| [/dɪˈgriː; dɪˋɡri/] n 用法:
1 [C] unit of measurement for angles 度, 度数（角的量度单位）:
an angle of ninety degrees (90), ie a right angle 90度角（直角） *
one degree of latitude, ie about 69 miles 纬度的1度（约69英里）. =>App 5 见附录5. 用法:
2 [C] (abbr 缩写 deg) unit of measurement for temperature 度, 度数（温度的量度单位）:
Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (32 F) or zero/nought degrees Celsius (0 C). 水结成冰的温度是32华氏度（32 ）或零摄氏度（0℃）. =>App 5 见附录5. 用法:
3 [C, U] step or stage in a scale or series 程度; 等级:
She shows a high degree of skill in her work. 她在工作中表现出高度的技巧. *
He was not in the slightest degree interested, ie was completely uninterested. 他丝毫不感兴趣. *
To what degree (ie To what extent, How much) was he involved in the crimes? 他在多大程度上参与了这些犯罪活动? *
She has also been affected, but to a lesser degree. 她也受到波及, 但程度较轻. *
I agree with you to some/a certain degree. 我在某种程度上同意你的意见. 用法:
4 [U] (arch 古) position in society 在社会上的地位:
people of high/low degree 高[低]阶层的人. 用法:
5 [C] academic title; rank or grade given by a university or college to sb who has passed an examination, written a thesis, etc 学位; 学衔:
take (ie be awarded) a degree in law/a law degree 获得法律学位 *
the degree of Master of Arts (MA) 文学硕士学位. 用法:
6 [C] (esp in compounds with first, second, etc 尤用於有first、 second等的复合词中) step in a scale of seriousness 严重的程度:
murder in the ,first de`gree, ie (in US), of the most serious kind *
[attrib 作定语] ,first-degree `murder *
,third-degree (ie very serious) `burns. 用法:
7 [C] (grammar) each of the three forms of comparison of an adjective or adverb 形容词或副词比较等级的三种形式之一:
degrees of comparison 比较的等级 *
`Good', `better' and `best' are the positive, comparative and superlative degrees of `good'. good、 better、 best是good的原级、 比较级、 最高级. 用法:
8 (idm 习语) by de`grees gradually 逐渐地:
By degrees their friendship grew into love. 他们的友谊渐渐发展成爱情. to a de`gree (infml) very 非常; 很:
The film was boring to a degree. 这部影片非常枯燥. to the nth degree => nth. |