grade
[ɡreɪd]
n
a position or degree in a scale, as of quality, rank, size, or progression
high-grade timber
a group of people or things of the same category
a military or other rank
a stage in a course of progression
a mark or rating indicating achievement or the worth of work done, as at school
a unit of pupils of similar age or ability taught together at school
a part of a railway, road, etc, that slopes upwards or downwards; inclination.a measure of such a slope, esp the ratio of the vertical distance between two points on the slope to the horizontal distance between them
a unit of angle equal to one hundredth of a right angle or 0.9 degree
an animal with one purebred parent and one of unknown or unimproved breeding.(as modifier).See crossbred .See purebred
one of the forms of the vowel in a morpheme when this vowel varies because of gradation
vb
to arrange according to quality, rank, etc
to determine the grade of or assign a grade to
to achieve or deserve a grade or rank
to change or blend (something) gradually; merge
to level (ground, a road, etc) to a suitable gradient
to cross (one animal) with another to produce a grade animal
- 习惯用语
- at grade on the same level.(of a river profile or land surface) at an equilibrium level and slope, because there is a balance between erosion and deposition
- make the grade to reach the required standard.to succeed
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