gauge

我们不能只用财富或者知名度来评估一个人成功与否。

（参考翻译：Success should not be gauged merely by wealth or popularity.）

自己翻译：We can't gauge the success of a person merely by wealth or popularity.

例句：trying to gauge how much wind they were facing哈利波特

场景：最决定之前最好评估一下会遇到什么问题

造句：You'd better gauge how many problems you will meet before you make a decision.