gauge的解释，在云词典中gauge是什么意思？

gauge

[gedʒ]
n.
标准尺, 规格, 量规, 量表
v.
测量

A gauge of character.
一种性格测试
An instrument used to monitor the operation or condition of an engine, a furnace, an electrical network, a reservoir, or another physical system; a meter or gauge.
指示器，记录器监控发动机、熔炉、电网、水库或其它系统运作状况的仪器；指示板或仪表盘
Having bought out his competitors, he now has the weather gauge in the industry.
他收买了竞争者的公司，现已在本行业中占了优势。
It's difficult to gauge one's character.
估量一个人的性格是很难的。
The amount of money one makes is not the only gauge of one's success.
挣钱的多少不是衡量一个人成功的唯一标准。