rank
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR Someone's rank is the position or grade that they have in an organization. 职位; 级别
He eventually rose to the rank of captain. 他最终升到了船长的职位。
2. N-VAR Someone's rank is the social class, especially the high social class, that they belong to. (尤指较高的) 社会地位[正式]
He must be treated as a hostage of high rank, not as a common prisoner. 他一定要作为一个高级人质而不是一般囚徒来对待。
3. V-T/V-I If an official organization ranks someone or something 1st, 5th, or 50th, for example, they calculate that the person or thing has that position on a scale. You can also say that someone or something ranks 1st, 5th, or 50th, for example. 给…排名; 名列
The report ranks the U.S. 20th out of 22 advanced nations. 这份报告把美国排在22个发达国家的第20位。
...the only Canadian woman to be ranked in the top 50 of the women's world rankings. …进入世界妇女排行榜前50名的惟一的加拿大妇女。
4. V-T/V-I If you say that someone or something ranks high or low on a scale, you are saying how good or important you think they are. 给…排等级; 位列
His prices rank high among those of other contemporary photographers. 他的要价与其他同时代的摄影师相比居高。
Investors ranked South Korea high among Asian nations. 投资者在亚洲国家中更看重韩国。
St. Petersburg's night life ranks as more exciting than the capital's. 圣彼得堡的夜生活比首都的更令人激动。
5. N-PLURAL The ranks of a group or organization are the people who belong to it. 成员
There were some misgivings within the ranks of the media too. 媒体内部成员也有一些担忧。
6. N-PLURAL The ranks are the ordinary members of an organization, especially of the armed forces. 普通成员 (尤指军队的普通士兵)
Most shop managers have worked their way up through the ranks. 大部分的商店经理都是从普通员工干上来的。
7. N-COUNT A rank of people or things is a row of them. 排
Ranks of police in riot gear stood nervously by. 一排排配有防暴设备的警察紧张地站在一边。
8. V to arrange (people or things) in rows or lines; range (把人或物)排成行; 排成列
9. N-COUNT A taxi rank is a place on a city street where taxis park when they are available. 计程车停车处[英国英语]
Luckily there was a taxi rank nearby. 幸好附近有个出租车候客处。
10. ADJ showing vigorous and profuse growth 繁茂的
rank weeds
11. ADJ highly offensive or disagreeable, esp in smell or taste 难闻的; 难吃的
12. ADJ complete or absolute; utter 完全的; 绝对的; 彻头彻尾的
a rank outsider
13. PHRASE If you say that a member of a group or organization breaks ranks, you mean that they disobey the instructions of their group or organization. 违背指令
Britain appears unlikely to break ranks with other members of the European Union. 英国似乎不会背弃欧盟其他成员国。
14. PHRASE If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized. (受批评时) 紧密团结
Institutions tend to close ranks when a member has been accused of misconduct. 各个机构在其某一成员被指控行为不当时都会同心合力。
返回 rank
rank /ræŋk/ (ranking,ranked,ranks)
剑桥词典
- Colonel is the military rank between lieutenant-colonel and brigadier .
- A hospital registrar is of a lower rank than a consultant .
- He was promoted to the rank of major in recognition of his valour during the battle .
- He achieved ambassadorial rank in 1958.
- After many years at the company he eventually worked his way up to the rank of Chief Executive Officer.
rank noun (POSITION)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]a position in an organization , such as the army , showing the importance of the person having it
职位;官阶;军衔
senior /high/junior /low rank 高/低级职位
He has just been promoted to the rank of captain . 他刚被提升为上尉。
Ministers of cabinet rank receive a higher salary than other ministers . 进入内阁的部长比其他部长的工资高。
Having a large income is one of the advantages of rank (= high position ). 职位级别高的好处之一就是收入高。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
a particular position , higher or lower than others
等级;级别
He's in the front /first rank of (= one of the best ) international tennis players . 他是世界一流的网球运动员。
Consumer preferences were placed in rank order from 1 to 5. 顾客对产品的喜好程度从1到5划分级别。
ranks [ 名词的复数形式 ]
the members of a group or organization
(团体或组织的)成员
Party ranks have swelled by nearly 300,000. 党员人数已经增加了将近30万人。
Marty has joined the ranks of the (= become ) unemployed . 马蒂也成了失业大军中的一员。
The party leadership seems to be losing support in the ranks. 该党的领导层好像在失去广大党员的支持。
rise from/through the ranks
to be moved up from a low level position in an organization to a higher one
(从很低的职位)擢升,步步高升
He rose through the ranks to become a general . 他从普通士兵成长为一名将军。
He joined the company in 2008 and has been rising through the ranks ever since. 他于2008年进入公司,从那以后步步高升。
例句
rank noun (ROW)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a row , especially of people or things standing side by side
(尤指并排站立的)行,列,排
The front rank of the riot squad raised their shields . 前排的防暴队员举起了盾牌。
literary We could see nothing for miles but serried ranks (= many close rows ) of fir trees . 数英里范围内,映入眼帘的只有一排排密密丛丛的冷杉树。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
a place where taxis wait for passengers
出租车候车站
There were no taxis at the taxi /cab rank. 出租车站上没有出租车。 返回 rank