rank
noun /ræŋk/
/ræŋk/
Idioms - [uncountable, countable] the position, especially a high position, that somebody has in a particular organization, society, etc.
（尤指较高的）地位，级别 - She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank.
她不习惯和社会地位很高的人交往。 - He rose through the ranks to become managing director.
他级级攀升，当上了常务董事。 - Within months she was elevated to ministerial rank.
不出几个月，她就被提升至部级。 - in rank Promotion will mean that I’m immediately above him in rank.
升职后我会比他高一级。 - rank of something Barons are the lowest rank of the nobility.
男爵是最低级的贵族。
Topics People in societyb2- There are few women in the highest ranks of the organization.
这个组织内担任要职的女性很少。 - a government minister of Cabinet rank
政府内阁部长 - all ranks in society
所有社会阶层 - the lowest ranks of the aristocracy
贵族的最低等级 - People of every rank seemed to agree on this.
各个阶层的人似乎都同意这一点。 - She rose from the middle ranks of the civil service.
她从公务员队伍的中层升了上来。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- senior
- superior
- …
- achieve
- attain
- be promoted to
- …
- above a/the rank
- below a/the rank
- in rank
- …
- of high, low, etc. rank
- She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank.
- [countable, uncountable] the position that somebody has in the army, navy, police, etc.
军衔；军阶；警衔 - rank of something He was soon promoted to the rank of captain.
他很快被提升至上尉军阶。 - He rose steadily through the ranks and retired as a lieutenant-colonel.
他稳步晋升，以中校身份退休。 - officers of junior/senior rank
有低级／高级军阶的军官 - officers and other ranks (= people who are not officers)
军官及士兵 - The colonel was stripped of his rank (= was given a lower position, especially as a punishment).
那名上校被降职了。 - in rank a military commander similar in rank to a modern general
军衔类似于现代将军的军事指挥官
Topics War and conflictb2- He came up through the ranks to become a general.
他行伍出身，最后成为将军。 - He held officer rank in the air force for many years.
他当空军尉官许多年了。 - He never rose above the rank of lieutenant.
他一辈子只是个陆军中尉。 - He was assigned the rank of Commander.
他被授予海军中校军衔。 - She joined the navy and held the rank of captain.
她加入海军并且当上了上校。 - police officers below the rank of sergeant
级别低于巡佐的警员 - I gave them only my name, rank and serial number.
我只给了他们我的名字、军衔和编号。 - Officers of junior rank had separate accommodation.
下级军官有单独的住处。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- senior
- superior
- …
- achieve
- attain
- be promoted to
- …
- above a/the rank
- below a/the rank
- in rank
- …
- of high, low, etc. rank
- rank of something He was soon promoted to the rank of captain.
- the ranks[plural] the position of ordinary soldiers rather than officers; the army
普通士兵 - He served in the ranks for most of the war.
战争期间，他大部分时间都在部队服役。 - He rose from the ranks (= from being an ordinary soldier) to become a warrant officer.
他从普通士兵升至准尉。 - a campaign to attract more women into the military ranks
吸引更多的女性担任各级军官的运动
- They had served in the ranks of the Sultan's army.
他们曾在苏丹的军队当过兵。 - Death and disease were thinning their ranks.
死亡与疾病正在导致他们减员。
- He served in the ranks for most of the war.
- [singular] the degree to which somebody/something is of high quality
等级；级别 - a painter of the first rank
一流的画家 - Britain is no longer in the front rank of world powers.
英国再也不是位于前列的世界强国。 - The findings are arranged in rank order according to performance.
这些研究结果是根据性能等级排列的。
- a painter of the first rank
- the ranks[plural] the members of a particular group or organization
（团体或组织的）成员 - We have a number of international players in our ranks.
我们的队员中有好几个国际选手。 - At 50, he was forced to join the ranks of the unemployed.
他 50 岁时被迫加入了失业行列。 - There were serious divisions within the party's own ranks.
这个党内部存在着严重的分歧。
- A CIA operative had infiltrated their ranks.
一位中央情报局的特工打入了他们的队伍。 - More women are now filling the ranks of the medical profession.
现在，更多的女性正在加入医疗行业。 - He spent two years on the college golf team before joining the professional ranks.
他在大学高尔夫球队打了两年球后才加入职业队。 - The group has little influence over those outside its own ranks.
这个团体对非成员没什么影响力。 - These products appeal to the growing ranks of middle-class consumers.
这些产品吸引了越来越多的中产阶级消费者。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- growing
- swelling
- amateur
- …
- enter
- fill
- join
- …
- among the ranks of
- within the ranks of
- beyond the ranks
- …
- the rank and file
- We have a number of international players in our ranks.
- [countable] a line or row of soldiers, police, etc. standing next to each other
（警察、士兵等的）队列，行列 - They watched as ranks of marching infantry passed the window.
他们看着步兵列队从窗前走过。 - They fired at random into the enemy ranks.
他们向敌人的队列随意开火。
- The president moved slowly along the ranks of men.
总统沿着士兵队列缓慢前行。 - The soldiers marched in three ranks of ten.
士兵分 3 排行进，每排 10 人。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- front
- rear
- massed
- …
- along a/the rank
- in a/the rank
- break ranks
- close ranks
- rank upon rank (of something)
- …
- They watched as ranks of marching infantry passed the window.
- [countable] a line or row of people or things
排；行；列 - massed ranks of spectators
聚集起来的旁观者的行列 - The trees grew in serried ranks (= very closely together).
树木一排靠一排地生长。
- Rank upon rank of caravans filled the field.
成排的大篷车挤满了营地。 - There were ranks of trestle tables piled high with food.
一排排搁板桌上食物堆得高高的。 - He was standing in the second rank.
他当时站在第 2 排。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- front
- rear
- massed
- …
- along a/the rank
- in a/the rank
- break ranks
- close ranks
- rank upon rank (of something)
- …
- massed ranks of spectators
- [countable] (statistics
统计 普通士兵
position in organization/army, etc.级别
quality质量
members of group成员
line/row行；列
in statistics统计
词源noun Middle English (in the sense ‘row of things’): from Old French ranc, of Germanic origin; related to ring
Idioms
break ranks
- (of soldiers, police, etc.
士兵、警察等 掉队；未保持队形 - The police broke ranks and started hitting people with their batons.
警察散开队形并开始用警棍打人。
- The police broke ranks and started hitting people with their batons.
- (of the members of a group
成员 不支持所属团体（或组织） - Large numbers of MPs felt compelled to break ranks over the issue.
为数众多的下院议员觉得在这一问题上不得不表示反对。 - He broke ranks with his fellow Republicans and opposed the war.
他离开自己的共和党阵营，加入反战行列。
- Large numbers of MPs felt compelled to break ranks over the issue.
close ranks
- if a group of people close ranks, they work closely together to defend themselves, especially when they are being criticized
（尤指受到批评时）抱团，携手合作 - It's not unusual for the police to close ranks when one of their officers is being investigated.
在一位警员受到调查时，警察抱团的事并不罕见。
- It's not unusual for the police to close ranks when one of their officers is being investigated.
- if soldiers close ranks, they move closer together in order to defend themselves
（士兵）成密集队形，相互靠拢
pull rank (on somebody)
- to make use of your place or status in society or at work to make somebody do what you want
凭借地位指使（某人）；弄权