| 单词 | rank |
| 释义 | rank (ræŋk ) Word forms: ranker , rankest , ranks , ranking , ranked 1. variable noun Someone's rank is the position or grade that they have in an organization. He eventually rose to the rank of captain. [+ of] The former head of counter-intelligence had been stripped of his rank and privileges. ...officers of equivalent rank in the other branches. Synonyms: status, level, position, grade 2. variable noun Someone's rank is the social class, especially the high social class, that they belong to. [formal] Each rank of the peerage was represented. He must be treated as a hostage of high rank, not as a common prisoner. Synonyms: class, dignity, caste, nobility 3. verb 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 U.K. 20th out of 22 advanced nations. [V n ord + in/out of] He was at the time ranked 10th in the world and had a regular place in the Swedish Davis Cup team. [V n ord in/out of n] She was ranked 12th in a recent Top 50 Models poll. [V ord in/out of n] She was ranked in the top 50 of the women's world rankings. [be VERB-ed + in] Mr Short does not even rank in the world's top ten. [V + in/among] Synonyms: be graded, belong, be placed, be classified 4. verb 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. [V adj + among] Investors ranked South Korea high among Asian nations. [V n adj + among] St Petersburg's night life ranks as more exciting than the capital's. [V as adj] 18 per cent of women ranked sex as very important in their lives. [V n as adj] The Ritz-Carlton in Aspen has to rank as one of the most extraordinary hotels I have ever been to. [VERB + as] Since the 1930s, cancer has always been ranked as the disease people are most concerned about. [be V-ed as n] 5. verb 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. [VERB with noun] We found his Hot soufflé in cinnamon spice with Drambuie cream to rank with the best English sweets. [VERB with noun] 6. plural noun 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. [+ of] The General Assembly welcomed five new members to its ranks. 7. plural noun [oft preposition NOUN] 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. Most store managers have worked their way up through the ranks. 8. countable noun A rank of people or things is a row of them. Ranks of police in riot gear stood nervously by. [+ of] She continued to smile at the ranks of cameras on their doorstep. Synonyms: row, line, file, column 9. countable noun A taxi rank is a place on a city street where taxis park when they are available for hire. [mainly British] The man led the way to the taxi rank. He walked towards the first taxi on the rank. 10. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can use rank to emphasize a bad or undesirable quality that exists in an extreme form. [formal, emphasis] He called it 'rank hypocrisy' that the government was now promoting equal rights. 11. adjective You can describe something as rank when it has a strong and unpleasant smell. [old-fashioned, written] The kitchen was rank with the smell of drying uniforms. ...the rank smell of unwashed clothes. Synonyms: foul, off, bad, offensive 12. to break ranks 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. 'Even the President's staunchest supporters have some issues where they simply must break ranks,' says Senator Lott. She broke ranks with her father's old party when she stood as an independent. 13. to close ranks 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. Conservative MPs intend to put aside their differences over Europe and close ranks behind the Prime Minister. Institutions tend to close ranks when a member has been accused of misconduct. 14. join the ranks of X, join sb's ranks phrase 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. Many have now joined Amnesty's growing ranks of prisoners of conscience. 15. rank outsider/outsiders phrase [NOUN inflects] If one of the people in a competition is described as a rank outsider, they are considered to have very little chance of winning. [emphasis] The rank outsiders beat the defending champions by one goal to nil. 16. to pull rank phrase 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. [disapproval] The Captain pulled rank and made his sergeant row the entire way. Idioms: pull rank to make unfair use of your power or position to make people do what you want The Federal Government threatened to pull rank and override the states with its own legislation. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: rank of sergeant Thirty percent of promotions to the rank of sergeant are based on merit. Chicago Sun-Times He was granted the rank of sergeant and set to work. Times, Sunday Times He had risen to the rank of sergeant by the time he contemplated demob and his future outside the forces. Times, Sunday Times She held the rank of sergeant and was responsible for the daily delivery of soldiers' letters at the front. Times, Sunday Times Historically, the rank of sergeant was severely downgraded after unification of the three services in 1968. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had a quick and incisive mind but his thoughtfulness for others was never more remarkable than when he reached senior rank. Times, Sunday Times A group of police vehicles turned up and all these officers got out, including a couple who seemed to be of senior rank. The Sun In the military, 71 per cent of two-star generals or service chiefs with equivalent or senior rank were privately educated. Times, Sunday Times To enter at a senior rank would ensure that many of those base skills would be lost - to the detriment of the service and the public. Times, Sunday Times However, it was not until 1974 when he held a more senior rank that he started making inquiries. Times, Sunday Times Celebrities and youngsters swelled the ranks of stalwart greyheads, and everyone seemed to glow a little, as if touched by a sense of history. Times, Sunday Times My beloved nephew, a tender 4, will be swelling their ranks. Times, Sunday Times Every year consultancies hire hundreds of graduates to swell the ranks of advisers as well as thousands of experienced business-sector professionals. Times, Sunday Times New attenders were continuing to swell the ranks. Christianity Today Even the accusation that his team have stood still and failed to swell their ranks with significant new signings was greeted with a philosophical smile. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 等级, 行列, 排列 Japanese: 階級 status, 列 line, ランク付けする |
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