英语释义

1. a step or stage in a process, course, or order of classification
advanced by degrees We all know that you're only three degrees away from all sorts of interesting and even famous people on social media.
— Alex Proud

2. a rank or grade of official, ecclesiastical, or social position
people of low degree

3. a particular standing especially as to dignity or worth

4. the civil (see civil sense 4) condition or status of a person

5. a step in a direct line of descent or in the line of ascent to a common ancestor

6. step, stair

7. a member of a series arranged in steps (as of parts of a structure)

8. a measure of damage to tissue caused by injury or disease — compare first-degree burn, second-degree burn, third-degree burn

9. the extent, measure, or scope of an action, condition, or relation
different in degree but not in kind requiring a high degree of skill

10. relative intensity
a high degree of stress

11. one of the forms or sets of forms used in the comparison of an adjective or adverb

12. a legal measure of guilt or negligence
found guilty of murder in the first degree

13. a title conferred on students by a college, university, or professional school on completion of a program of study
earned her four-year degree associate's degrees has a degree in psychology

14. a grade of membership attained in a ritualistic order or society
received his first degree in the Knights of Columbus

15. an academic title conferred to honor distinguished achievement or service
The actor was presented with an honorary degree.

16. the formal ceremonies observed in the conferral of such a distinction

17. a unit of measure for angles equal to an angle with its vertex at the center of a circle and its sides cutting off 1/??? of the circumference
a fifteen degree angle 47 degrees Latitude also a unit of measure for arcs of a circle equal to the amount of arc that subtends a central angle of one degree

18. a position or space on the earth or in the heavens as measured by degrees of latitude

19. a step, note, or tone of a scale

20. a line or space of the musical staff

21. one of the divisions or intervals marked on a scale of a measuring instrument specifically any of various units for measuring temperature
350 degrees Fahrenheit

22. the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term of highest degree in a polynomial, polynomial function, or polynomial equation

23. the sum of the exponents of the variable factors of a monomial

24. the greatest power of the derivative of highest order in a differential equation after the equation has been rationalized (see rationalize sense 2) and cleared of fractions with respect to the derivative

25. to a remarkable extent exceedingly
I felt desolate to a degree
— Charlotte Bront?

26. in a small way
to a degree he succeeded

27. a unit for measuring temperature

28. a unit for measuring the size of an angle

29. an amount or level that can be measured or compared to another amount or level

30. a step in a series
His health improved by degrees.

31. amount of something as measured by a series of steps
a high degree of progress

32. one of the three forms an adjective or adverb may have when it is compared

33. a title given (as to students) by a college or university
She received a degree of doctor of medicine.

34. one of the divisions marked on a measuring instrument (as a thermometer)

35. a 360th part of the circumference of a circle

36. a line or space of the staff in music or the difference in pitch between two notes

37. a measure of damage to tissue caused by injury or disease — see first-degree burn, second-degree burn, third-degree burn

38. a title conferred on students by a college, university, or professional school on completion of a unified program of study

39. an academic title conferred honorarily

40. one of the divisions or intervals marked on a scale of a measuring instrument specifically any of various units for measuring temperature

41. a measure of the seriousness of a crime — see also fifth degree, first degree, fourth degree, second degree, third degree Note: Crimes are rated by degrees for the purpose of imposing more severe punishments for more serious crimes.

42. a measure of care also a measure of negligence especially in connection with bailments — see also care, negligence

片语

To such a degree that到这样地程度以致于

to a surprising degree令人惊讶的是

losing to participate a degree损失参与度

to some degree在某种程度上；有点，稍微

to a considerable degree在很大程度上

to take a degree course念学位

to a certain degree在某种程度上

to such a degree达到这样的程度

to a large degree在很大程度上

to a less degree一点

英汉例句

• the resulting responses may not prevent infection, but they may reduce symptoms to a degree that people do not even realize they are infected.

  虽然随之而来的免疫应答可能无法防止感染，但可以在某种程度上减少疾病的癥状，以至于人们都觉察不到自己已经感染了流感。

• it also means the west must to a degree absolve itself of direct responsibility for what happens next in libya and leave the planning to libyans themselves.

  这也意味着西方国家必须将利比亚的规划交给他们自己，而在一定程度上避免直接参与利比亚的局势进展。

• in examining the case for legal protection for the ugly, mr hamermesh relies to a degree on the work of deborah rhode, a law professor at stanford university and author of 「the beauty bias」.

  在查阅对丑陋之人的法律保护的个案中，哈莫米斯先生在一定程度上依赖了黛博拉·罗德的研究，她是斯坦福大学的法学教授，也是《美的偏爱》一书的作者。

• 「we as parents can to a degree protect our teens from bad content, but we can't protect them from their own conduct,」 nigam said.

  父母能够在一定程度上保护孩子免受不良信息的影响，但是如果孩子通过自己的方式接触一些不好的东西，那么作为父母就无能为力了。

• sound reform depends on knowledge to a degree that lawyers do not always appreciate.

  合理而坚实的改革，在一定程度上取决于法律人并不总是重视、欣赏的那些知识。

• general butler grew ever more adamant in the defense of 「his」 contrabands, to a degree that must have shocked his old associates.

  butler将军在保护这些「敌人的财产」上态度越来越坚决，甚至可能会让他过去的同事震惊的程度。

相似词

chapter把…分成章节

cut缩减的；割下的；雕过的

grade(Grade)人名；(英)格雷德；(法、德、西、葡、塞、瑞典)格拉德

inch慢慢前进

notch赢得；用刻痕计算；在…上刻凹痕

peg(Peg) （美）佩格（人名）

phase分阶段进行；使定相

place放置；任命；寄予

point指向；弄尖；加标点于

stage举行；上演；筹划

step走，迈步； 竖立（桅桿）于桅座上