1、measure

衡量；估量;评估;判定

I continued to measure his progress against the charts in the doctor's office.

我继续比照医生办公室里的图表来判断他病情的发展。

A grammar school's success was measured in terms of the number of pupils who got into university.

一所文法学校成功与否是以考上大学的学生人数为衡量依据的。

测量;度量;计量

Measure the length and width of the gap.

测量一下这条缝隙的长与宽。

He measured the speed at which ultrasonic waves travel along the bone.

他测出了超声波穿过骨头的速度。

距离(或长度、宽度、数量等)为…

The house is more than twenty metres long and measures six metres in width.

这座房子长20多米，宽6米。

This hand-decorated plate measures 30cm across.

这只手工绘制的盘子直径为30厘米。

2、protect

保护；防护

那么，女性怎样做才能使自己不得心脏病呢？

A long thin wool coat and a purple headscarf protected her against the wind.

一件薄薄的羊毛长外套和一条紫色的头巾为她挡了风。

（保险单）为…提供保险

Many manufacturers have policies to protect themselves against blackmailers.

许多厂家都购买了保险，以防遭到敲诈。