| 单词 | graduated |
| 释义 | graduated (once / 886 pages) adj When something is graduated, it goes step-by-step or by degrees, such as a graduated income tax that has different tax rates for different levels of income. Fees for a fishing license might be graduated, depending on how big the fish you’re trying to catch is. If you're fishing for little porgies, the license might cost $3, but if you're going for a shark, the fee might be $50. A measuring cup is a graduated container — it has lines on the side that mark out divisions, in this case, ¼ cup, ½ cup, and so on. WORD FAMILYgraduate: graduated, graduates, graduating, graduation, postgraduate, undergraduate+/graduation: graduations/postgraduate: postgraduates/undergraduate: undergraduates USAGE EXAMPLESWeaver graduated from the police academy last summer and was assigned to the Huntingdon barracks. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) “We received high-level education and graduated from good universities,” he said. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) He graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., with a bachelor’s degree in drama. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj marked with or divided into degrees Syn calibrated 2adj taking place by degrees Syn gradational, gradatory gradual proceeding in small stages |
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