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基準(zhǔn);水準(zhǔn)點(diǎn);衡量尺度
A benchmark is something whose quality or quantity is known and which can therefore be used as a standard with which other things can be compared.
例句
The truck industry is a benchmark for the economy.
卡車業(yè)是衡量經(jīng)濟(jì)的一個(gè)基準(zhǔn)。