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degree

英  [dɪˈɡriː]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • degrees

    1. [C 可数名词] 程度

    You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt.

    近义词

    amount , extent

    双语例句

    例：

    These man-made barriers will ensure a very high degree of protection for several hundred years.

    这些人造屏障将会确保几百年的高度保护。

    例：

    Recent presidents have used television, as well as radio, with varying degrees of success.

    新近的总统们已经利用了电视和收音机，取得了不同程度的成功。

    2. [C 可数名词] （指温度）度

    A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure temperatures. It is often written as °, for example, 23°.

    双语例句

    例：

    It's over 80 degrees outside.

    外面的温度超过了80度。

    例：

    Pure water sometimes does not freeze until it reaches minus 40 degrees Celsius.

    纯净水有时在零下40摄氏度时才会结冰。

    3. [C 可数名词] （指角度、经纬度）度

    A degree is a unit of measurement that is used to measure angles, and also longitude and latitude. It is often written as °, for example, 23°.

    双语例句

    例：

    It was pointing outward at an angle of 45 degrees.

    它向外指向45度角的方向。

    4. [C 可数名词] 学位

    A degree is a title or rank given by a university or college when you have completed a course of study there. It can also be given as an honorary title.

    双语例句

    例：

    an engineering degree.

    工程学学位。

    例：

    He took a master's degree in economics at Yale.

    他在耶鲁大学读了一个经济学硕士学位。

    例：

    the first year of a degree course.

    学位课程的第一年。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • a degree of

    1. 一定程度的

    If something has a degree of a particular quality, it has a small but significant amount of that quality.

  • to some degree , to a certain degree

    1. 在某种程度上

    You use expressions such as to some degree, to a large degree, or to a certain degree in order to indicate that something is partly true, but not entirely true.

    近义词

    to some/a certain extent

    双语例句

    例：

    These statements are, to some degree, all correct.

    这些陈述在某种程度上都正确。

    例：

    It is impossible to make these points without generalising to a certain degree.

    如果没有概括到一定程度，是不可能得出这几点的。

  • to what degree , to that degree , to the degree that

    1. 到...程度

    You use expressions such as to what degree and to the degree that when you are discussing how true a statement is, or in what ways it is true.

    近义词

    to what extent , to the extent that

    双语例句

    例：

    To what degree would you say you had control over things that went on?

    你认为发生的事情在多大程度上是在你的掌控之下？

    例：

    The valves may scar and thicken to the degree that they may fail to open completely or close properly.

    这些阀门可能会鼓疤并逐渐变厚，以致可能无法完全打开或正常关闭。

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