英语词汇“graduation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

graduate /gradˈū-āt/

transitive verb

To divide into regular intervals

To mark by degrees

To proportion

To confer a university, etc degree upon (chiefly N American)

intransitive verb

To pass by grades

To receive a degree from a higher-education institution

To receive a diploma on completing high school (N American)

noun

A person who has obtained a degree from a university or college

A person who has completed a course in any educational or training institution (N American)

ORIGIN: Med L graduāri, -ātus to take a degree, from gradus a step

gradˈuand noun

A person about to receive a degree from a higher-education institution

gradˈūated adjective

(of a thermometer, etc) marked with degrees

gradˈūateship noun

graduāˈtion noun

Division into proportionate or regular sections, for measurement, etc
A mark or all the marks made for this purpose
The gaining or conferring of a degree from a higher-education institution or (N American) high school
The ceremony marking this

gradˈūātor noun

An instrument for dividing lines at regular intervals
Someone who or something which graduates

graduated pension scheme noun

A government pension scheme in addition to the basic old age pension, to which employees make contributions in relation to their earnings, and employers contribute corresponding sums

graduate school noun

(orig in the USA) a university department for advanced study for graduates