a yardstick by which to measure sth衡量某事物的标准By any yardstick, that's a large amount of money.用任何标准衡量, 那都是巨大的金额.Profit is not the only yardstick of success.利润并不是衡量成功的唯一尺度....
这昆虫的翅膀几乎是透明的。The insect's wings are almost transparent.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来.Feathers initially developed from insect scales.他发现把昆虫的翅膀比作一艘帆船在某种程度上是有用的。He finds the comparison of insect wings with a sailing boat useful up t...