
• The pressure gauge showed a high reading.
• These gauges measure the temperature inside the machine.

類義語： meter, measuring instrument

よく使う表現： pressure gauge, fuel gauge, temperature gauge

尺度、基準

量や大きさ、程度を判断するための物差し、基準、測定器。

やさしい英語で： A measure, standard, or measuring instrument used to judge an amount, size, or degree.

• Price is a poor gauge of quality.
• Customer satisfaction provides a useful gauge of success.
• They used attendance as a gauge of public interest.

使い方： gauge of something (Exam results are only one gauge of progress.)

類義語： measure, standard, yardstick

よく使う表現： gauge of success, reliable gauge, accurate gauge

風に対する位置

風向きを基準にした、他の帆船に対する帆船の位置。

やさしい英語で： The position of one sailing ship compared with another in relation to the wind.

• Our ship held the weather gauge.
• The captain maneuvered to gain the weather gauge.
• The enemy vessel kept the lee gauge throughout the battle.

よく使う表現： weather gauge, lee gauge, gain the gauge

推測する、見極める

量や大きさ、気持ち、状況を判断し、おおよその見当をつける。

やさしい英語で： To judge or roughly work out an amount, size, feeling, or situation.

• It is hard to gauge the distance.
• She gauged his reaction before saying more.
• The survey helps us gauge how people feel about the changes.

使い方： gauge how/what/whether… (We need to gauge how much interest there is.)

類義語： estimate, judge, assess

よく使う表現： gauge public opinion, gauge the mood, gauge interest

測定する、測る

測定器を使って、大きさや量、容量を調べる。

やさしい英語で： To measure size, amount, or capacity using a measuring instrument.

• They gauge the depth with a special instrument.
• The technician gauged the thickness of the metal.
• This tool gauges the diameter of the pipe.

類義語： measure

よく使う表現： gauge the depth, gauge the thickness, gauge the pressure