tier
/tɪə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /tɪr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtir/ (ame, mw) · /tɪər/ (bre, ipa)
tier — noun
- tiersingular
- tiersplural
1. A flat area or row that sits above or below another similar area, forming a step
A flat area or row that sits above or below another similar area, forming a stepped structure — for example, the seating sections of a sports stadium or the levels of a multi-layered cake.
From the top tier of the stadium, Omar could see the whole football field clearly.
collocation: top tier / bottom tier
The wedding cake had three tiers, each decorated with tiny sugar flowers.
collocation: three tiers / multi-tiered
Valentina sat in the front row of the upper tier and watched the play.
The library shelves rose in narrow wooden tiers all the way to the ceiling.
Naoko climbed to the highest tier of the ancient amphitheatre to take a photo.
文法句型
tier of + noun
in tiers
用法筆記
Often describes physical structures with a visible stepped or stacked arrangement, such as seating in theatres, layers of a cake, or shelves on a wall.
常見錯誤
2. A position within a system that ranks people or things by importance, quality, o
A position within a system that ranks people or things by importance, quality, or status — for example, the highest tier of customer service offered only to premium members.
The company offers three tiers of insurance: basic, standard, and premium.
collocation: tier of [service/product]
Only top-tier universities are invited to join the research partnership with Nadia's lab.
compound modifier: top-tier
Patients in the highest payment tier receive private rooms and faster appointments.
The hotel won a second-tier award for its energy-saving efforts last year.
Ravindra's role was moved to a higher tier in the new company structure.
文法句型
top-tier / first-tier + noun
tier of + noun
用法筆記
Very common in business, education, and service contexts for describing different grades of quality, access, or status within a formal ranking system.
常見錯誤
tier — verb
- tierpresent simple I / you / we / they
- tiers3rd person singular
- tiering-ing form
- tieredpast simple
1. To set up or structure something as a series of separate levels, each placed abo
To set up or structure something as a series of separate levels, each placed above or ahead of the next — for example, arranging garden beds on a slope or organising a course into different ability groups.
The garden was tiered with low stone walls, creating flat areas for flowers and vegetables.
passive: be tiered with [material/structure]
Yumi decided to tier the training programme so beginners and experts learn separately.
tier + direct object
The new office building is tiered so each floor sits slightly further back than the one below.
Asher plans to tier the seating at the outdoor concert for better audience views.
文法句型
be tiered
tier + object
tiered + noun
用法筆記
Most commonly encountered in the past participle form (tiered) as a compound adjective — e.g. 'tiered seating', 'tiered pricing', 'tiered membership'.