grade
英 [ɡreɪd]
美 [ɡreɪd]
n.  (产品、材料的)等级,品级; (官衔的)级别; 职别; 成绩等级; 评分等级
v.  (按能力、质量、大小等将…)分级,分等,分类; 给…评分; 给…分数
复数:grades 过去分词:graded 过去式:graded 现在分词:grading 第三人称单数:grades
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2822 / COCA.1426
习惯用语
n.
- make the grade
 - 达到必要标准;符合要求;成功
to reach the necessary standard; to succeed - About 10% of trainees fail to make the grade.
接受培训的人大约有10%未达标。 
牛津词典
noun
- (产品、材料的)等级,品级
the quality of a particular product or material- All the materials used were of the highest grade.
使用的材料全是优质品。 
 - All the materials used were of the highest grade.
 - (官衔的)级别;职别
a level of ability or rank that sb has in an organization- salary grades (= levels of pay)
工资级别 - She's still only on a secretarial grade.
她的职别仍然是秘书。 
 - salary grades (= levels of pay)
 - 成绩等级;评分等级
a mark given in an exam or for a piece of school work- She got good grades in her exams.
她考试成绩优良。 - She got good grades on her exams.
她考试成绩优良。 - 70% of pupils got Grade C or above.
70%的小学生成绩都在C级或C级以上。 
 - She got good grades in her exams.
 - (美国学制)年级
(in the US school system) one of the levels in a school with children of similar age- Sam is in (the) second grade.
萨姆读二年级。 
 - Sam is in (the) second grade.
 - (疾病的)程度,阶段
how serious an illness is - (疾病的)程度,阶段
how serious an illness is - (音乐考试的)级别,水平
a level of exam in musical skill 
verb
- (按能力、质量、大小等将…)分级,分等,分类
to arrange people or things in groups according to their ability, quality, size, etc.- The containers are graded according to size.
这些容器按大小分类。 - Eggs are graded from small to extra large.
鸡蛋从小号到特大号分成不同等级。 - Responses were graded from 1 (very satisfied) to 5 (not at all satisfied).
回答按1(非常满意)到5(完全不满意)分类。 - Ten beaches were graded as acceptable.
有十个沙滩属于可接受的那一类。 
 - The containers are graded according to size.
 - 给…评分;给…分数
to give a mark/grade to a student or to a piece of their written work- I spent all weekend grading papers.
我整个周末都在评阅试卷。 - The best students are graded A.
最优秀的学生评为甲等。 
 - I spent all weekend grading papers.
 
柯林斯词典
- VERB 将…分等级
If somethingis graded, its quality is judged, and it is often given a number or a name that indicates how good or bad it is.- Dust masks are graded according to the protection they offer...
防尘口罩根据它们的防护效果分等级。 - South Point College does not grade the students' work.
南点学院不对学生的作业评分。 - ...a three-tier grading system.
三等分级制 
 - Dust masks are graded according to the protection they offer...
 - N-COUNT (尤指正式评定的)等级,品级
Thegradeof a product is its quality, especially when this has been officially judged.- ...a grade II listed building.
列入二级文物保护的建筑 - Gradeis also a combining form.
 - ...weapons-grade plutonium.
武器级钚 - ...aviation fuel and high-grade oil.
航空燃料和高级油 
 - ...a grade II listed building.
 - N-COUNT (用数字或字母表示的)成绩,评分
Yourgradein 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.- What grade are you hoping to get?...
你希望得到什么样的成绩? - There was a lot of pressure on you to obtain good grades.
你背负了拿到高分的巨大压力。 
 - What grade are you hoping to get?...
 - N-COUNT (职位的)级别,等级
Yourgradein a company or organization is your level of importance or your rank.- Staff turnover is particularly high among junior grades.
基层职员的流动率特别高。 
 - Staff turnover is particularly high among junior grades.
 - N-COUNT (美国学校中的)年级
In the United States, agradeis 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.- Mr White teaches first grade in south Georgia.
怀特先生在佐治亚州南部教一年级。 
 - Mr White teaches first grade in south Georgia.
 - N-COUNT 斜坡
Agradeis a slope.- She drove up a steep grade and then began the long descent into the desert.
她驾车开上一个陡坡,然后沿着长长的下坡路驶入沙漠。 
 - She drove up a steep grade and then began the long descent into the desert.
 - N-COUNT 军衔
Someone'sgradeis their military rank.- I was a naval officer, lieutenant junior grade.
我是一名海军中尉军官。 
 - I was a naval officer, lieutenant junior grade.
 - PHRASE 成功;达到理想标准
If someonemakes the grade, they succeed, especially by reaching a particular standard.- She had a strong desire to be a dancer but failed to make the grade.
她非常渴望成为舞蹈演员,但却因为达不到标准而未能圆梦。 
 - She had a strong desire to be a dancer but failed to make the grade.
 
in AM, use 美国英语用 gradient
英英释义
noun
- a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed
 - the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
- the road had a steep grade
 
 - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- a moderate grade of intelligence
 - a high level of care is required
 - it is all a matter of degree
 
 - the height of the ground on which something stands
- the base of the tower was below grade
 
 - a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- she made good marks in algebra
 - grade A milk
 - what was your score on your homework?
 
 - a degree of ablaut
 - a body of students who are taught together
- early morning classes are always sleepy
 
 - one-hundredth of a right angle
 - a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- lumber of the highest grade
 
 
verb
- determine the grade of or assign a grade to
 - assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- grade tests
 - score the SAT essays
 - mark homework
 
 - assign a rank or rating to
- how would you rank these students?
 - The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
 
 - level to the right gradient
 
双语例句
- All parts are machined from top grade, high tensile aluminium.
所有零件都是用顶级高强度铝加工而成。 - All the cotton they sold to the state was top grade.
他们交售的棉花全部够得上一级。 - Staff turnover is particularly high among junior grades.
基层职员的流动率特别高。 - She drove up a steep grade and then began the long descent into the desert.
她驾车开上一个陡坡,然后沿着长长的下坡路驶入沙漠。 - There was a lot of pressure on you to obtain good grades.
你背负了拿到高分的巨大压力。 - In seventh grade Mark went out for three sports but was rather poor in two of them
马克在7年级的时候参加了3个运动项目,但是其中两项他都表现得实力不济。 - Actually, this tea is first grade.
这茶叶够得上一级。 - Let's change over next term: you teach second-grade English and I'll do the first grade.
下学期咱俩调换一下:你教二年级英语,我教一年级。 - He got the lowest grade in the examination.
这次考试他又是垫底儿的。 - The iron ore in this vein has an average grade of60%.
这片矿脉中的铁矿石,平均品位高达百分之六十。 
