A gauge measures the pressure of the suction.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

Now this is a rain gauge, and it's sitting on a roof of a building, and when the water falls into this gauge, it sends a signal to the logic unit of the computer, which immediately notifies the memory bank of the computer to seek out its instructions for a rainy day.

这是一个雨量测量器，安装在一个楼房的,屋顶上，当水流入到这个测量器，它就给计算机的逻辑部件发送一个信号，计算机立即通知内存条,为下雨天找出相应的指令。

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But I don't really have a gauge on it yet

但我没有真正地估算过，

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The weight gain sparked concern among researchers who said further studies are needed to gauge the long term effects.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

There were some twelve to fifteen different widths of railroads in the Northern states alone by the 1850s, and you could go into one town on a gauge, i don't know, three feet wide but on the other side of town it would come out four feet wide.

在五十年代,单就北方州的铁道,就有十二到十五种不同的轨距,你可能在一条三英尺宽的铁道上进镇,但在另一边出镇时,它变成四英尺宽了

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World markets continue their downward spiral as investors try to gauge the direction of the global economy.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

We don't know how much the Israelis have produced etc.etc. So we don't have an accurate gauge."

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

"All of this is contributing to an underground, sort of 'black' economy, which is very difficult for any of us to measure and gauge.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

So we're going to watch this. And we're going gauge our actions accordingly."

VOA: standard.2009.06.29

Secretary Clinton, who is visiting Jerusalem for the second time since President Barack Obama took office, will gauge Israel's willingness to compromise during her meetings with officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

VOA: standard.2009.10.31

"This conference gives us all an opportunity to reignite its path to progress by working as a team with Haiti at the helm to advance a comprehensive, long-term strategy for Haiti's growth, by coordinating hemispheric and international efforts, by targeting clear goals, by setting benchmarks to gauge our progress, and deploying our diverse skills and resources efficiently and effectively."

VOA: standard.2009.04.14