yardstick

🇬🇧 UK/'jɑ:dstik/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A measuring rod one yard (36 inches) long; a standard used for comparison or judgment

码尺;衡量标准,准绳

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
yardother
+
stickother
=yardstick

Common Collocations

  • 1.measure by yardstick用...作为衡量标准
  • 2.apply as yardstick应用为标准
  • 3.use as yardstick用...作为标准

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Test scores serve as a yardstick for measuring student academic progress.

  • 2.

    The success of the project would be the yardstick by which the manager would be evaluated.

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