高中英语关于measure的例题

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Answer 1

　　measure一词既可用作名词，作"尺寸"、"措施"、"办法"、"手段"解；又可用作动词，作"测量"、"量度"解。现将其用法小结如下。
　　1.make sth.to sb.'s measure照某人的尺寸做某物。例如：
　　Mr.Smith asked the tailor to make some new clothes to his own measure.史密斯先生要求裁缝照他的尺寸做新衣服。
　　2.take sb.'s measure或take the measure of sb.给某人量尺寸；take the measure of sth.给某物量尺寸。例如：
　　The tailor took my measure for anew suit.裁缝给我量尺寸做了一套新衣服。
　　Miss Green took the measure of the desk for me.格林小姐替我量了一下那书桌的尺寸。
　　3.made to measure定做的，按照尺寸做的。例如：
　　Here are clothes made to measure.这儿是些定做的衣服。
　　Was your jacket made to measure？你的夹克衫是按尺寸定做的吗？
　　4.by measure按尺寸。例如：
　　We make all kinds of clothes by measure，including evening dresses and jeans.我们按尺寸做各式各样的衣服，包括晚礼服和牛仔裤。
　　5.take measures采取措施，这时measure通常用复数形式。例如：
　　At the same time they are taking strong measures to protect wildlife resources.同时他们正在采取强有力的措施保护野生动物资源。
　　You should take effective measures to improve your working conditions.你们应采取有效措施来改善你们的工作条件。
　　6.测量，给……量尺寸。例如：
　　Did you measure the distance between those two development areas？你们测量了那两个开发区之间的距离了吗？
　　A clock measures time.钟是用来计量时间的。
　　有时measure可用作不及物动词。例如：
　　Mrs.Smith picked up a ruler and measured carefully.史密斯夫人拿起尺子仔细量了量。
　　7.量尺寸、面积，与表示数量的词(短语)连用，其主语是表示物的名词。例如：
　　This room measures ten metres across.这房间宽十米。
　　That river measures250kilometreslong and 60 metres wide.那条河长250公里，宽60米。
　　8.估量，衡量。如：
　　One should measure oneself by a high standard.一个人应当以高标准要求自己。