class, degree, grade, rank

row, queue, line, rank, file

名詞 rank:

1. a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
2. relative status
3. the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
   同義詞：rank and file
4. position in a social hierarchy
   同義詞：social station, social status, social rank
5. the body of members of an organization or group
   同義詞：membership

動(dòng)詞 rank:

1. take or have a position relative to others
2. assign a rank or rating to
   同義詞：rate, range, order, grade, place
3. take precedence or surpass others in rank
   同義詞：outrank

形容詞 rank:

1. very fertile; producing profuse growth
2. very offensive in smell or taste
3. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
   同義詞：crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross
4. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
   同義詞：absolute, downright, out-and-out, right-down, sheer
5. growing profusely

1. I rank her among the country's best writers.
   我認(rèn)為她可屬全國(guó)最優(yōu)秀作家之列。
2. A general ranks a captain.
   將軍的級(jí)別比上尉高。
3. This tennis player ranked third in the world.
   這位網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動(dòng)員排名世界第三。
4. He is above me in rank.
   他的級(jí)別比我高。

rank

n.（名詞）

A relative position in a society.
社會(huì)地位，社會(huì)階層：在社會(huì)中所處的相對(duì)位置
An official position or grade:
職位，官級(jí)：官方地位或等級(jí)：
例句：
the rank of sergeant.
中士職位

A relative position or degree of value in a graded group.
順序，次序：在一個(gè)等級(jí)團(tuán)體中所處的相對(duì)位置或相對(duì)價(jià)值層次
High or eminent station or position:
高位，顯貴：高級(jí)或突出的地位或職位：
例句：
persons of rank.
達(dá)官顯貴

A row, line, series, or range.
行列：行、列、系列或行列

A line of soldiers, vehicles, or equipment standing side by side in close order.
并排：橫排緊密地一個(gè)挨一個(gè)地排列著的士兵、交通工具或裝備
ranks The armed forces.
ranks 軍隊(duì)：武裝部隊(duì)
ranks Personnel, especially enlisted military personnel.
ranks 軍隊(duì)士兵：人員，尤指參加軍事部隊(duì)的成員
ranks A body of people classed together; numbers:
ranks 群眾：歸類在一起的人們；成員：
例句：
joined the ranks of the unemployed.
加入到失業(yè)大軍中

Games Any of the horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard.
【游戲】 橫排，橫格：國(guó)際象棋棋盤中組成格的任意橫線
v.（動(dòng)詞）
ranked,rank.ing,ranks
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To place in a row or rows.
排列：排入一排或數(shù)排中
To give a particular order or position to; classify.
分等，分級(jí)：給予…特定的次序或位置；歸類
To outrank or take precedence over.
高于，在…之上：級(jí)別高過(guò)…或在…之前
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To hold a particular rank:
位于：占據(jù)一個(gè)特定的等級(jí)：
例句：
ranked first in the class.
在班上名列前茅

To form or stand in a row or rows.
使成橫排：形成或站入一排或數(shù)排中
Slang
【俚語(yǔ)】
To complain.
抱怨
To engage in carping criticism. Often used withon :
吹毛求疵，揭瘡疤：持續(xù)不斷地進(jìn)行尖刻的批評(píng)。通常與on 連用：
例句：
Stop ranking on me all the time.
不要總對(duì)我吹毛求疵

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>pull rank
To use one`s superior rank to gain an advantage.
弄權(quán)：利用某人的高級(jí)職位謀求利益
來(lái)源：
Middle English [line, row]
中古英語(yǔ) [行，列]
from Old French ranc, renc
源自 古法語(yǔ) ranc, renc
[of Germanic origin] * see sker- 2
[源于德語(yǔ)] *參見 sker- 2

rank
rank 2

adj.（形容詞）
rank.er,rank.est
Growing profusely or with excessive vigor:
茂密叢生的：生長(zhǎng)得茂密或速度極快的：
例句：
rank vegetation in the jungle.
叢林中茂密叢生的植物

Yielding a profuse, often excessive crop; highly fertile:
極度肥沃的：生長(zhǎng)出茂密乃至超常植物的；極其肥沃的：
例句：
rank earth.
肥沃的土壤

Strong and offensive in odor or flavor.
刺鼻的；難聞的：氣味或味道強(qiáng)烈或使人不舒服的
Conspicuously offensive:
惱人的：極其使人不快的：
例句：
rank treachery.See Synonyms at flagrant
臭名昭著的叛變參見 flagrant

Absolute; complete:
絕對(duì)的，完全的：
例句：
a rank amateur; a rank stranger.
一個(gè)地道的業(yè)余者；十足的陌生人

來(lái)源：
Middle English ranc
中古英語(yǔ) ranc
from Old English [strong, overbearing] * see reg-
源自 古英語(yǔ) [強(qiáng)烈的，超常的] *參見 reg-

【引伸】
rank.ly
adv.（副詞）
rank.ness
n.（名詞）