1 [C,U] the position, especially a high position, that sb has in an organization such as the army, or in society (军队、社会等中的)地位,阶级(尤指高级职位):
General is one of the highest ranks in the army.将军是军队中最高级的军阶之一。She's much higher in rank than I am.她的级别比我高许多。
2 [C] a group or line of things or people 一组,一列,一排(事物或人):
a taxi rank一列出租车
3the ranks [pl] the ordinary soldiers in the army; the members of any large group (军队的)普通士兵;(群体的)成员:
At the age of 43, he was forced to join the ranks of the unemployed.43岁的时候,他被逼加入失业大军。
the rank and file the ordinary soldiers in the army; the ordinary members of an organization (军队的)普通士兵;(组织的)普通成员
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[I,T] rank (sb/sth) (as sth) (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时) to give sb/sth a particular position on a scale according to importance, quality, success, etc; to have a position of this kind 评定等级;名列;位居 ·
She's ranked as one of the world's top players.她被列为世界顶尖选手之一。 [I] a high-ranking police officer高级警官
rank1/ræŋk; ræŋk/n 1 [C,U] the position or level that someone has in an organization such as the police or army, or in society 军阶﹐军衔﹔警衔﹔官阶﹔社会阶层: +of She held (=had) the rank of Inspector. 她的警衔是督察。high/senior/low/junior rank an officer of junior rank 低级军官people of all ranks in society 社会各阶层的人2 ranks [plural 复数] the ranks of a large organization or group are the people who belong to it〔大型组织或团体的〕成员: The Democrats now face opposition from within their own ranks. 民主党目前面临着来自党内的反对。+of I joined the ranks of (=became one of) the unemployed. 我加入了失业者的行列。3 the ranks [plural 复数] the ordinary members of an organization, for example soldiers who are not officers〔组织中的〕普通成员〔如普通士兵〕4 the rank and file [plural 复数] the ordinary members of an organization rather than the leaders〔组织中的〕普通成员: the Party's rank and file 该政党的普通党员5 break ranks to behave in a way which is different from other members of a group, especially when they expect your support 背离﹐叛离〔所属团体〕: +with In an angry speech, the senator broke ranks with the rest of his party. 这位参议员愤怒地发表了一次演说﹐与党内的其他成员决裂。6 [C] a line of people or things〔人或事物的〕行﹐列﹐排: a taxi rank (=taxis waiting in a line to be hired) 一排待客的计程车
rank2v [I,T] to have a particular position in a list that shows how good or important people or things are, or to decide someone's or something's position in a list like this 具有…等级[地位]﹔评定…的等级[地位]: +as/among The lake must rank as one of the most beautiful in Europe. 这座湖一定称得上是欧洲最美丽的湖之一。The England team is ranked fourth in the world. 英格兰队排名世界第四。