tape-measure

基本解释

In the use of tape-measure, it is necessary to ensure that there is no tension, torsion and bending.
在使用皮尺时，要保证没有拉伸、扭转和弯曲现象。
Is it as useful as a tape-measure for a quick check to see if the new fridge will fit in the gap left by the old one?
它跟一根测量带一样有用，可以快速检查旧冰箱留下的空位是否也放得下新的冰箱？如果不行，可以使用一个可延展的工具。
By all means, keep using the scale, the tape measure and even photographs and the mirror - the more feedback the better - but body fat is where it's at.
尽一切办法，继续使用体秤，卷尺，甚至相片及镜子，越多反馈越好，但身体脂肪呆在它该在的地方。

McRaven greeted Obama on the tarmac. (They had met at the White House a few days earlier—the President had presented McRaven with a tape measure.) McRaven led the President and his team into a one-story building on the other side of the base.
NEWYORKER: Getting Bin Laden

A tape measure is a strip of metal, plastic, or cloth which has numbers marked on it and is used for measuring.