Word · Frequency #2822
grade
分级；分类
To arrange or sort something into grades or categories; to classify.
- 1.
To organize in grades.
按等级组织
- 2.
To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a grader.
用平地机平整、找平或抚平大面积
- 3.
To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.
从完成的接缝中去除或修剪部分缝份,以减少体积并使成品翻转时更均匀
- 4.
To increase or decrease the dimensions of a garment pattern from the initial base size in such a way that the overall proportions of the silhouette are maintained across all sizes.
在保持整体轮廓比例的情况下,增加或减少服装样板的尺寸
- 5.
To apply classifying labels to data (typically by a manual rather than automatic process).
对数据应用分类标签(通常是手动而非自动过程)
- 6.
To describe, modify or inflect so as to classify as to degree.
描述、修改或屈折以按程度分类
- 7.
To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.
不知不觉地从一个等级过渡到另一个等级
平整；推平；渐变；逐渐过渡；使变成比较等级；修剪缝份；修整缝边；放码；推版
In use
The teacher graded the exams last night.
Workers grade the eggs by size before packing them.
She is grading the students' essays right now.
Verb forms
base grade · third person grades · -ing grading · past graded · past participle graded
Connections
Collocations
- grade papers
- 批改试卷
- She spends most of Sunday grading papers.她周日大部分时间都在批改试卷。
- grade on a curve
- 按曲线评分
- The professor grades on a curve, so your final grade depends on the class average.这位教授按曲线评分，所以你的最终成绩取决于班级平均分。
- grade the road
- 平整道路
- Workers graded the road before laying the asphalt.工人们在铺沥青之前平整了道路。
- grade eggs
- 给鸡蛋分级
- These machines can grade eggs by weight and quality.这些机器可以按重量和品质给鸡蛋分级。
- grade students
- 给学生评分
- Teachers grade students on both attendance and performance.老师根据出勤和表现给学生评分。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆法：老师用红笔给卷子分等（grade），推土机把路整平（grade）——两件事都是 grade。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：school、construction、garment making 该词作动词时，常见于教育语境（如给作业、试卷评等级），此时为中性表达；在建筑、服装制作等专业语境中则属于术语，风格偏正式。整体用法会随行业场景变化，没有单一的正式或口语偏向。
Grammar Note
常用于被动语态，如‘The papers are graded.’
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with grade /ɡreɪd/: their stressed vowel and final consonant are the same /eɪd/. Beware of lookalike spellings: 'grate' /ɡreɪt/ and 'grand' /ɡrænd/ look similar but end differently, so they do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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