measure oneself against

例句：

1. 1. We need to measure the length of the rope before we tie it.
   我们需要在绑绳子之前测量其长度。
2. 2.The teacher measured the students' progress in math by their grades.
   老师通过学生的数学成绩来衡量他们的进度。
3. 3. The engineer measured the width of the riverbed with a tape measure.
   工程师用卷尺测量河床的宽度。