一、詳細釋義:


adj.

繁茂的;叢生的;過于茂盛的


例句:

I destroy all noisome and rank weeds, I keep down all pestilent vapours

我摧毀了一切叢生的毒草,控制一切有害的煙霧。


多雜草的;易生雜草的(+with)


例句:

The garden is rank with weeds.

花園長滿了雜草。


過于多產(chǎn)的;過于肥沃的(+with)


例句:

Thanks to this rank soil, most people survived.

多虧土地肥沃,大多數(shù)人才得以存活。


臭氣難聞的;(味道等)令人討厭的(+with)


例句:

I have put up with some rank odors from spoiled food, but that barn tops them all.

我忍受過變質(zhì)食物的惡臭,可是,牲口棚的氣味比什么都難聞。


粗鄙的,下流的

【貶】十足的


例句:

He called it "rank hypocrisy" that the government was now promoting equal rights.

他把目前政府提倡平等權利的舉措稱為“徹頭徹尾的偽善”。


n.

等級;地位,身份 [U,C]


例句:

They are people of all ranks and classes.

他們來自各階層各階級。


例句:

He is above me in rank.

他的級別比我高。


社會階層;軍階,軍銜 [U,C]


例句:

The mark on his shoulder designated the rank of an army officer.

他肩上的符號標出軍官的軍銜。


例句:

As to that, he hadn't thought of his social rank.

關于此,他并沒有考慮自己的社會階層。


高地位,高身份,顯貴 [U]


例句:

A man's dignity depends not upon his wealth or rank but upon his character.

人的真正價值不在財富或地位,而在他的品格。


例句:

He prostrated himself before rank and wealth.

他屈服于地位和財富。


排,橫列;【軍】行列 [C]


例句:

The riot police quickly fell into rank for action.

防暴警察迅速列隊準備行動。


例句:

Taxis stand in a taxi rank waiting to be hired.

出租汽車排成一行等人雇車。


隊伍;軍隊;士兵


例句:

Top military leaders say there have been reports of demoralization in the ranks.

最高軍事指揮說有報告稱士兵中出現(xiàn)了士氣低落。


秩序,隊形 [U]


例句:

The enemy's horsemen rank had been broken asunder.

敵軍騎兵隊形大亂,潰不成軍。


行列


例句:

The biggest bank of china ICBC will also join this rank soon.

而中國最大的銀行工商銀行(ICBC)也將很快加入這一行列。


例句:

Secondary School Entrance Examinations Home Ronggui advanced rank.

初中升中考試成績居容桂先進行列。


v.

排列,把...排成行 [T]


例句:

We will rank seating arrangement according to how much you recommend to friends

我們將根據(jù)您推薦朋友的次數(shù)排列位次。


例句:

Rank the states in the order of size.

按大小把這些州排列一下。


分等級;分類 [T]


例句:

How do you rank these quality-of-life indicators?

你怎么給這些生活質(zhì)量的指標排序?


例句:

We track all referrals and rank them accordingly.

我們將根據(jù)您推薦朋友的次數(shù)排列位次。


等級高于;超過 [T]


例句:

A general ranks a captain.

將軍的級別比上尉高。


【俚】揭露;欺瞞;責難(+out) [T]

列為 [I]


例句:

Where do you rank Wordsworth as a poet?

你將華茲華斯列為哪一等詩人?


例句:

As a novel, Nineteen Eighty-four hardly ranks with the greats.

作為一部小說,《一九八四》很難被列為杰作。


列隊;列隊行進(+past/off) [I]

處于最高地位 [I]

【俚】抱怨 [I]

二、詞義辨析:


class,degree,grade,rank

這些名詞均有“級,等級”之意。 class含義廣泛,指人或物按優(yōu)劣劃分的等級,也指學校中的年級或班級。 degree指程度、范圍不同,社會地位的高低。也可指形容詞或副詞的級。 grade指按地位或優(yōu)劣劃分的等級,既可指人又可指物。 rank指人在社會中的地位或等級,尤指軍隊中的軍銜。


三、相關短語:


rank and file

普通士兵,普通成員;民眾,老百姓


taxi rank

計程汽車車站,出租汽車總稱


四、參考例句:


rank weeds

雜草叢生


His rank is lieutenant.

他的職銜是中尉。


He prostrated himself before rank and wealth.

他屈服于地位和財富。


He is above me in rank.

他的級別比我高。


He is above me in?rank.

他的級別比我高。


The rank of captain is inferior.

上尉的軍銜很低。


How do you rank these quality-of-life indicators?

你怎么給這些生活質(zhì)量的指標排序?


Your rank is next to mine.

你的排名居于我之后。


I don't like to rank things.

我不喜歡對事物進行排名。


The garden is rank with weeds.

花園長滿了雜草。