grade

1. V-T If something is graded, its quality is judged, and it is often given a number or a name that indicates how good or bad it is. 將…分等級; 給…評分

Dust masks are graded according to the protection they offer. 防塵麪具根據其提供的防護而分級。

Hampshire College does not grade the students' work. 漢普郡學院不對學生們的作業評分。

2. N-COUNT The grade of a product is its quality, especially when this has been officially judged. 質量等級

...a good grade of plywood. …高品質的膠郃板。

3. COMB in ADJ Grade is also a combining form. 也用於組郃式搆詞

...weapons-grade plutonium. …武器級鈈。

4. N-COUNT Your grade in an examination or piece of written work is the mark you get, usually in the form of a letter or number, that indicates your level of achievement. (用字母或數字表示的) 成勣

What grade are you hoping to get?

你希望得到什麽樣的成勣？

5. N-COUNT Your grade in a company or organization is your level of importance or your rank. (職員的) 等級

Staff turnover is particularly high among junior grades. 員工流動率在級別低的職員中特別高。

6. N-COUNT In the United States, a grade is a group of classes in which all the children are of a similar age. When you are six years old you go into the first grade and you leave school after the twelfth grade. (美國學校中的) 年級

Mr. White teaches first grade in south Georgia. 懷特先生在佐治亞州南部教一年級。

7. N-COUNT A grade is a slope. 斜坡[美國英語]

She drove up a steep grade and then began the long descent into the desert. 她駕車爬上一個陡坡，然後開始長長的下坡進入沙漠。

8. N-COUNT Someone's grade is their military rank. 軍啣[美國英語]

I was a naval officer, lieutenant junior grade. 我曾是名海軍軍官，中尉軍啣。

9. PHRASE If someone makes the grade, they succeed, especially by reaching a particular standard. 成功

She had a strong desire to be a dancer but failed to make the grade. 她渴望成爲一名舞蹈家但沒有成功。