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....
他朝他的兄弟吼叫，脖子上青筋暴突。He shouted at his brother, his neck veins bulging.我去布鲁克斯兄弟专卖店给自己买了一件体面的衬衫。I went to Brooks Brothers and bought myself a decent shirt.兄弟几个总是要到正午前后才姗姗来到工作室。The brothers usually roll into their studio aroun...