measuring rod

基本解释

This is like building a building with a measuring rod that constantly changes.
这就好比建造一栋建筑，而测量杆却不停的在变动。
It can mean a measuring rod. And so it comes to be a list that accounts as authoritative in early Christianity.
量杆的意思，所以它是一列书目，它在早期基督教里是权威的。
The oven adopts pneumatic film 3-way valve, realizing an auto control on the temperature of the oven via the temperature-measuring rod and the temperature controller.
烘箱采用气动薄膜三通阀，通过测温棒及温度控制器，实现烘箱温度的自动控制。

It can mean a measuring rod. And so it comes to be a list that accounts as authoritative in early Christianity.
量杆的意思，所以它是一列书目,它在早期基督教里是权威的。
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In addition, a bigger proportion of deals are being paid for in cash, a currency which managers tend to harbour more prudently than shares and which is a less forgiving measuring rod.
ECONOMIST: Mergers and acquisitions
We would all be better off if our leaders in government recognized that when we trade, we're exchanging products for products--money merely the measuring rod of value that increases the frequency of exchange.
FORBES: The sheer folly of currency devaluation.