rank

n.阶层，等级；军衔；次序，顺序；行列

vt.& vi.排列，使成横排；把…分类

vt.排列；超过，高于；把…分等级

vi.位于；使成横排；抱怨；吹毛求疵，揭疮疤

adj.讨厌的；极端的；繁茂的；恶臭的

noun

头衔 position in organization/army, etc.

1. （尤指较高的）地位，级别
   the position, especially a high position, that sb has in a particular organization, society, etc.
   1. She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank.
      她不习惯和社会地位很高的人搅和在一起。
   2. He rose through the ranks to become managing director.
      他级级攀升，当上了常务董事。
   3. Within months she was elevated to ministerial rank.
      不出几个月，她就被提升至部级。
2. 军衔；军阶；警衔
   the position that sb has in the army, navy, police, etc.
   1. He was soon promoted to the rank of captain.
      他很快被提升至上尉军阶。
   2. officers of junior/senior rank
      有低级 / 高级军阶的军官
   3. a campaign to attract more women into the military ranks
      吸引更多的女性担任各级军官的运动
   4. officers, and other ranks (= people who are not officers)
      军官及士兵
   5. The colonel was stripped of his rank (= was given a lower position, especially as a punishment) .
      那名上校被降职了。
3. 普通士兵
   the position of ordinary soldiers rather than officers
   1. He served in the ranks for most of the war.
      战争期间，他大部分时间都在部队服役。
   2. He rose from the ranks (= from being an ordinary soldier) to become a warrant officer.
      他从普通士兵升至准尉。

质量 quality

4. 等级；级别
   the degree to which sb/sth is of high quality
   1. a painter of the first rank
      一流的画家
   2. Britain is no longer in the front rank of world powers.
      英国再也不是位于前列的世界强国。
   3. The findings are arranged in rank order according to performance.
      这些研究结果是根据性能等级排列的。

成员 members of group

5. （团体或组织的）成员
   the members of a particular group or organization
   1. We have a number of international players in our ranks.
      我们的队员中有好几个国际选手。
   2. At 50, he was forced to join the ranks of the unemployed.
      他50岁时被迫加入了失业行列。
   3. There were serious divisions within the party's own ranks.
      这个党内部存在着严重对立的派别。

行；列 line/row

6. （警察、士兵等的）队列，行列
   a line or row of soldiers, police, etc. standing next to each other
   1. They watched as ranks of marching infantry passed the window.
      他们看着步兵列队从窗前走过。
7. 排；行；列
   a line or row of people or things
   1. massed ranks of spectators
      聚集起来的旁观者的行列
   2. The trees grew in serried ranks (= very closely together) .
      树木一排靠一排地生长。

verb

分等级 give position

1. 把…分等级；属于某等级
   to give sb/sth a particular position on a scale according to quality, importance, success, etc.; to have a position of this kind
   1. The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty.
      按照困难程度对工作进行了分类。
   2. She is currently the highest ranked player in the world.
      她是目前居全球榜首的运动员。
   3. top-ranked players
      一流的选手
   4. Last year, he was ranked second in his age group.
      他去年在他的年龄段排名第二。
   5. At the height of her career she ranked second in the world.
      在她事业的顶峰时期，她排名世界第二位。
   6. The university is ranked number one in the country for engineering.
      在工程学领域上，这所大学位居本国第一。
   7. The restaurant ranks among the finest in town.
      这家饭店属于城里最好的。
   8. It certainly doesn't rank as his greatest win.
      这肯定算不上他最大的胜利。
   9. This must rank with (= be as good as) the greatest movies ever made.
      这部影片一定可与史上最优秀的影片相媲美。
   10. You just don't rank (= you're not good enough) .
       你还不够等级。

排列；排成行 put in line/row

2. 排列；使排成行
   to arrange objects in a line or row

adj.

1. 难闻的；恶臭的
   having a strong unpleasant smell
   1. The house was full of the rank smell of urine.
      这屋子里到处有一股尿的臊味。
2. （强调质量、状况等）极端的，糟糕的
   used to emphasize a particular quality, state, etc.
   1. an example of rank stupidity
      极端愚蠢的例子
   2. The winning horse was a rank outsider .
      获胜的这匹马，本来谁也没指望它能获胜。
3. 疯长的
   growing too thickly

名词复数形式:ranks 过去分词:ranked 第三人称单数:ranks 现在分词:ranking 过去式:ranked

rank 排列，等级

来自古法语 ranc,排，行，来自 Proto-Germanic*hringaz,圈，环，来自 PIE*sker,弯，转，词源 同 ring,curve.词义由环行排列过渡至水平排列。引申词义排列，等级。

1. He eventually rose to the rank of captain
   他终于升职当上了船长。
2. The former head of counter-intelligence had been stripped of his rank and privileges.
   反情报机构的前任长官被革职并剥夺了特权。
3. Each rank of the peerage was represented
   每个贵族阶级都有代表。
4. He must be treated as a hostage of high rank, not as a common prisoner.
   必须把他当成高级人质来对待，而不能像对待普通囚犯那样。
5. The report ranks the UK 20th out of 22 advanced nations
   报告中把英国排在22个先进国家中的第20位。
6. He was at the time ranked 10th in the world and had a regular place in the Swedish Davis Cup team
   他那时世界排名第10，并且是瑞典戴维斯杯队的主力队员。
7. The United States ranks 20th in its infant mortality rate.
   美国在婴儿死亡率方面排名第20。
8. Mr Short does not even rank in the world's top ten.
   肖特先生甚至没有进入世界前10名。
9. His prices rank high among those of other contemporary photographers
   在当代摄影师当中，他的要价很高。
10. Investors ranked South Korea high among Asian nations
    在亚洲各国当中，投资者很看重韩国。
11. St Peters-burg's night life ranks as more exciting than the capital's
    圣彼得堡的夜生活比首都的更刺激。
12. 18 per cent of women ranked sex as very important in their lives
    18%的女性认为性在她们的生活中是很重要的。
13. The Ritz-Carlton in Aspen has to rank as one of the most extraordinary hotels I have ever been to
    不得不说，阿斯彭的丽兹·卡尔顿饭店是我所住过的最气派的酒店之一。
14. Since the 1930s, cancer has always been ranked as the disease people are most concerned about.
    自从20世纪30年代以来，癌症一直被列为人类最关注的疾病。
15. As a novel, Nineteen Eighty-four hardly ranks with the greats.
    作为一部小说，《一九八四》很难被列为杰作。
16. There were some misgivings within the ranks of the media too
    媒体内部也存在一些疑虑。
17. Most store managers have worked their way up through the ranks.
    大多数商店经理都是由普通店员干起，一步步升上来的。
18. Ranks of police in riot gear stood nervously by
    一队队防暴警察紧张待命。
19. She continued to smile at the ranks of cameras on their doorstep.
    她依旧对着门口的一排排照相机微笑着。
20. The man led the way to the taxi rank
    那人带路来到了出租汽车候客处。
21. He walked towards the first taxi on the rank.
    他朝着停车处的第一辆出租车走去。
22. He called it 'rank hypocrisy' that the government was now promoting equal rights.
    他把目前政府提倡平等权利的举措称为“彻头彻尾的伪善”。
23. The kitchen was rank with the smell of drying uniforms.
    厨房内充斥着烘干制服的难闻气味。
24. 'Even the President's staunchest supporters have some issues where they simply must break ranks,' says Senator Lott
    “即使是总统最忠实的拥护者在某些事情上也会不听指令，”参议员洛特说。
25. Britain appears unlikely to break ranks with other members of the European Union.
    英国看起来不会与欧盟的其他成员反目。
26. Institutions tend to close ranks when a member has been accused of misconduct.
    当其中某成员被谴责失职时，机构往往会抱成一团。
27. Last month, 370,000 Americans joined the ranks of the unemployed
    上个月，有37万美国人加入了失业者的行列。
28. The rank outsiders, Cameroon, beat the defending champions, Argentina, by one goal to nil.
    本不被看好的喀麦隆队却以1比0击败了卫冕冠军阿根廷队。
29. The Captain pulled rank and made his sergeant row the entire way.
    上校倚仗权势让他的中士划船划了一路。