| 释义 |
rank1 /rangk/ noun- A row
- A row of soldiers standing side by side (cf file1)
- Any row thought of as so placed (eg of squares along the player's side of a chessboard)
- (in pl) soldiers, esp private soldiers, (with the, private soldiers collectively)
- (in pl) persons of ordinary grade
- A row of taxis awaiting hire
- A place where taxis are allowed to stand for hire (also taxi rank)
- A set of organ pipes of the same type
- Arrangement in line
- Order, grade or degree
- An official post ordered in superiority (esp military)
- Position in society, etc
- High standing, esp social
transitive verb- To place in a line
- To assign to a particular class or grade
- To place on the list of claims against a bankrupt
- To be superior to in position, grade, etc, outrank (US)
intransitive verb- To have a place in a rank, grade, scale or class
- To move in rank
- To be admitted as a claim against the property of a bankrupt (Scots law)
ORIGIN: OFr renc (Fr rang), perh from OHGer hring, hrinc ring ranked adjective (Shakespeare) Appar bordered with rows rankˈer noun - A person who serves or has served as a private soldier
- An officer who has risen from the ranks
rankˈing adjective - Having a high military, political, etc position
- Highest in rank of those present
noun A position in a graded scale, a rating break rank or ranks (esp military) To fall or move out of line close ranks see under close2 pull rank To use one's rank to exert authority, get one's own way rank and file - Common soldiers
- Ordinary people
- Those in an organization, etc not involved in its management
take rank of To take precedence over taxi /takˈsi/ noun (pl taxˈis or taxˈies)- A motor car, usu fitted with a taximeter, licensed to carry passengers on request to a specified destination (also taxˈicab)
- Any other vehicle available for hire, such as a boat or small aircraft
intransitive verb (prp taxˈying or taxˈiing; pat and pap taxˈied; 3rd pers sing pres indicative taxˈies)- To travel by taxi
- (of an aeroplane) to run along the ground, or (of a seaplane) over the surface of water, before take-off or after landing, at low speed under its own power
transitive verb- To run (an aeroplane) along the ground in this way
- To send or convey by taxi
ORIGIN: Shortening of taximeter cab taxi dancer noun A person, usu a woman, hirable as a partner, dance by dance, in a dance hall taxˈi-driver noun taxˈiman noun A taxi-driver taxi rank or (US) taxi stand noun A place where taxis congregate for hiring taxi track or taxˈiway noun (at an airport or aerodrome) a specially prepared track used for ground movement of aircraft, eg from runways to terminals, etc |