(often in compounds 常构成复合词 an instrument for measuring the amount or level of something 测量仪器（或仪表）；计量器 a fuel/pressure/temperature gage 燃油/压力/温度计
a measurement of how wide or thick something is What gage of wire do we need? 我们需要什么规格的电线？
- (also bore especially in British English)
a measurement of how wide the barrel of a gun is a 12-gage shotgun 12口径shot弹枪
the distance between the rails of a railway track or the wheels of a trainTopics Transport by bus and trainc2 - [usually singular] gage (of something)
a fact or an event that can be used to estimate or judge something （用于估计或判断的）事实，依据，尺度，标准 This company is seen as a gage of the country's industrial well-being. 该公司被视为该国工业发展的标尺。