a standard, usually of quality or performance, that other things can be compared to 基准；基准尺度◆Revenue per available room is the key benchmark in the hotels sector. 每间可供入住房间的收入是酒店业的基准尺度。◆A performance benchmark has been established for the team. 这支团队已建立了业绩基准。
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() ( ˈbenchmark ˌindex) a set of share prices that are used to judge the performance of other shares 基准（用於判断其他股票表现的一组股票价格）◆The FTSE 100 is London's benchmark index. 英国富时 100 指数是伦敦的基准指数。
() a set of computer programs that can be used to measure what a computer can do and how fast it can do it 基准（用於测试计算机性能的一套计算机程序）