degree
- n.度;程度;（大学）学位;学位课程;度数(角的量度单位或温度单位);严重程度（或级别）
复数： degrees
de- 离开,向下 + gress 走,步伐
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度，度数（角的量度单位）
a unit for measuring angles
an angle of ninety degrees (90˚)
90度角
度，度数（温度单位）
a unit for measuring temperature
Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (32˚F) or zero/nought degrees Celsius (0˚C).
水在32华氏度或零摄氏度结冰。
程度
the amount or level of sth
Her job demands a high degree of skill.
她的工作要求有高超的技能。
I agree with you to a certain degree .
我在某种程度上同意你的观点。
To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour?
父母应在多大程度上对孩子的行为负责呢？
Most pop music is influenced, to a greater or lesser degree, by the blues.
多数流行音乐都不同程度地受到布鲁斯音乐的影响。
（大学）学位
the qualification obtained by students who successfully complete a university or college course
My brother has a master's degree from Harvard.
我哥哥有哈佛大学的硕士学位。
She has a degree in Biochemistry from London University.
她有伦敦大学生物化学的学位。
a four-year degree course
四年的学位课程
（大学通常三年以上的）学位课程
a university or college course, normally lasting three years or more
I'm hoping to do a chemistry degree.
我希望攻读化学学位课程。
严重程度（或级别）
a level in a scale of how serious sth is
murder in the first degree (= of the most serious kind)
第一等级谋杀（最严重）
first-degree murder
第一等级谋杀
third-degree (= very serious) burns
三度烧伤（非常严重）
slowly and gradually
他们的友谊逐渐发展成为爱情。
By degrees their friendship grew into love.
extremely; to an extreme degree
degree
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N-COUNT 程度;级别
You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt.These man-made barriers will ensure a very high degree of protection...
这些人造屏障将会确保提供高度的保护。
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N-UNCOUNT （表示相对的数量、规模或范围）程度问题/ 程度上不同
You use degree in expressions such as a matter of degree and different in degree to indicate that you are talking about the comparative quantity, scale, or extent of something, rather than other factors.The first change is a matter of degree, the second is a fundamental shift...
第一个改变只是程度上的变化，而第二个则是根本性的转变。
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N-COUNT (温度的)度，度数
A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure temperatures. It is often written as ˚, for example 23˚.It's over 80 degrees outside...
外面的温度超过了 80 度。
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N-COUNT 度，度数(可以表示角度、经度、纬度等)
A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure angles, and also longitude and latitude. It is often written as as '˚', for example 23˚.It was pointing outward at an angle of 45 degrees.
它向外指向 45 度角的方向。
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N-COUNT 学位课程;学位;学衔
A degree at a university or college is a course of study that you take there, or the qualification that you get when you have passed the course.He took a master's degree in economics at Yale.
他选择了攻读耶鲁大学的经济学硕士学位。
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PHRASE 逐渐地;慢慢地
If something happens by degrees, it happens slowly and gradually.The crowd in Robinson's Coffee-House was thinning, but only by degrees.
鲁宾逊咖啡屋里的人正在变少，但也只是渐少而已。
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PHRASE 在一定/很大/ 某种程度上
You use expressions such as to some degree ,to a large degree, or to a certain degree in order to indicate that something is partly true, but not entirely true.These statements are, to some degree, all correct.
这些声明从某种程度上来说全都属实。
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PHRASE 到…的程度;在…程度上
You use expressions such as to what degree and to the degree that when you are discussing how true a statement is, or in what ways it is true.To what degree would you say you had control over things that went on?...
你认为发生的事情在多大程度上是在你的掌控之下？
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to the nth degree→ see:nth
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- 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
- Synonym: grade level
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- the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
- murder in the second degree
- a second degree burn
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- the highest power of a term or variable
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- an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
- he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude
- Synonym: academic degree
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- a measure for arcs and angles
- there are 360 degrees in a circle
- Synonym: arcdegree
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- a unit of temperature on a specified scale
- the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature
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- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a remarkable degree of frankness
- at what stage are the social sciences?
- Synonym: level stage point
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The company maintains a high degree of liquidity .
公司保持着很高的资产折现度。
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The boat is now leaning at a 30 degree angle .
船正以30度角倾斜。
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What was your first degree in ?
你的学士学位是哪一科？
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She 's just completed a master 's degree in Law .
她刚读完法律硕士学位。
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New techniques were introduced with varying degrees of success .
引进新技术的成功程度不尽相同。
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She 's reading for a law degree .
她在攻读法学学位。
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The new degree and the existing certificate courses would run in parallel .
新的学位课程和现有的证书课程将并行开设。
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Her job demands a high degree of skill .
她的工作要求有高超的技能。
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A degree is an essential prerequisite for employment at this level .
学位是做这级工作必备的先决条件。
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I agree with you to a certain degree .
我在某种程度上同意你的观点。
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Students gain college credits which count towards their degree .
学生获得的学分将计入其学位积分。
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The wall is several degrees off the vertical .
这堵墙倾斜了有好几度。
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The fact that she was here implies a degree of interest .
她到场就说明了她有一定程度的兴趣。
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It was ten degrees below zero last night .
昨天夜里的气温是零下10摄氏度。
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She has a degree in Biochemistry from London University .
她有伦敦大学生物化学的学位。
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In judging these issues a degree of critical detachment is required .
在裁决这些争议时须要有一定程度的评判公正性。
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There were ten degrees of frost last night .
昨夜零下10摄氏度。
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To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child 's behaviour ?
父母应在多大程度上对孩子的行为负责呢？
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My brother has a master 's degree from Harvard .
我哥哥有哈佛大学的硕士学位。
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I 'm hoping to do a chemistry degree .
我希望攻读化学学位课程。
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These courses are designed to articulate with university degrees .
这些课程旨在与大学学位接轨。
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Temperatures will fall to a minimum of 10 degrees .
气温会降到最低点10度。
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The temperature has risen five degrees .
温度升高了五度。
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The temperature varies from 30 degrees to minus 20 .
温度在30度至零下20度之间变化。
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A university degree has become a requisite for entry into most professions .
大学学位已经成为在大多数行业谋职的必要条件。
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Ten degrees of frost had frozen the lock on the car .
零下十摄氏度把轿车上的锁冻住了。
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She was awarded a first-class degree in English .
她获得一级优等英语学位。
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Temperatures can fluctuate by as much as 10 degrees .
温差可达10度之多。
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It will be a mild night , around nine degrees Celsius .
晚间天气温和，温度约九摄氏度。
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He didn 't like the degree of sexual explicitness in the film .
他不喜欢那部电影里性爱露骨的程度。
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