| 释义 |
rank1 /rangk/ noun- A row
- A row of soldiers standing side by side (cf file1)
- Any row thought of as so placed (eg of squares along the player's side of a chessboard)
- (in pl) soldiers, esp private soldiers, (with the, private soldiers collectively)
- (in pl) persons of ordinary grade
- A row of taxis awaiting hire
- A place where taxis are allowed to stand for hire (also taxi rank)
- A set of organ pipes of the same type
- Arrangement in line
- Order, grade or degree
- An official post ordered in superiority (esp military)
- Position in society, etc
- High standing, esp social
transitive verb- To place in a line
- To assign to a particular class or grade
- To place on the list of claims against a bankrupt
- To be superior to in position, grade, etc, outrank (US)
intransitive verb- To have a place in a rank, grade, scale or class
- To move in rank
- To be admitted as a claim against the property of a bankrupt (Scots law)
ORIGIN: OFr renc (Fr rang), perh from OHGer hring, hrinc ring ranked adjective (Shakespeare) Appar bordered with rows rankˈer noun - A person who serves or has served as a private soldier
- An officer who has risen from the ranks
rankˈing adjective - Having a high military, political, etc position
- Highest in rank of those present
noun A position in a graded scale, a rating break rank or ranks (esp military) To fall or move out of line close ranks see under close2 pull rank To use one's rank to exert authority, get one's own way rank and file - Common soldiers
- Ordinary people
- Those in an organization, etc not involved in its management
take rank of To take precedence over rank2 /rangk/ adjective- Growing high and luxuriantly
- Coarsely or excessively overgrown
- Out-and-out, absolute, utter
- Over-productive
- Offensively strong-scented or strong-tasting
- Gross
- Foul
- (of an amount of money) excessive (law)
- Abundant (Spenser)
- Swollen (Shakespeare)
- Dense (Spenser, now N Eng)
- Lustful, in heat (Shakespeare)
- Grossly obvious (rare)
- Deep-cutting
- Strong, lusty, vigorous (obsolete or dialect)
- Violent (obsolete)
adverb- Violently (Spenser)
- Utterly (now dialect)
ORIGIN: OE ranc proud, strong rankˈly adverb rankˈness noun rankˈ-rīˈder noun - A hard rider
- A mosstrooper
- A highwayman
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