grade
/ɡreɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡrˈed] /ɡreɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [ɡrˈed] /ˈgrād/ (ame, mw)
grade — noun
- gradesingular
- gradesplural
1. a step on a scale used to show how good, important, difficult, or serious someth
a step on a scale used to show how good, important, difficult, or serious something is.
Engineers tested three grades of steel before building the bridge.
grades of + material
On the salary chart, Antonia moved to a higher grade in July.
The shop sells coffee in three grades, from everyday to premium.
Doctors gave the tumor a low grade, so Christopher only needed monthly checks.
文法句型
a higher grade
grades of + material
a low grade of severity
用法筆記
Covers quality, rank, severity, and pay-level scales; school marks belong to sense 2, and school year levels to sense 3.
2. a mark, often shown by a letter or number, that tells how well someone did in a
a mark, often shown by a letter or number, that tells how well someone did in a test or piece of work.
Yuki was relieved to see an A grade on her chemistry report.
an A grade
The teacher said one late answer could lower Justin's final grade.
After the retest, Beatrix raised her math grade by two points.
Every grade from the speaking exam was posted by the office door.
文法句型
get a good grade
raise your grade
an A grade
用法筆記
Most often used for tests, essays, assignments, and final results in school or training.
3. one of the yearly stages of schooling, or the students who belong to that stage.
one of the yearly stages of schooling, or the students who belong to that stage.
Pim moved to seventh grade after the summer holiday.
move to + grade level
The fifth grade is visiting the science museum on Friday.
Darius teaches art to every grade in the junior school.
Two grades shared the gym during the rainstorm drill.
文法句型
in sixth grade
the fifth grade
every grade in school
用法筆記
Mainly American English for school year levels; British English more often uses year in the same meaning.
常見錯誤
4. the steepness of a road, path, or other sloping surface.
the steepness of a road, path, or other sloping surface.
The truck slowed down on the icy grade outside the tunnel.
icy grade on a road
Cyclists stopped at the bottom to study the grade before climbing.
A warning sign marked the grade near the mountain school.
Road workers spread sand because the grade was dangerous after rain.
文法句型
a steep grade
study the grade
icy grade
用法筆記
Most common for roads, hills, rail lines, and situations where steepness affects travel or safety.
grade — verb
- gradepresent simple I / you / we / they
- grades3rd person singular
- grading-ing form
- gradedpast simple
1. to sort items or people into groups according to quality, size, difficulty, or a
to sort items or people into groups according to quality, size, difficulty, or another measured level.
Factory staff grade the apples by color before packing them.
grade + object + by + noun
The librarian graded the readers by difficulty for the new class.
Inspectors grade the timber before it leaves the mill.
The app grades each task by risk and sends the urgent ones first.
文法句型
grade + object + by + noun
be graded according to + noun
用法筆記
Often appears in the passive or with by or according to to show the basis for sorting.
常見錯誤
2. to judge and record how good a student's work is, usually with a score or letter
to judge and record how good a student's work is, usually with a score or letter.
Mr. Chen grades the essays on Saturday morning at the library.
grade + essays
The history teacher graded Imran's quiz before lunch.
Our tutor grades lab reports with short notes in the margin.
Beatrix asked whether the coach would grade the practice speech.
文法句型
grade + essays
grade + quiz
grade + reports
用法筆記
Usually takes papers, essays, assignments, exams, or similar school work as the direct object.