英语词汇“tier”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINtier

Origin:

1400-1500 Old French tire ‘order, rank’; ➔ ATTIRE

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Mason occupied two spaces on a tier of seats normally reserved for the board of directors and important visitors.
The strong economy has done little for workers at the lowest tier.
We always sat in the top tier of seats.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

I suppose I could have joined in except I was on the second tier of the other stand.
It is the second tier of visual cortex that specializes.
Statues by the hundred sat around and above him, tier upon curving tier.
The legislation transformed it into a new central bank and introduced a new tier of commercial banks and other lending institutions.
The second tier of the programme is in-house training.
The two tiers are not intended to exist in a hierarchical relationship to each other.

Longman Language Activatora line of things► line

several things that are standing next to each other or one behind the other: in a line: · Maisie had arranged her teddy bears in a line on the bed.line of: · In front of the house there is a line of tall trees.

► row

a line of things that have been deliberately put next to each other, especially one of several lines that are arranged one behind the other: · The tiny cottages had been built in long rows.· They put a row of chairs out for the visitors.· Julie arranged her perfumes and creams in neat rows on the dressing table.row upon row (=many rows): · The back wall was covered with row upon row of files.

► bank

a line of computers, televisions, or other electrical equipment: bank of: · Fans who couldn't get into the stadium watched the match on banks of TV monitors outside.· The scientists sit behind banks of computers, giving instructions to the crew of the spaceship.

► tier

one of many rows of seats in a theatre, concert hall etc, which are at different levels: tier of: · We always sat in the top tier of seats.· Mason occupied two spaces on a tier of seats normally reserved for the board of directors and important visitors.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► two-tiered/three-tiered etc

(=having two, three etc levels or layers)

a three-tiered wedding cake

► the first/second etc tier

The second tier of the programme is in-house training.

► two-tier

a two-tier system of government

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► low

· As a result a third, lower tier to the court system, the police courts, was added in 1843.· The lowest tier on the tea tray holds four glass containers of jams and custard and the promise of scones to come.· The lowest tier of planks cleared his head by at least a foot.· Some were perhaps not unhappy at the abolition of the counties, for certain powers returned to the lower tiers of government.· A lower tier of 10,000 seats will be ready for the 1993 Five Nations.· Must we take a fund soas to avoid having our patients condemned to the lower tier of a two tier service?· Green Belt functions were transferred to the lower tier authorities who are now required to prepare unitary development plans for their areas.

► new

· Without these skills, we risk creating a new tier of unregulated and unaccountable decision-making.· The legislation transformed it into a new central bank and introduced a new tier of commercial banks and other lending institutions.· Labour offers to all those who want simpler local government a new tier of expensive regional government.· When the London Stock Exchange's new third tier market started up, most punters were interested.· It appears that even now we are witnessing the establishment of a new and uppermost tier in the hierarchy of precious metals.

► top

· You could add a smaller top tier of curtains which could be drawn at night should you want complete privacy.· Of those, 71% moved to a top tier auditor while only 8% moved away from the largest firms.· These could form a top tier of targets which could be developed for application to individual businesses.· What, then, about the top tier?· The top tier of hangars was in darkness.· The most important developments, however, were to occur in the top tier of designated districts - the Partnerships.

► upper

· The descent to the Main Cliff and Upper tier remains serious, but no workable remedy has been found so far.· Tastes for variety are assumed to be of the S-D-S form, and the upper tier utility function is Cobb-Douglas.· Look especially for the frieze of statues on the upper tier.· Let the upper tier utility function be Cobb-Douglas.· The solution is to drape the upper tiers of stadiums with colorful banners and herd spectators close to the pitch.· What happens when upper tier preferences can not be represented by a Cobb-Douglas utility function?· In the 1983 to 1987 Parliament, we removed the metropolitan upper tier.

NOUN► system

· There's no point in the fund holding system unless there is a two tier system.· The tier system gives both light and privacy.· The critics are making a fundamental error in labelling this the start of a two-tier system.· The two tier system mentioned some time ago was needed now and a greater standard of excellence was essential in practical embalming.· We are seeing the beginnings of a two tier system.· More importantly, a different tier system is developing in different parts of the country.· He says we're going toward a two tier system and those dependant on the state are seen as failures.

单词	tier
释义	tiertier /tɪə $ tɪr/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINtier Origin: 1400-1500 Old French tire ‘order, rank’; ➔ ATTIRE Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Mason occupied two spaces on a tier of seats normally reserved for the board of directors and important visitors. The strong economy has done little for workers at the lowest tier. We always sat in the top tier of seats. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS I suppose I could have joined in except I was on the second tier of the other stand. It is the second tier of visual cortex that specializes. Statues by the hundred sat around and above him, tier upon curving tier. The legislation transformed it into a new central bank and introduced a new tier of commercial banks and other lending institutions. The second tier of the programme is in-house training. The two tiers are not intended to exist in a hierarchical relationship to each other. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora line of things► line several things that are standing next to each other or one behind the other: in a line: · Maisie had arranged her teddy bears in a line on the bed.line of: · In front of the house there is a line of tall trees. ► row a line of things that have been deliberately put next to each other, especially one of several lines that are arranged one behind the other: · The tiny cottages had been built in long rows.· They put a row of chairs out for the visitors.· Julie arranged her perfumes and creams in neat rows on the dressing table.row upon row (=many rows): · The back wall was covered with row upon row of files. ► bank a line of computers, televisions, or other electrical equipment: bank of: · Fans who couldn't get into the stadium watched the match on banks of TV monitors outside.· The scientists sit behind banks of computers, giving instructions to the crew of the spaceship. ► tier one of many rows of seats in a theatre, concert hall etc, which are at different levels: tier of: · We always sat in the top tier of seats.· Mason occupied two spaces on a tier of seats normally reserved for the board of directors and important visitors. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► two-tiered/three-tiered etc (=having two, three etc levels or layers) a three-tiered wedding cake ► the first/second etc tier The second tier of the programme is in-house training. ► two-tier a two-tier system of government COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► low · As a result a third, lower tier to the court system, the police courts, was added in 1843.· The lowest tier on the tea tray holds four glass containers of jams and custard and the promise of scones to come.· The lowest tier of planks cleared his head by at least a foot.· Some were perhaps not unhappy at the abolition of the counties, for certain powers returned to the lower tiers of government.· A lower tier of 10,000 seats will be ready for the 1993 Five Nations.· Must we take a fund soas to avoid having our patients condemned to the lower tier of a two tier service?· Green Belt functions were transferred to the lower tier authorities who are now required to prepare unitary development plans for their areas. ► new · Without these skills, we risk creating a new tier of unregulated and unaccountable decision-making.· The legislation transformed it into a new central bank and introduced a new tier of commercial banks and other lending institutions.· Labour offers to all those who want simpler local government a new tier of expensive regional government.· When the London Stock Exchange's new third tier market started up, most punters were interested.· It appears that even now we are witnessing the establishment of a new and uppermost tier in the hierarchy of precious metals. ► top · You could add a smaller top tier of curtains which could be drawn at night should you want complete privacy.· Of those, 71% moved to a top tier auditor while only 8% moved away from the largest firms.· These could form a top tier of targets which could be developed for application to individual businesses.· What, then, about the top tier?· The top tier of hangars was in darkness.· The most important developments, however, were to occur in the top tier of designated districts - the Partnerships. ► upper · The descent to the Main Cliff and Upper tier remains serious, but no workable remedy has been found so far.· Tastes for variety are assumed to be of the S-D-S form, and the upper tier utility function is Cobb-Douglas.· Look especially for the frieze of statues on the upper tier.· Let the upper tier utility function be Cobb-Douglas.· The solution is to drape the upper tiers of stadiums with colorful banners and herd spectators close to the pitch.· What happens when upper tier preferences can not be represented by a Cobb-Douglas utility function?· In the 1983 to 1987 Parliament, we removed the metropolitan upper tier. NOUN► system · There's no point in the fund holding system unless there is a two tier system.· The tier system gives both light and privacy.· The critics are making a fundamental error in labelling this the start of a two-tier system.· The two tier system mentioned some time ago was needed now and a greater standard of excellence was essential in practical embalming.· We are seeing the beginnings of a two tier system.· More importantly, a different tier system is developing in different parts of the country.· He says we're going toward a two tier system and those dependant on the state are seen as failures. 1one of several levels or layers that rise up one above the other: The lower tier has 10,000 seats.in tiers Terraces of olive trees rose in tiers.two-tiered/three-tiered etc (=having two, three etc levels or layers) a three-tiered wedding cake2one of several levels in an organization or systemtier of the most senior tier of managementthe first/second etc tier The second tier of the programme is in-house training. a two-tier system of government
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