degree

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/dɪˈɡriː/

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[countable]
(abbreviation deg.)
a unit for measuring temperature
- at… degrees Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) or zero/nought degrees Celsius (0°C).
- above/below… degrees Temperatures are expected to drop below 2 degrees.
- Last weekend temperatures reached 40 degrees.
Extra Examples
- Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
- Temperatures inside the burning building are estimated to have reached 600 degrees centigrade.
Topics Maths and measurementa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + degree
- reach
preposition
- at… degrees
phrases
- degrees Celsius
- degrees centigrade
- degrees Fahrenheit
- …
See full entry
[countable] a unit for measuring angles
- an angle of ninety degrees (90°)
Extra Examples
- I turned the wheel 90 degrees,
- Place the shelf at a 90 degree angle to the wall.
- If you study the sky through 360 degrees you will see a whole range of colours.
- The camera turned through 180 degrees.
- The car had spun through 180 degrees on impact.
Topics Maths and measurementb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + degree
- rotate
- spin
- turn
- …
preposition
- through… degrees
See full entry
[countable, uncountable] the amount or level of something
- degree of something Her job demands a high degree of skill.
- with a degree of something The story has been staged several times before, with varying degrees of success.
- to a degree I agree with you to a certain degree.
- The reaction to his decision has been, to some degree, predictable.
- These criticisms are, to a degree (= to some extent), well founded.
- To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour?
- Most pop music is influenced, to a greater or lesser degree, by the blues.
Extra Examples
- He would try anything to make her even the smallest degree happier.
- His arguments are simplistic to an extreme degree.
- I felt excitement and sadness in equal degree as I waved goodbye to my colleagues.
- It was possible to date these remains with a fair degree of accuracy.
- Psychologists examined her to assess the degree of her illness.
- She allowed us a considerable degree of freedom.
- The book fails to answer the question with any acceptable degree of certainty.
- The boss sometimes follows her instincts to a dangerous degree.
- The tax changes will especially hit those on high incomes and, to a lesser degree, small businesses.
- We were all disappointed to a greater or lesser degree.
- There is a degree of risk in any sport.
- These products don't get the same degree of testing as officially approved medications.
- The party leaders were all found to be corrupt in varying degrees.
- They work hard, but with varying degrees of success.
- We all tried to find out about the bus service, with varying degrees of success.
- employees of various degrees of ability
- Today we rely on computer technology to an unprecedented degree.
- the utmost degree of freedom
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- considerable
- good
- great
- …
verb + degree
- assess
- determine
preposition
- in… degrees
- of… degree
- to a… degree
- …
phrases
- by degrees
- in equal degree
- a greater or lesser degree
- …
See full entry
[countable] the qualification obtained by students who successfully complete a university or college course
- My brother has a master's degree from Harvard.
- degree in something She's pursuing a degree in biochemistry.
- a four-year degree course
- an undergraduate/graduate/doctoral degree
- a law/medical degree
see also Associate's degree, bachelor's degree, first degree, joint degree, higher degree, master’s degree
Wordfinder
- degree
- dissertation
- education
- graduate
- hall of residence
- lecture
- major
- seminar
- tutorial
- university
Collocations Education
EducationLearning
- acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications
- receive/provide somebody with training/tuition
- develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus
- give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
- hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
- sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
School
- go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
- be in the first, second, etc. (North American English) grade/(especially British English) year (at school)
- study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
- (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
- (North American English) graduate high school/college
Problems at school
- be the victim/target of bullying
- (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
- (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
- (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)
- be expelled from/be suspended from school
Work and exams
- do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something
- work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper
- finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
- hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
- study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam
- take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam
- (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
- (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (informal, especially North American English) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (informal, especially North American English) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
University
- apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university
- leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)
- study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
- (both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy
- earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics
Extra Examples
- Candidates must have at least an upper second class honours degree.
- Candidates must hold a professional degree in architecture.
- She earned a joint degree in Spanish and Psychology.
- people educated to degree level or beyond
- institutions that grant doctoral degrees
- The University conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.
- a degree-level course
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- college
- university
- associate
- …
verb + degree
- have
- hold
- do
- …
degree + noun
- course
- programme/program
- level
- …
preposition
- degree in
See full entry
[countable] (British English) a university or college course, normally lasting three years or more
- I'm hoping to do a chemistry degree.
- He took a degree in law then joined a law firm.
Topics Educationa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- college
- university
- associate
- …
verb + degree
- have
- hold
- do
- …
degree + noun
- course
- programme/program
- level
- …
preposition
- degree in
See full entry
[countable] a level in a scale of how serious something is
- murder in the first degree (= of the most serious kind)
- first-degree murder
- third-degree (= very serious) burns
see also second-degree, third degree
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- considerable
- good
- great
- …
verb + degree
- assess
- determine
preposition
- in… degrees
- of… degree
- to a… degree
- …
phrases
- by degrees
- in equal degree
- a greater or lesser degree
- …
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘step’, ‘tier’, ‘rank’, or ‘relative state’): from Old French, based on Latin de- ‘down’ + gradus ‘step or grade’.

Idioms

by degrees

slowly and gradually
- By degrees their friendship grew into love.
- By slow degrees, the company's turnover dwindled to nothing.

to the nth degree

extremely; to an extreme degree
- The children tested her patience to the nth degree.

单词	degree
释义	degree noun OPAL WOPAL S /dɪˈɡriː/ /dɪˈɡriː/ Idioms jump to other results [countable] (abbreviation deg.) a unit for measuring temperature at… degrees Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) or zero/nought degrees Celsius (0°C). above/below… degrees Temperatures are expected to drop below 2 degrees. Last weekend temperatures reached 40 degrees. Extra Examples Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade. Temperatures inside the burning building are estimated to have reached 600 degrees centigrade. Topics Maths and measurementa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + degree reach preposition at… degrees phrases degrees Celsius degrees centigrade degrees Fahrenheit … See full entry [countable] a unit for measuring angles an angle of ninety degrees (90°) Extra Examples I turned the wheel 90 degrees, Place the shelf at a 90 degree angle to the wall. If you study the sky through 360 degrees you will see a whole range of colours. The camera turned through 180 degrees. The car had spun through 180 degrees on impact. Topics Maths and measurementb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + degree rotate spin turn … preposition through… degrees See full entry [countable, uncountable] the amount or level of something degree of something Her job demands a high degree of skill. with a degree of something The story has been staged several times before, with varying degrees of success. to a degree I agree with you to a certain degree. The reaction to his decision has been, to some degree, predictable. These criticisms are, to a degree (= to some extent), well founded. To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour? Most pop music is influenced, to a greater or lesser degree, by the blues. Extra Examples He would try anything to make her even the smallest degree happier. His arguments are simplistic to an extreme degree. I felt excitement and sadness in equal degree as I waved goodbye to my colleagues. It was possible to date these remains with a fair degree of accuracy. Psychologists examined her to assess the degree of her illness. She allowed us a considerable degree of freedom. The book fails to answer the question with any acceptable degree of certainty. The boss sometimes follows her instincts to a dangerous degree. The tax changes will especially hit those on high incomes and, to a lesser degree, small businesses. We were all disappointed to a greater or lesser degree. There is a degree of risk in any sport. These products don't get the same degree of testing as officially approved medications. The party leaders were all found to be corrupt in varying degrees. They work hard, but with varying degrees of success. We all tried to find out about the bus service, with varying degrees of success. employees of various degrees of ability Today we rely on computer technology to an unprecedented degree. the utmost degree of freedom Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective considerable good great … verb + degree assess determine preposition in… degrees of… degree to a… degree … phrases by degrees in equal degree a greater or lesser degree … See full entry [countable] the qualification obtained by students who successfully complete a university or college course My brother has a master's degree from Harvard. degree in something She's pursuing a degree in biochemistry. a four-year degree course an undergraduate/graduate/doctoral degree a law/medical degree see also Associate's degree, bachelor's degree, first degree, joint degree, higher degree, master’s degree Wordfinder degree dissertation education graduate hall of residence lecture major seminar tutorial university Collocations EducationEducationLearning acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications receive/provide somebody with training/tuition develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons School go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school be in the first, second, etc. (North American English) grade/(especially British English) year (at school) study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc. (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school (North American English) graduate high school/college Problems at school be the victim/target of bullying (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should) (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test get/be given a detention (for doing something) be expelled from/be suspended from school Work and exams do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (informal, especially North American English) ace a test/an exam pass/fail/ (informal, especially North American English) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject University apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science) study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics (both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics Extra Examples Candidates must have at least an upper second class honours degree. Candidates must hold a professional degree in architecture. She earned a joint degree in Spanish and Psychology. people educated to degree level or beyond institutions that grant doctoral degrees The University conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. a degree-level course Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective college university associate … verb + degree have hold do … degree + noun course programme/program level … preposition degree in See full entry [countable] (British English) a university or college course, normally lasting three years or more I'm hoping to do a chemistry degree. He took a degree in law then joined a law firm. Topics Educationa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective college university associate … verb + degree have hold do … degree + noun course programme/program level … preposition degree in See full entry [countable] a level in a scale of how serious something is murder in the first degree (= of the most serious kind) first-degree murder third-degree (= very serious) burns see also second-degree, third degree Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective considerable good great … verb + degree assess determine preposition in… degrees of… degree to a… degree … phrases by degrees in equal degree a greater or lesser degree … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘step’, ‘tier’, ‘rank’, or ‘relative state’): from Old French, based on Latin de- ‘down’ + gradus ‘step or grade’. Idioms by degrees slowly and gradually By degrees their friendship grew into love. By slow degrees, the company's turnover dwindled to nothing. to the nth degree extremely; to an extreme degree The children tested her patience to the nth degree.
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