degree怎么读,是什么意思,单词翻译、读音
英语单词:degree
意思翻译
degree
noun uk/dɪˈɡriː/ us/dɪˈɡriː/
(AMOUNT)
B2 [ C usually singular, U ]数量;程度;水平
(an) amount or level of something
This job demands a high degree of skill. 这项工作对技术的要求很高。
There isn't the slightest degree of doubt that he's innocent. 毫无疑问,他是无辜的。
I have to warn you that there's a degree of (= some) danger involved in this. 我必须警告你这里面有一定的危险。
The number of terrorist attacks has increased to a terrifying degree. 恐怖袭击的次数已经到了骇人的程度。
There was some degree of truth in what she said. 她说的有一定的真实性。
To what degree do you think we will be providing a better service? 你认为我们的服务还有多大的改进空间?
"That's really bad." "Well, it's all a matter/question of degree (= there are other things better and other things worse)." “那可真是太糟糕了。”“只是程度不同而已。” More examples
Courts can show a considerable degree of latitude when it comes to applying the law.
We can predict changes with a surprising degree of accuracy.
I like modern art to a certain degree, but I don't like the really experimental stuff.
It is impossible to predict the outcome of the negotiations with any degree of certitude.
Individuals with even a small degree of emotional intelligence are a dream to work for.
(UNIT)
A2 [ C ] (written abbreviation deg.)度,度数(尤指温度或角度的度量单位,通常在数字后用符号°来表示)
any of various units of measurement, especially of temperature or angles, usually shown by the symbol ° written after a number
a difference of three degrees 3度之差
Water boils at 212° Fahrenheit and 100° Celsius/Centigrade. 水在212华氏度,即100摄氏度沸腾。
A right angle is an angle of 90°. 直角为90度。
New York is on a latitude of 41°N and a longitude of 74°W. 纽约位于北纬41度、西经74度。 More examples
The average temperature worldwide has risen by about one degree Fahrenheit in the past 100 years.
The boat settled into the mud at a 35 degree angle/an angle of 35 degrees.
The temperature is expected to drop to ten degrees below zero tonight.
It's two degrees outside, but with the wind-chill factor, it feels like minus five.
The thermometer recorded a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius.
(SUBJECT OF STUDY)
B1 [ C ]课程;学位
a course of study at a college or university, or the qualification given to a student after he or she has completed his or her studies
She has a physics degree/a degree in physics from Edinburgh. 她获得了爱丁堡大学的物理学学位。
mainly US She has a bachelor's/master's degree in history from Yale. 她获得了耶鲁大学历史学专业的学士/硕士学位。
UK "What degree did you do at York?" "Geography." “你在约克大学学的什么课程?”“地理学。” More examples
A degree in computer science offers a fast track to the top.
At work she kept up the fiction that she had a university degree.
UK Adrian has a double honours degree in English and philosophy.
Gone are the days when a university degree was a meal ticket for life.
There is a predominance of people with an arts degree on the board of governors.
Idioms
by degrees逐渐,逐步
gradually
The economy seems to be improving by degrees. 经济似乎在逐步好转。
to a/some degree部分地;在某种程度上 partly
To some degree I think that's right, but there are other factors which affect the situation. 从某种程度上来讲我认为那是对的,但是影响这种局面的还有其他因素。
-degree
suffix uk/ -dɪ.ɡriː/ us/ -dɪ.ɡriː/
…度,…级(与序数词并用,表示某事物的严重性)
used with an ordinal number to show how serious something is
She suffered first-/second-/third-degree (= least serious/serious/very serious) burns on her legs. 她的腿部受到一度/二度/三度烧伤。
US He's being charged with first-degree (= the most serious type of) murder. 他被指控犯有一级谋杀罪。