rank

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  • n.等级;(尤指较高的)地位,级别;排;队列,行列;军衔;(团体或组织的)成员;军阶;警衔;普通士兵
  • v.排列;把…分等级;使排成行;属于某等级
  • adj.(强调质量、状况等)极端的,糟糕的;难闻的;恶臭的;疯长的

复数: ranks 最高级: rankest 比较级: ranker 过去式: ranked 现在分词: ranking 过去分词: ranked 第三人称单数: ranks

rankrank

noun

头衔 position in organization/army, etc.

1

(尤指较高的)地位,级别
the position, especially a high position, that sb has in a particular organization, society, etc.

She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank.

她不习惯和社会地位很高的人搅和在一起。

He rose through the ranks to become managing director.

他级级攀升,当上了常务董事。

Within months she was elevated to ministerial rank.

不出几个月,她就被提升至部级。

2

军衔;军阶;警衔
the position that sb has in the army, navy, police, etc.

He was soon promoted to the rank of captain.

他很快被提升至上尉军阶。

officers of junior/senior rank

有低级 / 高级军阶的军官

a campaign to attract more women into the military ranks

吸引更多的女性担任各级军官的运动

officers, and other ranks (= people who are not officers)

军官及士兵

The colonel was stripped of his rank (= was given a lower position, especially as a punishment) .

那名上校被降职了。

3

普通士兵
the position of ordinary soldiers rather than officers

He served in the ranks for most of the war.

战争期间,他大部分时间都在部队服役。

He rose from the ranks (= from being an ordinary soldier) to become a warrant officer.

他从普通士兵升至准尉。

质量 quality

4

等级;级别
the degree to which sb/sth is of high quality

a painter of the first rank

一流的画家

Britain is no longer in the front rank of world powers.

英国再也不是位于前列的世界强国。

The findings are arranged in rank order according to performance.

这些研究结果是根据性能等级排列的。

成员 members of group

5

(团体或组织的)成员
the members of a particular group or organization

We have a number of international players in our ranks.

我们的队员中有好几个国际选手。

At 50, he was forced to join the ranks of the unemployed.

他50岁时被迫加入了失业行列。

There were serious divisions within the party's own ranks.

这个党内部存在着严重对立的派别。

行;列 line/row

6

(警察、士兵等的)队列,行列
a line or row of soldiers, police, etc. standing next to each other

They watched as ranks of marching infantry passed the window.

他们看着步兵列队从窗前走过。

7

排;行;列
a line or row of people or things

massed ranks of spectators

聚集起来的旁观者的行列

The trees grew in serried ranks (= very closely together) .

树木一排靠一排地生长。

习语

verb

分等级 give position

1

把…分等级;属于某等级
to give sb/sth a particular position on a scale according to quality, importance, success, etc.; to have a position of this kind

The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty.

按照困难程度对工作进行了分类。

She is currently the highest ranked player in the world.

她是目前居全球榜首的运动员。

top-ranked players

一流的选手

Last year, he was ranked second in his age group.

他去年在他的年龄段排名第二。

At the height of her career she ranked second in the world.

在她事业的顶峰时期,她排名世界第二位。

The university is ranked number one in the country for engineering.

在工程学领域上,这所大学位居本国第一。

The restaurant ranks among the finest in town.

这家饭店属于城里最好的。

It certainly doesn't rank as his greatest win.

这肯定算不上他最大的胜利。

This must rank with (= be as good as) the greatest movies ever made.

这部影片一定可与史上最优秀的影片相媲美。

You just don't rank (= you're not good enough) .

你还不够等级。

排列;排成行 put in line/row

2

排列;使排成行
to arrange objects in a line or row

adj.

1

难闻的;恶臭的
having a strong unpleasant smell

The house was full of the rank smell of urine.

这屋子里到处有一股尿的臊味。

2

(强调质量、状况等)极端的,糟糕的
used to emphasize a particular quality, state, etc.

an example of rank stupidity

极端愚蠢的例子

The winning horse was a rank outsider .

获胜的这匹马,本来谁也没指望它能获胜。

3

疯长的
growing too thickly

rank

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR 等级;地位;级别
    Someone's rank is the position or grade that they have in an organization.

    He eventually rose to the rank of captain...

    他终于升职当上了船长。

  • 2
    N-VAR (尤指社会地位高的)阶级,地位
    Someone's rank is the social class, especially the high social class, that they belong to.

    Each rank of the peerage was represented...

    每个贵族阶级都有代表。

  • 3
    V-ERG 给…评级;给…评名次
    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.

    The report ranks the UK 20th out of 22 advanced nations...

    报告中把英国排在22个先进国家中的第20位。

  • 4
    V-ERG 列为;位居
    If you say that someone or something ranks high or low on a scale or if you rank them high or low, you are saying how good or important you think they are.

    His prices rank high among those of other contemporary photographers...

    在当代摄影师当中,他的要价很高。

  • 5
    VERB 位列;名列
    If you say that someone or something ranks with a group of famous people or things, you mean that they are extremely good and should be included in that group.

    ...a performance of heroic calibre that must rank with the most memorable in international rugby...

    必被列为国际橄榄球赛中最令人难忘的一场荡气回肠的比赛

  • 6
    N-PLURAL (团体或组织的)全体成员;队伍
    The ranks of a group or organization are the people who belong to it.

    There were some misgivings within the ranks of the media too...

    媒体内部也存在一些疑虑。

  • 7
    N-PLURAL 普通成员;(尤指军队的)普通士兵
    The ranks are the ordinary members of an organization, especially of the armed forces.

    Top military leaders say there have been reports of demoralization in the ranks...

    最高军事指挥说有报告称士兵中出现了士气低落。

  • 8
    N-COUNT (人或物组成的)排,列,行
    A rank of people or things is a row of them.

    Ranks of police in riot gear stood nervously by...

    一队队防暴警察紧张待命。

  • 9
    N-COUNT 出租汽车候客处
    A taxi rank is a place on a city street where taxis park when they are available for hire.

    The man led the way to the taxi rank...

    那人带路来到了出租汽车候客处。

  • 11
    ADJ (恶劣品质等)十足的,完全的
    You can use rank to emphasize a bad or undesirable quality that exists in an extreme form.

    He called it 'rank hypocrisy' that the government was now promoting equal rights.

    他把目前政府提倡平等权利的举措称为“彻头彻尾的伪善”。

  • 12
    ADJ 臭气难闻的;(气味)令人恶心的
    You can describe something as rank when it has a strong and unpleasant smell.

    The kitchen was rank with the smell of drying uniforms.

    厨房内充斥着烘干制服的难闻气味。

  • 13
    PHRASE (队伍、组织的成员等)违反指令,抗命
    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.

    'Even the President's staunchest supporters have some issues where they simply must break ranks,' says Senator Lott...

    “即使是总统最忠实的拥护者在某些事情上也会不听指令,”参议员洛特说。

  • 14
    PHRASE (在受到批评时)捐弃嫌隙而携手合作,抱成一团
    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.

    Conservative MPs intend to put aside their differences over Europe and close ranks behind the Prime Minister...

    保守党下院议员打算暂且搁置他们在欧洲问题上的分歧,团结起来支持首相。

  • 15
    PHRASE 步…后尘;经历(他人)曾经历过的(尤指坏事)
    If you experience something, usually something bad, that other people have experienced, you can say that you have joined their ranks .

    Last month, 370,000 Americans joined the ranks of the unemployed...

    上个月,有37万美国人加入了失业者的行列。

  • 16
    PHRASE 成功可能性不大的参赛者
    If one of the people in a competition is described as a rank outsider, they are considered to have very little chance of winning.

    The rank outsiders, Cameroon, beat the defending champions, Argentina, by one goal to nil.

    本不被看好的喀麦隆队却以1比0击败了卫冕冠军阿根廷队。

  • 17
    PHRASE 运用职权,滥用权力(压制他人)
    If you say that someone in authority pulls rank, you mean that they unfairly force other people to do what they want because of their higher rank or position.

    The Captain pulled rank and made his sergeant row the entire way.

    上校倚仗权势让他的中士划船划了一路。

noun

1
the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
the strike was supported by the union rank and file
he rose from the ranks to become a colonel
Synonym: rank and file
2
the body of members of an organization or group
they polled their membership
they found dissension in their own ranks
he joined the ranks of the unemployed
Synonym: membership
3
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen
4
position in a social hierarchy
the British are more aware of social status than Americans are
Synonym: social station social status social rank
5
relative status
his salary was determined by his rank and seniority

verb

1
assign a rank or rating to
how would you rank these students?
The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
Synonym: rate range order grade place
2
take or have a position relative to others
This painting ranks among the best in the Western World
3
take precedence or surpass others in rank
Synonym: outrank

adj

1
growing profusely
rank jungle vegetation
2
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
a crying shame
an egregious lie
flagrant violation of human rights
a glaring error
gross ineptitude
gross injustice
rank treachery
Synonym: crying(a) egregious flagrant glaring gross
3
very fertile;producing profuse growth
rank earth
4
very offensive in smell or taste
a rank cigar

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  1. The findings are arranged in rank order according to performance .

    这些研究结果是根据性能等级排列的。

  2. You just don 't rank .

    你还不够等级。

  3. The university is ranked number one in the country for engineering .

    在工程学领域上,这所大学位居本国第一。

  4. She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank .

    她不习惯和社会地位很高的人搅和在一起。

  5. Last year , he was ranked second in his age group .

    他去年在他的年龄段排名第二。

  6. This must rank with the greatest movies ever made .

    这部影片一定可与史上最优秀的影片相媲美。

  7. Britain is no longer in the front rank of world powers .

    英国再也不是位于前列的世界强国。

  8. There were serious divisions within the party 's own ranks .

    这个党内部存在着严重对立的派别。

  9. The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty .

    按照困难程度对工作进行了分类。

  10. I 'd put her in the top rank of modern novelists .

    我认为她应属于一流的当代小说家。

  11. She rose through the ranks to become managing director .

    她从普通员工逐步晋升为总经理。

  12. He served in the ranks for most of the war .

    战争期间,他大部分时间都在部队服役。

  13. This title ranks alongside the Olympics in terms of importance .

    这项冠军的重要程度可与奥运会冠军媲美。

  14. He rose to the rank of general .

    他升至将级军官。

  15. He rose from the ranks to become a warrant officer .

    他从普通士兵升至准尉。

  16. The restaurant ranks among the finest in town .

    这家饭店属于城里最好的。

  17. To everyone 's surprise , the post went to a rank outsider .

    出人意料的是,那个职位竟然落到一个毫不起眼的人头上。

  18. They watched as ranks of marching infantry passed the window .

    他们看着步兵列队从窗前走过。

  19. This ruling applies to the ranks of Inspector and below .

    这项规定适用于巡官及以下人员。

  20. At 26 , he is at the height of his powers and ranked fourth in the world .

    26岁时,他处于巅峰状态,排名世界第四。

  21. We are looking for more volunteers to swell the ranks of those already helping .

    我们期盼有更多的志愿者加入,以壮大目前已在提供帮助的队伍。

  22. At 50 , he was forced to join the ranks of the unemployed .

    他50岁时被迫加入了失业行列。

  23. I 've joined the ranks of the unemployed .

    我加入了失业者的行列。

  24. He was the ranking officer .

    当时他是最高官员。

  25. He has improved his ranking this season from 67th to 30th .

    本赛季他将自己的排名从第67位提高到了第30位。

  26. The trees grew in serried ranks .

    树木一排靠一排地生长。

  27. Rank 's shares firmed 3p to 696p .

    兰克公司的股票涨了3便士,升至696便士。

  28. Overall these students rank in the 21st percentile on the tests ─ that is , they did worse than 79 per cent of all children taking the test .

    这些考生的总体百分位排名占第21位。就是说,79%的应试儿童比他们考得好。

  29. There was widespread support for him among the rank and file

    那些普通职员们都普遍支持他。

  30. The General Assembly welcomed five new members to its ranks .

    联合国大会对5个新成员国的加入表示了欢迎。

line file rank row 【导航词义:行,排,列】
line v. 行,列,排;;〈尤美〉队
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指人或物排成的行列;也指人、汽车等在等候时排成的队伍。

〔例证〕

There is a line of trees on either side of the road.

道路两旁树木成行。

There is a long line at the ticket office.

售票处排着长队。

file v. 纵列
〔辨析〕

指人站立或行走时排成的列。

〔例证〕

The soldiers were walking in single file.

士兵们排成一列纵队前进。

It was dark when we set off in file.

我们排成纵队出发时天已经黑了。

rank v. 排,行,列;队列
〔辨析〕

与 line 基本同义,但多指士兵等排成的队列。

〔例证〕

On the shelves are rank after rank of liquor bottles.

架子上是一排排的酒瓶。

The soldiers stood in ranks.

士兵们列队站立。

row v. 排,行,列
〔辨析〕

指很整齐的一排人或事物,或剧院、飞机、教室里的一排座位。

〔例证〕

The students stood in rows.

学生们站成数排。

He sat in the second row.

他坐在第二排。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

rank与以下词性连用

adj.

high rank

高级

top rank

顶级

prep.

rank above

排名高于

rank below

排名低于

adv.

rank high

居高位

n.

break ranks

1

掉队;未保持队形
to fail to remain in line

2

不支持所属团体(或组织)
to refuse to support the group or the organization of which they are members

close ranks

1

(尤指受到批评时)抱团,携手合作
if a group of people close ranks , they work closely together to defend themselves, especially when they are being criticized

It's not unusual for the police to close ranks when one of their officers is being investigated.

在一位警员受到调查时,警察抱团的事并不罕见。

2

(士兵)成密集队形,相互靠拢
if soldiers close ranks , they move closer together in order to defend themselves

pull rank (on sb)

凭借地位指使(某人);弄权
to make use of your place or status in society or at work to make sb do what you want