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　　calibrate

　　vt.校准; 使标准化; 使合标准; 测量(枪的)口径;

　　第三人称单数：calibrates过去分词：calibrated现在进行时：calibrating过去式：calibrated

　　柯林斯高阶英汉词典：

　　1.VERB校定，校准，调节(计量器具)If you calibrate an instrument or tool, you mark or adjust it so that you can use it to measure something accurately.

　　...instructions on how to calibrate a thermometer.

　　如何标定温度计的说明

　　calibration

　　...to enable effective calibration of the measuring instrument.

　　能够有效校准测量仪器

　　2.VERB精确测量;准确估量If you calibrate something, you measure it accurately.

　　...a way of calibrating the shift of opinion within the Labour Party...

　　准确衡量工党内部观点转变的方法

　　calibration

　　...the precise calibration of the achievement level of those observed.

　　对观察对象成功水平的精确衡量

　　例句：

　　1.It turns out that they are almost definitely used to calibrate china's spy satellites.

　　事实证明它们几乎肯定是用来校准中国的间谍卫星。

　　2.Basel 2.5 uses credit ratings from recognised agencies such as moody's and standard& poor's to calibrate capital charges.

　　巴塞尔2.5使用的信誉评级从评级机构穆迪和标准普尔到校准资本收费。

　　3.Generals kayani and pasha are struggling to calibrate their response.

　　基亚尼将军和帕夏将军努力尝试着校正他们的回应。

　　4.Such satellite images are often the subject of conspiracy theories-but are usually used to calibrate satellite imagers.

　　这种卫星图片常常成为阴谋论的话题，不过一般用来校正卫星成像器的。

　　5.Some contractors failed even to show recruits how to calibrate the sights on their weapons.

　　一些指导员甚至没有告诉新兵如何校对武器。