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单词 levelly
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
lev•el /ˈlɛvəl/USA pronunciation   adj., n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. 
adj. 
  1. having a flat or even surface:level land.
  2. equal, as in height, condition, rank, state, or advancement:Their abilities were about level.
  3. filled to a height even with the rim of a container:[before a noun]a level teaspoon of salt.
  4. steady;
    not changing:to speak in a level voice.
  5. sensible;
    rational:to keep a level head in a crisis.
  6. of or relating to a particular rank or involving members of such a rank (usually used in combination):high-level discussions.

n. 
  1. a position with respect to a given or specified height: [uncountable]a shelf built at eye level.[countable]The water rose to a level of 30 feet.
  2. a position in a graded scale of values, amount, or quantity:[countable]an average level of skill.
  3. rank or status:[countable]the top levels of government.
  4. a horizontal surface:[countable]the upper level of the bridge.
  5. Building[countable] a device used to determine if a surface is flat or even.

v. 
  1. to make (a surface) level:[~ + object]They leveled the ground before planting corn.
  2. to bring (something) to the level of the ground:[~ + object]to level trees.
  3. Informal Termsto knock down (a person):[~ + object]The champ leveled the challenger.
  4. to aim or point (a weapon, criticism, etc.) at a mark or objective:[~ + object (+ at/against + object)]Charges have been leveled against you.
  5. Aeronautics level off:
    • Aeronautics(of an aircraft, etc.) to (cause to) stay at a constant altitude or depth after a climb or descent: [no object]The plane leveled off.[~ + object + off]The pilot leveled the plane off.[~ + off + object]The captain leveled off the submarine.
    • [no object] to become stable;
      reach a constant amount or limit:Unemployment hasn't leveled off.
    • to make even or smooth: [~ + off + object]leveled off the ground.[~ + object + off]Maybe we can level it off.
  6. level with, [~ + with + object] to speak truthfully and openly with:Level with me; how much will it cost?
Idioms
  1. Idioms one's level best, one's very best:did her level best to help.
  2. Idioms on the level, honest;
    sincere;
    reliable:Is this offer on the level?

lev•el•er, n. [countable]
lev•el•ly, adv. 
lev•el•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lev•el  (lev′əl),USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling, adv. 
adj. 
  1. having no part higher than another;
    having a flat or even surface.
  2. Buildingbeing in a plane parallel to the plane of the horizon;
    horizontal.
  3. equal, as one thing with another or two or more things with one another.
  4. even, equable, or uniform.
  5. filled to a height even with the rim of a container:a level teaspoon of salt.
  6. mentally well-balanced;
    sensible;
    rational:to keep a level head in a crisis.
  7. Idioms one's level best, one's very best;
    one's utmost:We tried our level best to get here on time.

n. 
  1. Buildinga device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface.
  2. [Survey.]
    • SurveyingAlso called surveyor's level. an instrument for observing levels, having a sighting device, usually telescopic, and capable of being made precisely horizontal.
    • Surveyingan observation made with this instrument.
    • SurveyingSee spirit level. 
  3. Buildingan imaginary line or surface everywhere at right angles to the plumb line.
  4. Buildingthe horizontal line or plane in which anything is situated, with regard to its elevation.
  5. a horizontal position or condition.
  6. an extent of land approximately horizontal and unbroken by irregularities.
  7. a level or flat surface.
  8. a position with respect to a given or specified height:The water rose to a level of 30 feet.
  9. a position or plane in a graded scale of values;
    status;
    rank:His acting was on the level of an amateur. They associated only with those on their own economic level.
  10. an extent, measure, or degree of intensity, achievement, etc.:a high level of sound; an average level of writing skill.
  11. Linguisticsa major subdivision of linguistic structure, as phonology, morphology, or syntax, often viewed as hierarchically ordered. Cf. component (def. 6a), stratum (def. 8).
  12. Miningthe interconnected horizontal mine workings at a particular elevation or depth:There had been a cave-in on the 1500-foot level.
  13. Idioms find one's or one's own level, to attain the place or position merited by one's abilities or achievements:He finally found his level as one of the directors of the firm.
  14. Idioms on the level, [Informal.]honest;
    sincere;
    reliable:Is this information on the level?

v.t. 
  1. to make (a surface) level, even, or flat:to level ground before building.
  2. to raise or lower to a particular level or position;
    to make horizontal.
  3. to bring (something) to the level of the ground:They leveled the trees to make way for the new highway.
  4. Informal Termsto knock down (a person):He leveled his opponent with one blow.
  5. to make equal, as in status or condition.
  6. to make even or uniform, as coloring.
  7. Linguistics[Historical Ling.](of the alternative forms of a paradigm) to reduce in number or regularize:Old English "him''(dative) and "hine'' (accusative) have been leveled to Modern English "him.''
  8. to aim or point (a weapon, criticism, etc.) at a mark or objective:He leveled his criticism at the college as a whole.
  9. Surveyingto find the relative elevation of different points in (land), as with a level.

v.i. 
  1. to bring things or persons to a common level.
  2. to aim a weapon, criticism, etc., at a mark or objective.
  3. [Survey.]
    • Surveyingto take a level.
    • Surveyingto use a leveling instrument.
  4. to speak truthfully and openly (often fol. by with):You're not leveling with me about your trip to Chicago.
  5. [Obs.]to direct the mind, purpose, etc., at something.
  6. Aeronautics level off:
    • [Aeron.]to maintain a constant altitude after a climb or descent.
    • to become stable;
      reach a constant or limit.
    • to make even or smooth.

adv. 
  1. [Obs.]in a level, direct, or even way or line.
  • Vulgar Latin *lībellum, for Latin lībella plummet line, level, diminutive of lībra balance, scales; for formation, see castellum
  • Middle French
  • Middle English (noun, nominal and verb, verbal), variant of livel (noun, nominal) 1300–50
lev′el•ly, adv. 
lev′el•ness, n. 
    • 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flush. Level, even, flat, smooth suggest a uniform surface without marked unevenness. That which is level is parallel to the horizon:a level surface; A billiard table must be level.Flat is applied to any plane surface free from marked irregularities:a flat roof.With reference to land or country, flat connotes lowness or unattractiveness; level does not suggest anything derogatory. That which is even is free from irregularities, though not necessarily level or plane:an even land surface with no hills.Smooth suggests a high degree of evenness in any surface, esp. to the touch and sometimes to the sight:as smooth as silk.
    • 22.See corresponding entry in Unabridged smooth, flatten.
    • 24.See corresponding entry in Unabridged raze, demolish, destroy.
    • 26.See corresponding entry in Unabridged equalize.
    • 29.See corresponding entry in Unabridged direct.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged uneven.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vertical.
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