graded
graded — adjective
- gradedpositive
- more gradedcomparative
- most gradedsuperlative
1. Sorted into different levels based on quality, difficulty, size, or importance,
Sorted into different levels based on quality, difficulty, size, or importance, so that each level contains items that are alike.
The library has graded readers for students who are learning English.
collocation: graded reader
Eggs in Taiwan supermarkets are usually graded by size into small, medium, and large.
passive: are graded by [criterion]
The school uses graded homework sheets so every child can work at their own pace.
Graded tea leaves sell for higher prices because buyers know the quality level.
The competition had graded rounds, with easy questions at first and harder ones later.
- classified
more formal, often for documents or information
- ranked
focuses on a best-to-worst ordering
- tiered
suggests multiple layers in a structured system
- ungraded
not sorted into levels at all
文法句型
graded + noun
用法筆記
Commonly placed before a noun. The word emphasises that a sorting system exists, not which specific level something belongs to.
常見錯誤
graded — noun
1. A step on a scale that shows how good, large, or important something is when set
A step on a scale that shows how good, large, or important something is when set beside other items of its kind.
Only the highest grade of olive oil is used in the restaurant kitchen.
pattern: highest/lowest grade of [item]
The carpenter uses furniture-grade wood for all his tables and chairs.
compound: furniture-grade
Siti picked a higher grade of fabric so her wedding dress would look elegant.
Doctors use only medical-grade steel for surgical tools.
The hotel offers three grades of rooms: standard, deluxe, and premium.
文法句型
grade of + noun
adjective + grade
用法筆記
Often followed by 'of' to specify the category (grade of beef, grade of fuel). 'Low-grade' and 'high-grade' are common compound adjectives formed from this sense.
常見錯誤
2. A letter or number a teacher gives to a student's test or piece of work to show
A letter or number a teacher gives to a student's test or piece of work to show how well it was done.
Mei-Lin got a grade of A on her science project about volcanoes.
pattern: grade of [letter]
The teacher promised to hand back the graded papers with grades by Friday.
Omar's grades have improved a lot since he started the tutoring program.
You need a passing grade in math to move up to the next year.
Fatima was upset about her low grade on the history paper and asked for extra help.
文法句型
get/receive a grade
a grade in [subject]
a grade of [letter/number]
用法筆記
American English speakers say 'a grade in math'; British English speakers say 'a grade in maths'. The word 'mark' is more common in British English for this sense.
常見錯誤
3. A school year that a class of students completes together, usually made up of ch
A school year that a class of students completes together, usually made up of children who are roughly the same age.
Emma is in the fifth grade at Lincoln Elementary School this year.
pattern: in the [number]th grade
Students in the upper grades can choose some of their own electives.
The third-grade class is putting on a play about the solar system.
My brother was doing so well in math that he skipped a grade.
Children in Taiwan usually start first grade at age six.
文法句型
in grade [number]
[number]th grade
grade [number]
用法筆記
Chiefly American English. In British English, 'year' is used instead ('Year 5', 'Year 10'). 'Grade' with this meaning is also common in international schools worldwide.
常見錯誤
4. The steepness of a road, railway track, or hill surface, usually shown as a perc
The steepness of a road, railway track, or hill surface, usually shown as a percentage or angle.
The old steam train could not climb a grade steeper than three percent.
pattern: a grade of [number] percent
The road has a dangerous grade just before the sharp bend near the bridge.
Cyclists struggled to complete the climb up a six percent grade on the mountain road.
Truck drivers use low gear on a downhill grade to control their speed safely.
The surveyor measured the grade of the proposed railway track across the valley.
文法句型
a grade of [number] percent
steep grade
downhill grade
用法筆記
More technical than 'slope' or 'hill'. Common in engineering, road safety signs, and railway contexts. Expressed as a percentage (a 5% grade rises 5 metres for every 100 metres forward).
常見錯誤
graded — verb
- gradedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- gradeds3rd person singular
- gradeding-ing form
- gradededpast simple
1. To put items or individuals into categories according to their quality, size, im
To put items or individuals into categories according to their quality, size, importance, or other features.
Workers at the fruit farm grade the mangoes by size before packing them.
pattern: grade + noun + by [criterion]
The beef is graded according to the amount of fat and the texture of the meat.
passive: be graded according to [criterion]
Diamonds are carefully graded by trained gemologists before they go on sale.
The company grades all job applications into three groups before interviews start.
Soo-Jin graded the student essays by reading level, then gave each group a different task.
文法句型
grade + noun + by/according to + criterion
be graded + adverb
用法筆記
Often used in the passive voice when the focus is on the item being sorted, not the person doing the sorting ('eggs are graded by size').
常見錯誤
2. To judge a student's test, essay, or other piece of work and give it a mark that
To judge a student's test, essay, or other piece of work and give it a mark that shows its quality.
Mr. Nguyen spent the whole weekend grading sixty math tests.
All exam papers are graded by two different teachers to check for fairness.
passive: be graded by [agent]
Our teacher grades homework mainly on effort rather than getting every answer right.
Grading all the final essays took the professor three full days.
Ananya was relieved because the teacher graded her science report very highly.
文法句型
grade + noun
grade + noun + on + criterion
be graded + adverb
用法筆記
This sense is the most common use of 'grade' for teachers and students. British English more commonly uses 'mark' for the same activity.