class
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A class is a group of students who are taught together. 班
He had to spend about six months in a class with younger students. 他不得不在一個(gè)比他小的學(xué)生的班上呆了大約六個(gè)月。
2. N-COUNT A class is a course of teaching in a particular subject. 課程
He acquired a law degree by taking classes at night. 他通過(guò)上晚上的課獲得了法律學(xué)位。
3. N-COUNT A class of things is a group of them with similar characteristics. 種類(lèi)
Harbour staff noticed that measurements given for the same class of boats often varied. 港口員工們注意到對(duì)同一類(lèi)小船所給出的尺寸經(jīng)常不同。
4. N-UNCOUNT If you do something in class, you do it during a lesson in school. 課
There is lots of reading in class. 課上有大量閱讀。
5. N-UNCOUNT If you say that someone or something has class, you mean that they are elegant and sophisticated. 品位[非正式]
The most elegant woman I've ever met – she had class in every sense of the word. 我曾見(jiàn)過(guò)的最高雅的女人–從各種意義上講她都有品位。
6. N-SING The students in a school or college who finish their course in a particular year are often referred to as the class of that year. 同屆學(xué)生
These two members of Yale's Class of '57 never miss a reunion. 這兩位耶魯57屆的同學(xué)從未錯(cuò)過(guò)一次重聚聯(lián)歡會(huì)。
7. N-VAR Class refers to the division of people in a society into groups according to their social status. 階級(jí)
...the relationship between social classes. …社會(huì)階級(jí)間的關(guān)系。
What it will do is create a whole new ruling class. 它要做的就是創(chuàng)造一個(gè)全新的統(tǒng)治階級(jí)。
8. →see also middle class , upper class , working class
9. V-T If someone or something is classed as a particular thing, they are regarded as belonging to that group of things. 把…歸類(lèi)為
Since they can and do successfully inter-breed, they cannot be classed as different species. 既然它們能夠而且確實(shí)可以成功雜交繁殖,它們就不能被歸為不同的物種。
I class myself as an ordinary working person. 我把自己歸類(lèi)為一名普通的勞動(dòng)者。
10. →see also business class , first-class ,second-class , world-class
返回 class
class /klɑ?s/ (classing,classed,classes)
劍橋詞典
- Sophie is way ahead of the other children in her class.
- She never paid attention in class and seemed to be in a permanent daydream .
- I think it's important to reduce class sizes in schools .
- We've started going to a keep-fit class at the sports centre .
- She's signed up for evening classes at the community college .
- The upper classes usually send their children to expensive private schools .
- There is a widening gulf between the middle classes and the poorest sections of society .
- The upper middle class tend to go into business or the professions , becoming , for example , lawyers , doctors , or accountants .
- The working class usually reacts in a predictable way to government policies .
- In those days people were expected to marry someone from their own social class.
- They always fly economy class.
- Because of the delay , we were offered seats in first class.
- I'd like you to send this for me first class, please .
- Most of the girls were good at drawing , but Jenny was in a class of her own.
- When it comes to cooking , Jane's in a different class to the rest of us.
class noun (TEACHING GROUP)
[ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞, 指稱(chēng)集體行動(dòng)的一群人的名詞作為單數(shù)使用時(shí),在英式英語(yǔ)中,該名詞后面可以使用動(dòng)詞的單數(shù)或者復(fù)數(shù)在美式英語(yǔ)中,使用動(dòng)詞的單數(shù)更好 ]a group of students who are taught together at school , college , or university
班;班級(jí)
Which class are you in this year ? 今年你在哪個(gè)班?
She gave the whole class extra homework for a week . 她給全班額外布置了一星期的家庭作業(yè)。
My class (= the people in my class) was/were rather noisy this morning . 我的班里今天早上很吵。
[ 用來(lái)稱(chēng)呼某人的詞,如Mr 或 dear ] Okay, class, settle down and open your books . 好了,同學(xué)們,安靜下來(lái),打開(kāi)書(shū)本。
[ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞, 指稱(chēng)集體行動(dòng)的一群人的名詞作為單數(shù)使用時(shí),在英式英語(yǔ)中,該名詞后面可以使用動(dòng)詞的單數(shù)或者復(fù)數(shù)在美式英語(yǔ)中,使用動(dòng)詞的單數(shù)更好 ]
a period of time in which students are taught something
(一節(jié))課;課堂
My last class ends at four o'clock. 我最后一堂課4點(diǎn)結(jié)束。
I was told off for talking in class. 我因?yàn)樵谡n堂上講話(huà)而受到了嚴(yán)厲批評(píng)。
Who takes /teaches your environmental studies class? 誰(shuí)教你們環(huán)境學(xué)?
I missed my aerobics class yesterday . 我昨天沒(méi)去上有氧健身操課。
Classes have been cancelled today because of a staff meeting . 因?yàn)橛腥w教工會(huì)議,今天的課取消了。
?the class of 2012, 2013, etc. mainly US
a group of students who successfully finished their studies in a particular year
2012(2013等)屆畢業(yè)生
例句
class noun (ECONOMIC GROUP)
[ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞:沒(méi)有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a group of people within society who have the same economic and social position
社會(huì)等級(jí);階級(jí);階層
The Labour Party has lost a lot of support among the working class. 工黨失去了工人階級(jí)中許多人的支持。
She belongs to the rich American upper class. 她屬于富裕的美國(guó)上層階級(jí)。
We live in a middle class neighbourhood . 我們住在一個(gè)中產(chǎn)階級(jí)居住區(qū)。
She comes from an upper middle class background . 她出身于中上層階級(jí)家庭。
He was a member of the ruling classes. 他是統(tǒng)治階級(jí)中的一員。
She's studying the class structure of Japan. 她在研究日本的階級(jí)結(jié)構(gòu)。
也見(jiàn) underclass
例句
class noun (RANK)
[ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a group into which goods , services , or people are put according to their standard
(貨物、服務(wù)或人的)等級(jí),類(lèi)別,級(jí)別
Whenever I travel by train , I always travel first class. 我每次乘火車(chē)旅行都坐頭等車(chē)廂。
first/second class mail 一類(lèi)/二類(lèi)郵件
a business /economy class ticket 商務(wù)艙/經(jīng)濟(jì)艙的機(jī)票
When it comes to mathematics , he's in a different class to his peers . 說(shuō)到數(shù)學(xué),他和他的同齡人不在一個(gè)級(jí)別上。
[ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
in the UK, the standard that someone has reached in their university degree
(英國(guó)大學(xué)學(xué)位成績(jī)的)等級(jí)
What class of degree did you get? 你得的是幾等學(xué)位?
He graduated with a second-class honours degree in physics . 他以物理學(xué)二等優(yōu)秀學(xué)位畢業(yè)。
?class A/B/C drug
in UK law , a group of illegal drugs classified according to how dangerous they are thought to be and how severe the punishment is for using or selling them, with class A the most dangerous
A/B/C類(lèi)毒品(英國(guó)對(duì)毒品的分類(lèi),根據(jù)毒品的危險(xiǎn)程度,以及被發(fā)現(xiàn)使用或銷(xiāo)售后的受罰程度而定,A類(lèi)毒品最危險(xiǎn))
He was charged with possession of a class A drug , namely heroin . 他被控持有一種A類(lèi)毒品,即海洛因。
?be in a class of your own
to be the best at a particular activity
是第一流的;是最好的
As a long-distance runner , she's in a class of her own. 作為一名長(zhǎng)跑選手,她是一流的。
?be in a class by itself/of its own
to be something of such a high quality that nothing can be compared to it
無(wú)與倫比,無(wú)可比擬
?be out of your class
to be much better at doing something than you
比…強(qiáng)得多
I can't play chess with him. He's completely out of my class! 我沒(méi)法跟他對(duì)弈。他水平比我高多了!
例句
class noun (STYLE)
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞:沒(méi)有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the quality of being stylish or fashionable
風(fēng)度;時(shí)髦;優(yōu)雅
She's got real class. 她的確風(fēng)姿優(yōu)雅。
class noun (BIOLOGY)
[ 可數(shù)名詞:有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] biology specializeda group of related plants or animals , in the general classification of plants and animals
(植物或動(dòng)物分類(lèi)的)綱 返回 class