新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

tier

英  [tɪə]
    

[NOUN]

    COMB. 复合词
  • 1(用于构成合成形容词)…排的 , …层的

    You can use tier with a number to show how many rows or layers something has.

    双语例句

    例:

    a three-tier wedding cake.

    一个3层的结婚蛋糕。

    2(用于构成合成形容词)…级的

    You can use tier with a number to show how many levels there are in an organization or system.

    双语例句

    例:

    the possibility of a two-tier system of universities.

    大学实行双重体制的可能性。

    NOUN. 名词
  • tiers

    1[C 可数名词] 排 , 层

    A tier is a row or layer of something that has other layers above or below it.

    双语例句

    例:

    the auditorium with the tiers of seats around and above it.

    四周和上方有一排排座位的礼堂。

    2[C 可数名词] (组织或系统中的)级

    A tier is a level in an organization or system.

    双语例句

    例:

    Islanders have campaigned for the abolition of one of the three tiers of municipal power on the island.

    岛民们已经发起了运动,要废除该岛三级市政管理层中的一级。