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 measurable ['meʒәrәbl]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 可测量的, 不久的, 重要的



    measurable
    [ adj ]
    1. capable of being measured

    2. <adj.all>
      measurable depths
    3. of distinguished importance

    4. <adj.all>
      a measurable figure in literature


    Measurable \Meas"ur*a*ble\, a. [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis.
    See {Measure}, and cf. {Mensurable}.]
    1. Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or
    computation.

    2. Moderate; temperate; not excessive.

    Of his diet measurable was he. --Chaucer.
    -- {Meas"ur*a*ble*ness}, n. --
    {Meas"ur*a*bly}, adv.

    Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians.
    --Latimer.

    1. But there were no reports of measurable snowfall or significant rainfall during the six hours up to 2 p.m. EDT.
    2. Two deaths were attributed to the storm, which set records throughout the Midwest for earliest measurable snowfall when it arrived Thursday.
    3. During the six hours up to 1 p.m. EST, no measurable snowfall or significant rain were reported, the National Weather Service said.
    4. The Chrysler cars may fare better because they are priced lower than competing GM models, but their success won't be measurable for a while because manufacturing hitches slowed initial production.
    5. But the U.S. is looking for measurable change, and quickly.
    6. Birmingham, Ala., got its first measurable rain in 30 days and nearby Childersburg had torrential rain that beat down cornstalks, covered streets and lawns and overflowed from ditches.
    7. Regaining credibility will not, of course, be a quick or easy process, but must begin by obtaining measurable results. The illusion of progress cannot be sustained over the long term.
    8. He has been encouraged by some measurable recent declines in Mr Clinton's popularity ratings. But Mr Dole, a close friend of Mr Mitchell, also has a reputation for preferring compromise to the confrontational approach typical of his party's right wing.
    9. Cavaney said laboratory tests of milk carton samples taken from the six mills in early summer showed only the Potlatch plant's board had a dioxin level above the measurable threshold of 2 parts per trillion.
    10. Industry officials said the proposed tax incentives, worth at least $350 million a year, would, if enacted, result in a measurable gain in oil and gas production.
    11. The MTA, however, prefers to point to gains in the operation of the trains, and these are measurable.
    12. Given the UK's international commitments to clean up its atmosphere, this is a measurable benefit: the more nuclear power stations, the less need to invest in a costly clean-up of conventional stations.
    13. There were no reports of measurable snowfall.
    14. Delinquencies of more than 60 or 90 days rose by barely measurable amounts.
    15. But von Raab acknowledged that the amount confiscated would "probably not have a measurable impact" on the drug paraphernalia industry.
    16. There were no reports of measurable snowfall or heavy rainfall during the six hours ending at 1 p.m. EST.
    17. That's as inevitable as the expectation of measurable progress, at least of momentum toward grand agreements at the summer summit next year.
    18. There were no reports of measurable snowfall during the 6 hours ending at 1 p.m. EST.
    19. She said that while the impact of taking Tums for its calcium may be so small that it isn't measurable, J&J hadn't proved that the amount of calcium would have no health benefit at all.
    20. "The award recognizes an individual who has had an important impact on contemporary culture and who has in a measurable way made an uplifting contribution to society," said BMI's Frances Preston.
    21. "Here the UAW has achieved some measurable increase in job security at the price of accepting the continued erosion in employment levels," Shaiken said.
    22. Public Citizen, a non-profit research organization and longtime critic of nuclear power, also said Thursday that in 1987 there was a record number of more than 104,000 incidents in which nuclear workers were exposed to measurable doses of radiation.
    23. In a new Thompson study, Mr. Warrens concludes that it may encourage short-term promotions, like coupons, that have readily measurable effects.
    24. Half the board's members believe that goodwill is not a measurable asset and should be written off to reserves. The rest maintain that it should be capitalised in the balance sheet.
    25. In the U.S., or at least in its capital and most of the elite media, the mood is a backlash against the 1980s, for all their measurable economic success.
    26. South America and Australia have seen measurable increases in precipitation since the late 1800s, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported.
    27. There were no reports of measurable snowfall during the six hours up to noon and rainfall amounts during the same period were less than an inch, the National Weather Service said.
    28. "The thing about direct mail is that it is measurable.
    29. Independent polls have shown national Bush leads of eight to 15 points, but Sasso said "there is measurable movement this week" in Dukakis' direction.
    30. A third was the extent to which the quality of their work could be gauged by objective yardsticks, as distinct from being measurable only in subjective ways.
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