英语释义

1. a device for establishing a horizontal line or plane by means of a bubble in a liquid that shows adjustment to the horizontal by movement to the center of a slightly bowed glass tube

2. a measurement of the difference of altitude of two points by means of a level

3. horizontal condition especially equilibrium of a fluid marked by a horizontal surface of even altitude
water seeks its own level

4. an approximately horizontal line or surface taken as an index of altitude
Charts were arranged at eye level.

5. a practically horizontal surface or area (as of land)
the level of the plateau

6. a position in a scale or rank (as of achievement, significance, or value)
funded at the national level the job appeals to me on many levels

7. a line or surface that cuts perpendicularly all plumb lines that it meets and hence would everywhere coincide with a surface of still water

8. the plane of the horizon or a line in it

9. a horizontal passage in a mine intended for regular working and transportation

10. a concentration of a constituent especially of a body fluid (such as blood)
a normal blood-sugar level

11. the magnitude of a quantity considered in relation to an arbitrary reference value broadly magnitude, intensity
a high level of hostility

12. bona fide, honest

13. to make (a line or surface) horizontal make flat or level
level a field level off a house lot

14. to bring to a horizontal aiming position

15. aim, direct
leveled a charge of fraud

16. to bring to a common level or plane equalize
love levels all ranks
— W. S. Gilbert

17. to lay level with or as if with the ground raze

18. to knock down
leveled him with one punch

19. to make (something, such as color) even or uniform

20. to find the heights of different points in (a piece of land) especially with a surveyor's level

21. to attain or come to a level
the plane leveled off at 10,000 feet

22. to aim a gun or other weapon horizontally

23. to bring persons or things to a level

24. to deal frankly and openly

25. having no part higher than another conforming to the curvature of the liquid parts of the earth's surface

26. parallel with the plane of the horizon horizontal

27. even or unvarying in height

28. equal in advantage, progression, or standing

29. proceeding monotonously or uneventfully

30. steady, unwavering
gave him a level look

31. calm, unexcited
spoke in level tones

32. reasonable, balanced
arrive at a justly proportional and level judgment on this affair
— Sir Winston Churchill

33. distributed evenly
level stress

34. being a surface perpendicular to all lines of force in a field of force equipotential

35. suited to a particular rank or plane of ability or achievement
top-level thinking

36. of or relating to the spreading out of a cost or charge in even payments over a period of time

37. very best

38. a specific height

39. a part of a building that is at a specific height

40. an amount of something

41. to make (something) flat or level

42. to knock (someone or something) down to the ground

43. to point (a weapon) at someone

44. having a flat or even surface

45. not going up or down

46. having the same height as something else

47. a horizontal line or surface usually at a named height
Hold it at eye level.

48. a step or stage in height, position, or rank
She rose to the level of manager.

49. a device used (as by a carpenter) to find a horizontal line or surface

50. to make or become horizontal, flat, or even

51. having a flat even surface Find a level place to set up the tent.

52. horizontal entry 1
… the bridge, instead of rising, went across just level …
— Anna Sewell, Black Beauty

53. of the same height or rank even

54. steady and cool in judgment
The rescuers kept level heads.

55. a characteristic and fairly uniform concentration of a constituent of the blood or other body fluid
a normal blood-sugar level

56. a degree of ability or aptitude or measure of performance

57. a grade of mental and emotional development or maturity
evidence as to levels of personality development (e.g., anal, oral)
— G. P. Murdock

片语

Levelling instruments测平仪；水平尺

direct levelling直接水準测量

mortar levelling砂浆找平

stadia levelling视距高程测量

seedbed levelling播床耙平

Levelling Rod水平尺；标尺

levelling process水準测量法

levelling harrow无齿耙

levelling pole水準标桿

levelling agent[纺] 匀染剂；[助剂] 均化剂

英汉例句

• levelling out the pavement in queen street is a top priority.

  让皇后大街的人行道变得平坦是最优先考虑的事.

• this scenario sees gdp going up, then sharply down and back up before levelling off.

  在这种情况下gdp将会增长，然后急剧下降，在趋于稳定之前再次增长。

• this levelling off, coupled with a growing world population and increasing per capita demand for fish, spells trouble.

  这种停滞不前加上世界人口不断增长和人均鱼品需求量的扩大都将造成问题。

• it inculcated universal asceticism and social levelling in its crudest form.

  这种文献倡导普遍的禁欲主义和粗陋的平均主义.

• the city’s water department has adjusted its rate structure, levelling the highest charges at the biggest polluters (eg, car parks) instead of the biggest water consumers.

  城市的水务局已经调整了税率结构，规定向污染最严重的部门而不是使用水最多的征收的最多的税（如停车场）。

• the marshal, levelling his glass, answered, 「four or five thousand men, sire; evidently grouchy.」

  那位大元帅对準他的望远镜答道：“四五千人，陛下。

• although the temperature on ascension has not changed appreciably in the past 30 years, sea-surface temperatures upwind of it jumped by more than a degree in the 1980s before levelling off.

  虽然在过去的30年间阿森松岛上的温度并没有明显变化，但该岛上风向的洋面温度在上世纪80年代跃升了1度以上，在那之后洋面温度趋于稳定。

• levelling up never happens but always levelling down in my experience.

  对于我来说,水平提高是从未有过的事情,倒是水平下降的情况时有发生.

• very slowly, by almost imperceptible degrees, the snake lifted its head from the plexiglas floor, levelling on the rat like a sculpture come to life.

  慢慢地，几乎在不易察觉的角度，蛇从玻璃板上抬起头，像一尊鲜活的雕塑，瞄向老鼠。

• however, we are heartened by early positive signs, such as the levelling of delinquencies among our credit card customers.

  然而，我们也受到了一些初现的积极迹象的鼓舞，比如我们的信用卡客户的拖欠水平已经企稳。

• the outlook has improved, for one thing: america’s economy is levelling out, it noted on august 12th.

  鑒于美国经济正在企稳，在8月12号的会议上，美联储认为经济前景已有所改善。

• the transducing levelling instrument can be used for automatic observation on deformation.

  传感水準器可在自动化观测变形中应用.

• countries are levelling down, not up.

  很多国家正向低水平发展，而不是往上。

• the average age at which girls start puberty fell dramatically over the 20th century: while the average is now 12, although the average is now levelling off.

  自从20世纪以来女孩青春期开始的平均年纪极度下降。而现在的平均年纪是12岁，虽然这个平均值仍然平稳。

• they had to do the levelling first and then the terracing.

  他们先得平地,然后再造梯田.

• the aids epidemic in tanzania is levelling off!

  在坦桑尼亚的艾滋病疫情趋于稳定！

• he showed us how to go about levelling the land.

  他教我们怎样平地.

• trade, having fallen precipitately, is levelling off (see article).

  在经历暴跌后，贸易状况也正在企稳（查看文章）。

• despite a recent levelling out after the first quarter’s collapse, the world trade organisation reckons global trade volumes will be around 10% lower this year than in 2008.

  尽管国际贸易在第一季度的出现崩溃后，最近已趋于平稳，但国际贸易组织估计今年的世界贸易总量讲会比2008年下降10%。

• you can see this levelling at work in markets for transport and appliances.

  我们发现，交通和家电市场状况也差不多。

• lifting her skirt, levelling her cane fiercely before her , she began to march across the river.

  她撩起裙子, 狠命将手杖平伸在前, 气昂昂地开始过河了.

• wear levelling ensures that different areas of the address range are used for writes and/or erases in rotation to extend flash life.

  损耗平衡确保将地址范围的不同区域轮流用于写和／或擦除操作以延长闪存设备的寿命。

• one of the positives is the chatter coming from management that they're seeing a levelling in delinquencies and card portfolios.

  其中一个利好的迹象是，管理层表示，他们正看到信用卡拖欠及信用卡贷款投资组合趋于企稳。

• as for the goal of levelling the academic playing field, the state is pleased so far.

  对于实现在大学领域的公平竞争这个目标，到目前为止是很令人满意的。

• the growth in the car population has been levelling off.

  汽车数量的增长已趋于平稳.

• even worse, the few concrete steps taken involved the in-filling of the unique dock basins and the levelling of much victorian heritage.

  更糟的是，少得可怜的几个明确措施中居然还包括填实独一无二的码头盆地，夷平许多维多利亚时代的遗迹。

• cancelled flights, the levelling of un and other organisations and infrastructure has created a massive barrier through which this vital pipeline of aid must flow.

  取消的航班、联合国测评中心、其他组织机构和机场基础设施都是巨大的障碍，它们阻碍了机场这条重要救援通道的流通。

• inflation is finally levelling out at around 11% a month.

  通货膨胀率最终稳定在每月11%左右。

• that will take some of the steam out of asia’s exports, which may already be levelling off.

  这可能会减少亚洲出口的动力，如今其出口可能已经在原地踏步。

• by contrast, the cormorant ascends almost vertically, levelling off only occasionally, which may equalise pressure and help birds avoid the bends.

  相比之下鸬鹚的上升几乎是垂直的只是偶尔趋于稳定这也许可以抵消压力并且使鸟类避免受伤。

相似词

degree程度，等级；度；学位；阶层

echelon梯形；梯次编队；梯阵；阶层

footing步行；在…上行走；总计（foot的ing形式）

place放置；任命；寄予

position安置；把……放在适当位置

rank(Rank)人名；(英、德、芬、捷)兰克

ranking上级的；头等的；超群的

rung（梯子的）横档；梯级（尤指社会等级或职业结构）；（椅子的）横档

situation情况；形势；处境；位置

standing长期存在的；（跳高或赛跑起跑时）未经助跑的；站着的；（水）不流动的；（玉米）尚未收割的；（金属字）排好后保留的；长期有效的；（由法律或习俗）建立的；不能移动的

station配置；安置；驻扎

status地位；状态；情形；重要身份

stratum（组织的）层；[地质] 地层；社会阶层

相反词

bumpy颠簸的；崎岖不平的

coarse粗糙的；粗俗的；下等的

lumpy粗笨的；波浪起伏的；多块状物的

rough艰苦；高低不平的地面；未经加工的材料；粗糙的部分

uneven不均匀的；不平坦的；[数] 奇数的