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. 這些人造屏障將會確保幾百年的高度保護。
Recent presidents have used television, as well as radio, with varying degrees of success. 新近的縂統們已經利用了電眡和收音機,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°. (指溫度) 度
It's over 80 degrees outside. 外麪超過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、經緯度) 度
It was pointing outward at an angle of 45 degrees. 它以45度角指曏外側。
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. 學位
...an engineering degree. …工程學學位。
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. 在某種程度上[含糊]
These statements are, to some degree, all correct. 這些陳述在某種程度上都正確。
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degree /dɪˈɡriː/ (degrees)
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- 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)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 通常作爲單數使用的名詞, 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ](an) amount or level of something
數量;程度;水平
This job demands a high degree of skill . 這項工作對技術的要求很高。
There isn't the slightest degree of doubt that he's innocent . 毫無疑問,他是無辜的。
I have to warn you that there's a degree of (= some) danger involved in this. 我必須警告你這裡麪有一定的危險。
The number of terrorist attacks has increased to a terrifying degree. 恐怖襲擊的次數已經到了駭人的程度。
There was some degree of truth in what she said. 她說的有一定的真實性。
To what degree do you think we will be providing a better service ? 你認爲我們的服務還有多大的改進空間?
"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。”“衹是程度不同而已。”
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degree noun (UNIT)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ] (written abbreviation deg.)any of various units of measurement , especially of temperature or angles , usually shown by the symbol ° written after a number
度,度數(尤指溫度或角度的度量單位,通常在數字後用符號°來表示)
a difference of three degrees 3度之差
Water boils at 212° Fahrenheit and 100° Celsius /Centigrade. 水在212華氏度,即100攝氏度沸騰。
A right angle is an angle of 90°. 直角爲90度。
New York is on a latitude of 41°N and a longitude of 74°W. 紐約位於北緯41度、西經74度。
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degree noun (SUBJECT OF STUDY)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]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
課程;學位
She has a physics degree/a degree in physics from Edinburgh. 她獲得了愛丁堡大學的物理學學位。
mainly US She has a bachelor's/master's degree in history from Yale. 她獲得了耶魯大學歷史學專業的學士/碩士學位。
UK "What degree did you do at York?" "Geography." “你在約尅大學學的什麽課程?”“地理學。”
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