degree
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt. 程度
These man-made barriers will ensure a very high degree of protection for several hundred years. 这些人造屏障将会确保几百年的高度保护。
Recent presidents have used television, as well as radio, with varying degrees of success. 新近的总统们已经利用了电视和收音机,取得了不同程度的成功。
2. PHRASE If something has a degree of a particular quality, it has a small but significant amount of that quality. 一定程度的
3. N-COUNT A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure temperatures. It is often written as °, for example, 23°. (指温度) 度
It's over 80 degrees outside. 外面超过80度。
4. N-COUNT A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure angles, and also longitude and latitude. It is often written as °, for example, 23°. (指角度、经纬度) 度
It was pointing outward at an angle of 45 degrees. 它以45度角指向外侧。
5. N-COUNT A degree is a title or rank given by a university or college when you have completed a course of study there. It can also be given as an honorary title. 学位
...an engineering degree. …工程学学位。
6. PHRASE You use expressions such as to some degree, to a large degree, or to a certain degree in order to indicate that something is partly true, but not entirely true. 在某种程度上[含糊]
These statements are, to some degree, all correct. 这些陈述在某种程度上都正确。
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degree /dɪˈɡriː/ (degrees)
剑桥词典
- Courts can show a considerable degree of latitude when it comes to applying the law .
- We can predict changes with a surprising degree of accuracy .
- I like modern art to a certain degree, but I don't like the really experimental stuff .
- It is impossible to predict the outcome of the negotiations with any degree of certitude .
- Individuals with even a small degree of emotional intelligence are a dream to work for.
- The average temperature worldwide has risen by about one degree Fahrenheit in the past 100 years .
- The boat settled into the mud at a 35 degree angle /an angle of 35 degrees.
- The temperature is expected to drop to ten degrees below zero tonight .
- It's two degrees outside , but with the wind-chill factor , it feels like minus five.
- The thermometer recorded a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius .
- A degree in computer science offers a fast track to the top .
- At work she kept up the fiction that she had a university degree.
- Adrian has a double honours degree in English and philosophy .
- Gone are the days when a university degree was a meal ticket for life .
- There is a predominance of people with an arts degree on the board of governors .
degree noun (AMOUNT)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 通常作为单数使用的名词, 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ](an) amount or level of something
数量;程度;水平
This job demands a high degree of skill . 这项工作对技术的要求很高。
There isn't the slightest degree of doubt that he's innocent . 毫无疑问,他是无辜的。
I have to warn you that there's a degree of (= some) danger involved in this. 我必须警告你这里面有一定的危险。
The number of terrorist attacks has increased to a terrifying degree. 恐怖袭击的次数已经到了骇人的程度。
There was some degree of truth in what she said. 她说的有一定的真实性。
To what degree do you think we will be providing a better service ? 你认为我们的服务还有多大的改进空间?
"That's really bad ." "Well, it's all a matter /question of degree (= there are other things better and other things worse )." “那可真是太糟糕了。”“只是程度不同而已。”
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degree noun (UNIT)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] (written abbreviation deg.)any of various units of measurement , especially of temperature or angles , usually shown by the symbol ° written after a number
度,度数(尤指温度或角度的度量单位,通常在数字后用符号°来表示)
a difference of three degrees 3度之差
Water boils at 212° Fahrenheit and 100° Celsius /Centigrade. 水在212华氏度,即100摄氏度沸腾。
A right angle is an angle of 90°. 直角为90度。
New York is on a latitude of 41°N and a longitude of 74°W. 纽约位于北纬41度、西经74度。
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degree noun (SUBJECT OF STUDY)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a course of study at a college or university , or the qualification given to a student after he or she has completed his or her studies
课程;学位
She has a physics degree/a degree in physics from Edinburgh. 她获得了爱丁堡大学的物理学学位。
mainly US She has a bachelor's/master's degree in history from Yale. 她获得了耶鲁大学历史学专业的学士/硕士学位。
UK "What degree did you do at York?" "Geography." “你在约克大学学的什么课程?”“地理学。”
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