gage
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gage /ɡeɪdʒ/ noun [countable] TMan American spelling of gauge gauge的美式拼法
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gage• Was there no other gage he could have flung in my teeth?From Longman Business Dictionarygagegage /geɪdʒ/ noun [countable] LAWFINANCEsomething you give to someone when you borrow money from them. The person lending the money will keep the asset if you cannot pay back the loanSYN PLEDGEgage nounChinese
gauge an Business American of Corpus spelling
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gage
gage /ɡeɪdʒ/ 
noun [countable]
an American spelling of gauge
gauge1 (also gage American English) /ɡeɪdʒ/ noun [countable]
1. INSTRUMENT an instrument for measuring the size or amount of something
fuel/temperature/pressure etc gauge
The petrol gauge is still on full.
2. WIDTH/THICKNESS a measurement of the width or thickness of something such as wire or metal:
a 27-gauge needle
heavy-gauge black polythene
3. a gauge of something something that helps you make a judgment about a person or situation:
Retail sales are a gauge of consumer spending.
The tests will give parents a gauge of how their children are doing.
4. RAILWAY the distance between the lines of a railway or between the wheels of a train:
a standard gauge railway
broad/narrow gauge (=with more/less than the standard distance between the rails)
5. GUN the width of the barrel of a gun:
a 12-gauge shotgun
■ NOUN + gauge
▪a fuel gauge (also petrol gauge British English), gas gauge AmE: The fuel gauge read a little over half full.
▪a pressure gauge He checked the pressure gauge on the oxygen cylinder.
▪a temperature gauge The oil temperature gauge was twice its normal reading.
▪a depth gauge A depth gauge is essential for telling you how deep you are when diving.
■ verbs
▪check the gauge Steve checked the oil gauge.
▪the gauge shows something The gauge showed an abnormal increase in radiation.
▪the gauge reads something (=it shows something) The petrol gauge read empty.
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noun [countable]an American spelling of gauge
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(also gage American English) /ɡeɪdʒ/ noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old North French
Language: Old North French
1. INSTRUMENT an instrument for measuring the size or amount of something
fuel/temperature/pressure etc gauge
2. WIDTH/THICKNESS a measurement of the width or thickness of something such as wire or metal:
3. a gauge of something something that helps you make a judgment about a person or situation:
4. RAILWAY the distance between the lines of a railway or between the wheels of a train:
broad/narrow gauge (=with more/less than the standard distance between the rails)
5. GUN the width of the barrel of a gun:
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