rule of thumb

rule of thumb

经验法则, 靠经验估计

例句与用法：

I never weigh anything when I'm cooking-I just do it by rule of thumb.

我烹饪从来不称重量——只是凭经验下料。

I never weigh anything when I'm cooking.I just do it by rule of thumb.

我做饭时从来什么也不称量，只是根据实际经验估量做。

As a rule of thumb, a one-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax raises$1 billion. Oil producers in President-elect Bush's adopted state of Texas, however, would rather see a tax on imported crude oil.

一般情形是，每加仑加汽油一分钱的税可以征收10亿元。可是，在布什第二家乡德克萨斯州的产油商宁愿看见在进口原油上征税。

As a rule of thumb, you should cook a chicken for 20 minutes for each pound that it weighs.

凭经验估计，每磅鸡肉应烹调20分钟。

词形变化：

名词复数: rules of thumb |

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1. 实用方法; 概测法; 约略的衡量

2. 基本原则; 经验法则; 行事法则

Every student's rule of thumb should be: study hard!

每一个学生的法则应该都是用功读书。

A teacher's most basic rule of thumb is: be patient.

教师最根本的法则是耐心。

The rule of thumb in this business is courtesy.

这种行业的行事法则是礼貌至上。