measure 用法
問：(A) The mercury column measured the height predicted. (A Course in Basic Scientific English, p.13)
(B) He has had the length of the wings increased so that they now measure 93 feet – almost as long as those of a Dakota. (New Concept English, Book 2, L.66)
我認為句(A) 中的measured 應改為was measured, 句(B) 中的measure 應改為are measured。請比較:
We measured the distance.
我們測量了距離。
答：measure 用法除用作及物動詞之外, 還可用作不及物動詞, 其含義為“尺寸為”、“面積為”。例如:
It measures three feet six inches.
它的尺寸為3 英尺6 英寸。