"yardstick" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈjɑɹdˌstɪk

YARD-stik

UK

jˈɑːdstɪk

YAHD-stik

释义

A yardstick is something used for comparison to judge the size, quality, or success of something else. It can also refer to a measuring stick, typically three feet long, but is mostly used figuratively.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈjɑɹdˌstɪk

英式英语

jˈɑːdstɪk

简化发音

美式

YARD-stik

英式

YAHD-stik

语境中听

The test was used as a yardstick to measure progress.

There is no universal yardstick for beauty.

We use customer satisfaction as the main yardstick.

Money shouldn’t always be the yardstick of success.