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词根:rank
adj.rank 讨厌的;恶臭的;繁茂的
n.rank 排;等级;军衔;队列
vi.rank 列为;列队
vt.rank 排列;把…分等
noun
relative standing or position
a degree or position of dignity, eminence, or excellence : distinction
soon took rank as a leading attorney—J. D. Hicks
high social position
the privileges of rank
a grade of official standing in a hierarchy
an aggregate of individuals classed together—usually used in plural
row, series
a row of people
a line of soldiers ranged side by side in close order
any of the rows of squares that extend across a chessboard perpendicular to the files
British stand sense 6
an orderly arrangement : formation
the order according to some statistical characteristic (such as the score on a test)
any of a series of classes of coal based on increasing alteration of the parent vegetable matter, increasing carbon content, and increasing fuel value
the number of linearly independent rows or columns in a matrix
verb
transitive verb
to determine the relative position of : rate
a highly ranked prospect
to arrange in lines or in a regular formation
to take precedence of
intransitive verb
to take or have a position in relation to others
ranks first in her class
to form or move in ranks
adjective
offensive in odor or flavorespecially: rancid
shockingly conspicuous
must lecture him on his rank disloyalty—David Walden
outright—used as an intensive
rank beginners
luxuriantly or excessively vigorous in growth
offensively gross or coarse : foul
putrid, festering
high in amount or degree : fraught
archaic lustful, ruttish
obsolete grown too large
Noun Middle English, "row, series, high social position," borrowed from Anglo-Frenchrenc, ranc "line of soldiers, jousting lists, line or rank of persons or things" (continental Old & Middle French also "position in a series or class, high social position"), going back to Old Low Franconian *hringa- "circle, ring," going back to Germanic *hrenga — more at ring >entry 1 Verb derivative of rank >entry 1 Adjective Middle English, from Old English ranc overbearing, strong; akin to Old Norse rakkr erect and perhaps to Old English riht right — more at right
The first known use of rank was in the 13th century
rapaciousadjective
very greedy
predatory sense 2
rap1 of 5noun
a sharp blow or knock
a sharp criticism
a bad reputation that is often not deserved
given a bad rap
the blame for or unfavorable consequences of an action
took the rap
a criminal charge
a murder rap
rap2 of 5verb
to give a quick sharp blow : knock
to utter suddenly with force
rap3 of 5noun
the least bit
doesn't care a rap
rap4 of 5verb
to talk freely and frankly
to perform rap
rap5 of 5noun
an informal talk : chat, conversationalso: a line of talk : patter
a rhythmic chanting often in unison of usually rhymed couplets to a musical accompaniment
a musical piece so performed
rant1 of 2verb
to talk loudly and wildly
rant2 of 2noun
loud and wild speech
rant1 of 2verb
to talk loudly and wildly
rant2 of 2noun
loud and wild speech
ransom1 of 2noun
something paid or demanded for the freedom of a captured person
the act of ransoming
ransom2 of 2verb
to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price
ransackverb
to search thoroughly
to search through in order to rob
rank1 of 3adjective
strong and active in growth
rank weeds
offensively gross or vulgar : foul
rank language
very noticeable
rank dishonesty
outright entry 2 sense 1
rank beginners
offensive in odor or flavor
rank2 of 3noun
row entry 3 sense 1, series
a line of soldiers standing side by side
the body of enlisted persons in an army
rose from the ranks
a group of individuals classed together—usually used in plural
in the ranks of the unemployed
position within a group
a poet of high rank
official grade or position
the rank of general
high social position
a person of rank
rank3 of 3verb
to arrange in lines or in a formation
to determine the position of in relation to others : rate
a highly ranked player
to come before in rank
a captain ranks a lieutenant
to take or have a certain position in a group
ranks third in the class
1 Prithee hold thy loose tongue, twinkling and glittering like a serpent’s in the midst of luxuriance and rankness!
2 Yes, there was a good laugh to be had, half-mocking and half-nostalgic, at his comically unimaginative stage name and the utter rankness of his worst recipes.
3 Students who rank in the top third of their class have a better chance of being accepted to the college of their choice.
4 This will take away all the rankness and slimyness of them.
5 Out of that grim den of death, out of that floating lazar house, there came a few blooming maidens and stalwart youths, like fair flowers springing from the rankness of a charnel.
6 And the reader too becomes immersed in Friedman’s layered and luscious prose, the vibrant colors of Alma’s world, the flowers so real “you could smell their rankness, the air brimming with sweet, candied stink.”
7 Engraving 41: Rankness of Tropical Vegetation The sketch opposite will give some idea of the manner in which the rankness of tropical vegetation is hurrying to destruction these interesting remains.
8 It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed; but, in those of the popular form, it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy.
9 They were almost too luxuriant, approaching to rankness.
10 Again, it will only be under such circumstances, where rankness of growth is likely to ensue, that its antiseptic properties will act favourably and not unfavourably.
11 But in the earlier days of the Mexican Republic, the baneful weed flourished with unusual vigour and rankness—to the benefit of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and the blight of his country.
12 The flu swept through the ranks, infecting almost every soldier.
13 people of high rank and profession
14 Ohtani’s average bat speed of 75.4 mph ranks 19th, hardly an outlier among the sport’s other big hitters.
15 Like poisonous toadstools in rankness and gloom, the worst of human nature must flourish here.
16 We should husband our means as the agriculturalist his fertilizer, which if he spread over too large a superficies produces no crop, if over too small a surface, exuberates in rankness and in weeds.—Colton.
17 military ranks such as private, corporal, and sergeant
18 And cornfield peas, of just the right rankness, cooked with just the right dryness.
19 Some types of food will cause you to sweat more than usual, and contribute to rankness.
20 Again, the very fact that salt acts as an antiseptic may serve to explain its beneficial action in certain cases where it prevents rankness of growth.
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