level
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈlevl/
/ˈlevl/
Idioms - [countable, uncountable] the height of something in relation to the ground or to what it used to be
（与地面或过去位置相对的）高度 - The cables are buried one metre below ground level.
电缆埋在地平面下一米深的地方。 - The floodwater nearly reached roof level.
洪水几乎涨到屋顶。 - The river has fallen to its lowest level since 2012.
这条河已经降到了2012年以来的最低水平。 - the level rose/dropped/decreased/increased
水位上升/下降/下降/上升 - on a level with something On the second floor you are on a level with (= at the same height as) the treetops.
二楼和树梢同高。 - on a level The tables are not on a level (= the same height).
这些桌子高矮不一。
- the level of water in the bottle
瓶中的水位 - The plane was flying at a very low level.
飞机正在超低空飞行。 - The water rose to the level of the ground floor windows.
水涨到了一楼的窗户那么高。 - They are going to raise the level of the banks to prevent flooding.
他们要加高堤岸以防洪水。 - below the level of the cloud
在云层之下
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- ground
- …
- adjust
- change
- lower
- …
- above a/the level
- at a/the level
- below a/the level
- …
- a change in level
- a change of level
- The cables are buried one metre below ground level.
- [countable] a floor of a building; a layer of ground
楼层；地层 - a multi-level parking lot
多层停车场 - Take the elevator to Level Four.
乘电梯到四层。 - on a level The restaurant is on the level below this one.
餐馆在这个下面一层。 - The library is all on one level.
图书馆全部在同一层楼上。 - Archaeologists found pottery in the lowest level of the site.
考古学家在挖掘现场的最下层发现了陶器。
Topics Houses and homesa2- Are we on the right level for the restaurant?
我们是在餐厅所处的楼层吗？ - Remember that we parked on level 5.
记住我们的车停在第5层。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ground
- lower
- higher
- …
- on a/the level
- to a/the level
- a multi-level parking lot
- [countable] the amount of something that exists in a particular situation at a particular time
（某时某情况下存在的）数量，程度，浓度 - a low level of support for the proposed changes
对提议的变革的支持度很低 - Increase your level of activity to burn more calories.
增加你的活动量来燃烧更多的卡路里。 - to raise/reduce the level of something
提高/降低某物的水平 - They have achieved higher levels of efficiency.
他们已经达到较高的效率水平。 - A change of course may be needed if the current level of violence continues.
如果目前的暴力水平继续下去，可能需要改变路线。 - low/high/elevated blood cholesterol levels
低/高/升高的血液胆固醇水平 - a reduction/a rise/a decrease/an increase/a change in energy levels
能量水平的降低/升高/降低/增加/变化 - at a/the… level Profits were at the same level as the year before.
利润和前一年持平。
- a test that checks the level of alcohol in the blood
对血液中酒精含量的测试 - Crime has reached its highest level ever.
犯罪率已达到有史以来最高水平。 - Emissions are well below the levels set by the WHO.
排放量远远低于世卫组织规定的标准。 - Excessive levels of lead were found in the water.
水里发现过量的铅。 - Her blood pressure has returned to its normal level.
她的血压已经恢复到正常水平。 - Industrial output has reached record levels.
工业产量已创纪录新高。 - Mortgage rates were 10% above their current level.
当时的抵押借款利率比现有水平高出 10%。 - Radiation is well below the permitted level.
辐射量远远低于规定水平。 - Rents will be kept at this level for another year.
租金在来年仍将保持这个水平。 - She predicts that fuel prices will remain at current levels.
她预计燃料价格会保持现有水平。 - There will be stiff penalties if companies exceed these levels of pollution.
公司污染超标将会受到严厉的处罚。 - They were asked to indicate the level of distress they experienced as a result of their experiences.
他们需要说明曾经经历的事给他们造成了多大的压力。 - a generous level of financial support for the arts
对艺术的慷慨解囊 - an acceptable level of risk
可接受的风险水平 - permitted levels of chemical pollutants
化学污染物的准许含量 - the worst level of business failure since 1997
自 1997 年以来企业破产的最严重程度 - Another cause for concern is the rising level of crime.
另一个令人担忧的原因是犯罪率的上升。 - High stress levels will affect employees' productivity.
精神压力大会影响雇员的工作效率。 - The aim is to reduce pollution levels in the city.
目标是降低城市的污染水平。 - These cities have relatively low levels of unemployment.
这些城市的失业率相对较低。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elevated
- high
- significant
- …
- achieve
- attain
- reach
- …
- go up
- rise
- soar
- …
- above a/the level
- at a/the level
- below a/the level
- …
- a low level of support for the proposed changes
- [countable, uncountable] a particular standard or quality
标准；水平；质量；品级 - The hotel's level of service is consistently high.
这家酒店的服务水平一直很高。 - The participants had different levels of education.
参与者受教育程度不同。 - He studied French to degree level.
他的法语学到了拿学位的水平。 - What is the level of this course?
这门课程是什么程度？ - It is difficult to maintain this level of performance.
很难保持这种水平的性能。 - at a… level She has played tennis at a high level.
她的网球技术已经很高。 - on a level Both players are on a level (= of the same standard).
两位选手的水平不相上下。 - I refuse to sink to their level (= behave as badly as them).
我不愿堕落到他们那种地步。
- students who have reached the intermediate level
达到中等水平的学生 - students at intermediate level
中等水平的学生 - language students at different levels of proficiency
不同熟练程度的语言学习者 - They work hard, but with varying levels of success.
他们工作努力，不过成功程度不一。 - He has reached an advanced level in his studies.
他的学习达到了高级水平。 - Standards of hygiene are at a fairly low level.
卫生标准相当低。 - a sport suitable for people of all fitness levels
适合不同身体状况的人的运动 - Most of these students have a high level of language ability.
这些学生大多语言能力很强。 - She studied psychology at degree level.
她修读了心理学的学位课程。 - She reached a very high level at a very young age.
她在很年轻时就晋升到非常高的级别。 - The school offers classes at all levels from beginner to advanced.
这所学校提供从初级到高级的各级课程。 - He's reading at grade level.
他的阅读处在年级平均水平。 - His English is way above the level of the other students.
他的英语比其他同学要好很多。 - The book is not suitable for students below degree level.
这本书不适合没有达到学位水平的学生。 - The difficulty level of the exercises in the book varies widely.
这本书中练习题的难度相差很大。 - The teaching is at quite a basic level.
教学处于相当基础的水平。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- elementary
- low
- …
- attain
- reach
- complete
- …
- above a/the level
- at a/the level
- below a/the level
- …
- somebody’s comfort level
- take somebody/something to the next level
- The hotel's level of service is consistently high.
- [uncountable, countable] a position or rank in a scale of size or importance
层次；级别 - the upper levels of government
政府的高层 - at (a) … level Discussions are currently being held at national level.
目前讨论正在全国进行。 - at local/international level
在地方/国际一级
- The decision is being made at top level.
最高层正在做决策。 - There is a lot of corruption at a local level.
地方上有很多腐败现象。 - The thing has got to be organized on an international level.
这件事情需由国际机构出面组织。 - At the local level there's a lot to be said for the plan.
关于这个计划，还有许多要向地方基层解释。 - The party needs to win support at grass-roots level.
该党需要赢得基层民众的支持。 - These decisions are made at board level.
这些决定由董事会作出。 - He promised reforms at all levels of government.
他承诺对各级政府进行改革。 - It's people at the lower levels within the company that will lose their jobs.
公司里的低层人员会失业。 - He rose to the level of general manager.
他升到了总经理的级别。 - You need to do all three levels to qualify as a canteen supervisor.
成为一名合格的餐厅主管你需要满足这3 项要求。 - It's time to take my career to the next level.
是让我的事业提升一个层次的时候了。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- upper
- low
- …
- reach
- rise to
- at a/the level
- on a/the level
- the upper levels of government
- [countable] a particular way of looking at, reacting to or understanding something
看待（或应对、理解）事物的方式 - on a… level On a more personal level, I would like to thank Jean for all the help she has given me.
从较为个人的角度我要感谢琼所给予我的一切帮助。 - Fables can be understood on various levels.
寓言可从不同的角度去理解。 - at a… level At a conscious level, I was quite satisfied with my life.
在意识层面，我对生活颇满意。
- On a superficial level everything appears to be in order, but at a deeper level you an see that there's a lot wrong.
从表面上看，一切似乎都井井有条，但在更深的层面上，你会发现有很多错误。 - We probably need to look at this problem at a more detailed level.
我们或许需要更细致地考虑这个问题。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- conscious
- subconscious
- unconscious
- …
- at a/the level
- on a/the level
- on a… level On a more personal level, I would like to thank Jean for all the help she has given me.
- [countable] one of a series of stages in a computer game. Players progress from easy to more advanced levels within the game.
电脑游戏中的一系列阶段之一。玩家在游戏中从简单到更高级。 - a computer game with 15 levels
15 级的电脑游戏 - Players advance to the next level by collecting all the pieces and constructing the spaceship.
玩家通过收集所有的碎片和建造宇宙飞船来进入下一个阶段。 - Each level is randomly generated so each game is different.
每个关卡都是随机生成的，所以每个游戏都是不同的。
- a computer game with 15 levels
- (also spirit level)[countable] a device used to test whether a surface is level, consisting of a glass tube partly filled with liquid with a bubble of air inside. The position of the bubble indicates whether the surface is level.
一种用来测试表面是否水平的装置，由一根玻璃管组成，玻璃管中部分充满液体，内部有气泡。气泡的位置表示表面是否水平。
height高度
floor/layer楼层；层面
amount数量
standard标准
rank in scale级别
point of view观察的角度
in computer games
tool工具
词源Middle English (denoting an instrument to determine whether a surface is horizontal): from Old French livel, based on Latin libella, diminutive of libra ‘scales, balance’.
Idioms
on the level
(North American English also on the up and up)
- (informal) honest; legal
诚实；诚恳；合法；正当 - I'm not convinced he's on the level.
我不相信他是真诚的。 - Are you sure this deal is on the level?
你确信这笔交易合法吗？
- I'm not convinced he's on the level.
on a level/par with somebody/something
- as good, bad, important, etc. as somebody/something else
等高的；地位相同的；价值相等的 - This place is on a level with the best French restaurants.
这个地方和最好的法国餐馆在同一水平线上。
- This place is on a level with the best French restaurants.
on a par/level with somebody/something
- as good, bad, important, etc. as somebody/something else
等高的；地位相同的；价值相等的 - This place is on a par with the best French restaurants.
这个地方和最好的法国餐馆不相上下。
- This place is on a par with the best French restaurants.