standards

英 [ˈstændədz]

美 [ˈstændərdz]

n. (品质的)标准，水平，规格，规范; 正常的水平; 应达到的标准; 行为标准; 道德水准
standard的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT (尤指合格的)水平，水准
Astandardis a level of quality or achievement, especially a level that is thought to be acceptable.
1. The standard of professional cricket has never been lower...
  职业板球的水平从来没有这么低过。
2. There will be new national standards for hospital cleanliness.
  有关医院清洁的新国家标准将会出台。
N-COUNT (用以衡量质量的)标准，基准
Astandardis something that you use in order to judge the quality of something else.
1. ...systems that were by later standards absurdly primitive.
  以后来的标准来衡量显得非常原始的系统
See also:My father has always had high moral standards.double standard
ADJ-GRADED 普通的;常规的
You usestandardto describe things which are usual and normal.
1. It was standard practice for untrained clerks to advise in serious cases such as murder...
  让未经过训练的书记员在诸如谋杀等重大案件中提供建议是普遍的做法。
2. No other executive car can offer you the same level of standard equipment at this price.
  再无其他高级轿车能按这个价格水平为你提供同样水准的标准配置。
(作品等)受广泛阅读的，最受推崇的，最具权威性的
Astandardwork or text on a particular subject is one that is widely read and often recommended.

The meat market can continue only if it is radically overhauled to conform with strict European standards.
肉类市场只有经过彻底的大检查，严格遵守欧洲标准，才能继续营业。
The writer has sold out his artistic standards and now just writes for a living.
这个作家已背弃了他原来的艺术标准，现在只是卖文为生。
Periodic checks are taken to ensure that high standards are maintained.
定期检查以确保维持高水准。
Standards in the administration of justice have degenerated
执法标准下降了。
My father has always had high moral standards.
我父亲一直具有很高的道德准则。
You'll have little patience with the hypocrisy and double standards you encounter.
你将会无法忍受所遭遇的伪善和双重标准。
In absolute terms British wages remain low by European standards.
根据欧洲标准，英国工资的绝对值依然很低。
What right has one country to dictate the environmental standards of another?
一个国家有什么权力强行给另一个国家制定环境标准？
The government's economic policies have further depressed living standards.
政府的经济政策愈加降低了人们的生活水平。
I think people have loosened up their standards.
我认为人们放低了标准。