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the rank of + noun
用the rank of表示具体等级名称。
He held the rank of captain.
他拥有上尉的军衔。
军衔；职级；级别
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军衔；职级；级别
a level or grade in an organization, especially the military
He held the rank of captain.
他拥有上尉的军衔。
人或物排成的行,常指士兵队列
A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers.
一排人(尤指士兵或警察并排站立)
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
国际象棋棋盘上的八条横线之一(由数字标识)
One of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number).
相对地位
relative status
The soldiers stood in a straight rank.
士兵们站成一排。
AI contextual example
She rose to the rank of captain.
她晋升到了上尉军衔。
AI contextual example
He is a member of the rank and file.
他是普通成员中的一员。
AI contextual example
the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen
入口由一排排警察把守。
WordNet
用the rank of表示具体等级名称。
He held the rank of captain.
他拥有上尉的军衔。
in the ranks也可比喻指普通成员。
The soldiers stood in the ranks.
士兵们站在队列中。
She is an officer of high rank.
她是一位高级军官。
Not this
He is in the rank of manager.
Use this
He holds the rank of manager.
介词错误：表示‘拥有某个等级’时，英语常用‘hold the rank of’而非‘in the rank of’，这里受中文‘在……等级’的影响。
Not this
The soldiers stood in rank.
Use this
The soldiers stood in ranks.
可数名词单复数错误：‘rank’表示‘排、列’时为可数名词，通常用复数形式‘ranks’表示多排队伍，或加冠词‘a rank’表示单排。
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普通成员，普通士兵
The rank and file are not happy with the new policy.
普通成员对新政策不满意。
军衔
He holds the military rank of captain.
他拥有上尉军衔。
等级顺序，秩次
The candidates were listed in rank order of their scores.
候选人按分数高低顺序列出。
拥有...的军衔或等级
She holds the rank of colonel in the army.
她在军队中拥有上校军衔。
从基层晋升，步步高升
He rose through the ranks to become CEO.
他从基层一路晋升成为首席执行官。
最高等级，顶级
This university is of top rank in the country.
这所大学在国内属顶尖级别。
脱离队伍；不遵守规定
Several members broke ranks and voted against the party.
几位成员脱离队伍，投了反对党的票。
团结一致；紧密合作
The community closed ranks to support the family after the tragedy.
悲剧发生后，社区团结一致支持这个家庭。
普通成员；基层群众
The rank and file are unhappy with the new policy.
普通成员对新政策感到不满。
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想象士兵站成整齐的“排”（rank），每个人的“等级”由位置决定。
通常用于描述军队或人群的队列，也指等级或地位；正式程度中性，多用于书面或正式场合。
注意: 'rank' 作名词时，表示‘一排人’时是可数名词，复数 ranks；表示‘地位’时通常不可数，但也可用复数表示等级。
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