单词 | low-rank |
释义 | > as lemmaslow-rank low-rank adj. that has a rank that is low; spec. (a) (Geology, of coal) having a relatively low carbon content (cf. rank n.1 10); (b) that has a low position within a hierarchy; low-ranking. ΚΠ 1914 Paint, Oil & Drug Rev. 15 Apr. 21/2 Resinous material..was present in the coals buried in the ancient ‘Coal Measures’, as well as in the low-rank coals. 1950 J. F. Foster et al. in J. F. Foster & R. J. Lund Econ. of Fuel Gas from Coal v. 83 The economic advantage of the Lurgi process is that gasification of a cheaper, low-rank fuel is possible. 1986 J. Friedman Tales of Time Square (1993) 142 Low-rank mobsters, seemingly banished by their superiors to the unprestigious smut trade, spawned a multiplying swamp of pornography. 2007 Ambio 36 99/2 Low rank coal is found worldwide. 2012 Maclean's (Nexis) 10 Sept. 42 The first defections were mostly of low-rank soldiers. < as lemmas |
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