单词 | calibre |
释义 | calibre (once / 3826 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY calibre: calibres USAGE EXAMPLES"We are pleased with the level of interest in the pilot and the calibre of the successful candidates," said a Department for Education spokesman. BBC(Dec 01, 2016) "The calibre of winners is an eye-opening view into the talent and vision of the UK's female entrepreneurs." BBC(Nov 16, 2016) Two more .32 calibre bullets had then been fired into her head, killing her instantly. The Guardian(Nov 03, 2016) 1 n diameter of a tube or gun barrel 2Syn|Hyper bore, caliber, gauge diam, diameter the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference n a degree or grade of excellence or worth Syn|Hypo|Hyper caliber, quality high quality, superiority the quality of being superior inferiority, low qualityan inferior quality choiceness, finenessthe quality of being very good indeed first classthe highest rank in a classification first waterthe highest quality gems cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuitythe property of being ingenious poornessthe quality of being poorly made or maintained scrawniness, scrubbinessthe property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality second classnot the highest quality in a classification wretchednessthe quality of being poor and inferior and sorry degree, grade, level a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality |
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