rank

noun

头衔 position in organization/army, etc.

1. （尤指较高的）地位，级别
   the position, especially a high position, that sb has in a particular organization, society, etc.
   1. She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank.
      她不习惯和社会地位很高的人搅和在一起。
   2. He rose through the ranks to become managing director.
      他级级攀升，当上了常务董事。
   3. Within months she was elevated to ministerial rank.
      不出几个月，她就被提升至部级。
2. 军衔；军阶；警衔
   the position that sb has in the army, navy, police, etc.
   1. He was soon promoted to the rank of captain.
      他很快被提升至上尉军阶。
   2. officers of junior/senior rank
      有低级 / 高级军阶的军官
   3. a campaign to attract more women into the military ranks
      吸引更多的女性担任各级军官的运动
   4. officers, and other ranks (= people who are not officers)
      军官及士兵
   5. The colonel was stripped of his rank (= was given a lower position, especially as a punishment) .
      那名上校被降职了。
3. 普通士兵
   the position of ordinary soldiers rather than officers
   1. He served in the ranks for most of the war.
      战争期间，他大部分时间都在部队服役。
   2. He rose from the ranks (= from being an ordinary soldier) to become a warrant officer.
      他从普通士兵升至准尉。

质量 quality

4. 等级；级别
   the degree to which sb/sth is of high quality
   1. a painter of the first rank
      一流的画家
   2. Britain is no longer in the front rank of world powers.
      英国再也不是位于前列的世界强国。
   3. The findings are arranged in rank order according to performance.
      这些研究结果是根据性能等级排列的。

成员 members of group

5. （团体或组织的）成员
   the members of a particular group or organization
   1. We have a number of international players in our ranks.
      我们的队员中有好几个国际选手。
   2. At 50, he was forced to join the ranks of the unemployed.
      他50岁时被迫加入了失业行列。
   3. There were serious divisions within the party's own ranks.
      这个党内部存在着严重对立的派别。

行；列 line/row

6. （警察、士兵等的）队列，行列
   a line or row of soldiers, police, etc. standing next to each other
   1. They watched as ranks of marching infantry passed the window.
      他们看着步兵列队从窗前走过。
7. 排；行；列
   a line or row of people or things
   1. massed ranks of spectators
      聚集起来的旁观者的行列
   2. The trees grew in serried ranks (= very closely together) .
      树木一排靠一排地生长。

verb

分等级 give position

1. 把…分等级；属于某等级
   to give sb/sth a particular position on a scale according to quality, importance, success, etc.; to have a position of this kind
   1. The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty.
      按照困难程度对工作进行了分类。
   2. She is currently the highest ranked player in the world.
      她是目前居全球榜首的运动员。
   3. top-ranked players
      一流的选手
   4. Last year, he was ranked second in his age group.
      他去年在他的年龄段排名第二。
   5. At the height of her career she ranked second in the world.
      在她事业的顶峰时期，她排名世界第二位。
   6. The university is ranked number one in the country for engineering.
      在工程学领域上，这所大学位居本国第一。
   7. The restaurant ranks among the finest in town.
      这家饭店属于城里最好的。
   8. It certainly doesn't rank as his greatest win.
      这肯定算不上他最大的胜利。
   9. This must rank with (= be as good as) the greatest movies ever made.
      这部影片一定可与史上最优秀的影片相媲美。
   10. You just don't rank (= you're not good enough) .
       你还不够等级。

排列；排成行 put in line/row

2. 排列；使排成行
   to arrange objects in a line or row

adj.

1. 难闻的；恶臭的
   having a strong unpleasant smell
   1. The house was full of the rank smell of urine.
      这屋子里到处有一股尿的臊味。
2. （强调质量、状况等）极端的，糟糕的
   used to emphasize a particular quality, state, etc.
   1. an example of rank stupidity
      极端愚蠢的例子
   2. The winning horse was a rank outsider .
      获胜的这匹马，本来谁也没指望它能获胜。
3. 疯长的
   growing too thickly

1. N-VAR 等级;地位;级别
   Someone's rank is the position or grade that they have in an organization.
   1. He eventually rose to the rank of captain...
      他终于升职当上了船长。
   2. The former head of counter-intelligence had been stripped of his rank and privileges.
      反情报机构的前任长官被革职并剥夺了特权。
   3. ...officers of equivalent rank in the other branches.
      其他部门的同级官员
2. N-VAR （尤指社会地位高的）阶级，地位
   Someone's rank is the social class, especially the high social class, that they belong to.
   1. Each rank of the peerage was represented...
      每个贵族阶级都有代表。
   2. He must be treated as a hostage of high rank, not as a common prisoner.
      必须把他当成高级人质来对待，而不能像对待普通囚犯那样。
3. V-ERG 给…评级;给…评名次
   If an official organization ranks someone or something 1st, 5th, or 50th, for example, they calculate that the person or thing has that position on a scale. You can also say that someone or something ranks 1st, 5th, or 50th, for example.
   1. The report ranks the UK 20th out of 22 advanced nations...
      报告中把英国排在22个先进国家中的第20位。
   2. He was at the time ranked 10th in the world and had a regular place in the Swedish Davis Cup team...
      他那时世界排名第10，并且是瑞典戴维斯杯队的主力队员。
   3. The United States ranks 20th in its infant mortality rate.
      美国在婴儿死亡率方面排名第20。
   4. ...the only British woman to be ranked in the top 50 of the women's world rankings...
      女子世界排名前50位的唯一一个英国人
   5. Mr Short does not even rank in the world's top ten.
      肖特先生甚至没有进入世界前10名。
4. V-ERG 列为；位居
   If you say that someone or something ranks high or low on a scale or if you rank them high or low, you are saying how good or important you think they are.
   1. His prices rank high among those of other contemporary photographers...
      在当代摄影师当中，他的要价很高。
   2. Investors ranked South Korea high among Asian nations...
      在亚洲各国当中，投资者很看重韩国。
   3. St Peters-burg's night life ranks as more exciting than the capital's...
      圣彼得堡的夜生活比首都的更刺激。
   4. 18 per cent of women ranked sex as very important in their lives...
      18%的女性认为性在她们的生活中是很重要的。
   5. The Ritz-Carlton in Aspen has to rank as one of the most extraordinary hotels I have ever been to...
      不得不说，阿斯彭的丽兹·卡尔顿饭店是我所住过的最气派的酒店之一。
   6. Since the 1930s, cancer has always been ranked as the disease people are most concerned about.
      自从20世纪30年代以来，癌症一直被列为人类最关注的疾病。
5. VERB 位列；名列
   If you say that someone or something ranks with a group of famous people or things, you mean that they are extremely good and should be included in that group.
   1. ...a performance of heroic calibre that must rank with the most memorable in international rugby...
      必被列为国际橄榄球赛中最令人难忘的一场荡气回肠的比赛
   2. As a novel, Nineteen Eighty-four hardly ranks with the greats.
      作为一部小说，《一九八四》很难被列为杰作。
6. N-PLURAL （团体或组织的）全体成员;队伍
   The ranks of a group or organization are the people who belong to it.
   1. There were some misgivings within the ranks of the media too...
      媒体内部也存在一些疑虑。
   2. The General Assembly welcomed five new members to its ranks.
      联合国大会对5个新成员国的加入表示了欢迎。
   3. ...the growing ranks of companies building personal computers.
      越来越多的生产个人电脑的公司
7. N-PLURAL 普通成员；（尤指军队的）普通士兵
   The ranks are the ordinary members of an organization, especially of the armed forces.
   1. Top military leaders say there have been reports of demoralization in the ranks...
      最高军事指挥说有报告称士兵中出现了士气低落。
   2. Most store managers have worked their way up through the ranks.
      大多数商店经理都是由普通店员干起，一步步升上来的。
8. N-COUNT （人或物组成的）排，列，行
   A rank of people or things is a row of them.
   1. Ranks of police in riot gear stood nervously by...
      一队队防暴警察紧张待命。
   2. She continued to smile at the ranks of cameras on their doorstep.
      她依旧对着门口的一排排照相机微笑着。
9. N-COUNT 出租汽车候客处
   A taxi rank is a place on a city street where taxis park when they are available for hire.
   1. The man led the way to the taxi rank...
      那人带路来到了出租汽车候客处。
   2. He walked towards the first taxi on the rank.
      他朝着停车处的第一辆出租车走去。

in AM, use 美国英语用 stand


10. ADJ （恶劣品质等）十足的，完全的
    You can use rank to emphasize a bad or undesirable quality that exists in an extreme form.
    1. He called it 'rank hypocrisy' that the government was now promoting equal rights.
       他把目前政府提倡平等权利的举措称为“彻头彻尾的伪善”。
11. ADJ 臭气难闻的；（气味）令人恶心的
    You can describe something as rank when it has a strong and unpleasant smell.
    1. The kitchen was rank with the smell of drying uniforms.
       厨房内充斥着烘干制服的难闻气味。
    2. ...the rank smell of unwashed clothes.
       脏衣服所发出的臭味
12. PHRASE （队伍、组织的成员等）违反指令，抗命
    If you say that a member of a group or organization breaks ranks, you mean that they disobey the instructions of their group or organization.
    1. 'Even the President's staunchest supporters have some issues where they simply must break ranks,' says Senator Lott...
       “即使是总统最忠实的拥护者在某些事情上也会不听指令，”参议员洛特说。
    2. Britain appears unlikely to break ranks with other members of the European Union.
       英国看起来不会与欧盟的其他成员反目。
13. PHRASE （在受到批评时）捐弃嫌隙而携手合作，抱成一团
    If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
    1. Conservative MPs intend to put aside their differences over Europe and close ranks behind the Prime Minister...
       保守党下院议员打算暂且搁置他们在欧洲问题上的分歧，团结起来支持首相。
    2. Institutions tend to close ranks when a member has been accused of misconduct.
       当其中某成员被谴责失职时，机构往往会抱成一团。
14. PHRASE 步…后尘；经历（他人）曾经历过的（尤指坏事）
    If you experience something, usually something bad, that other people have experienced, you can say that you have joined their ranks .
    1. Last month, 370,000 Americans joined the ranks of the unemployed...
       上个月，有37万美国人加入了失业者的行列。
15. PHRASE 成功可能性不大的参赛者
    If one of the people in a competition is described as a rank outsider, they are considered to have very little chance of winning.
    1. The rank outsiders, Cameroon, beat the defending champions, Argentina, by one goal to nil.
       本不被看好的喀麦隆队却以1比0击败了卫冕冠军阿根廷队。
16. PHRASE 运用职权，滥用权力（压制他人）
    If you say that someone in authority pulls rank, you mean that they unfairly force other people to do what they want because of their higher rank or position.
    1. The Captain pulled rank and made his sergeant row the entire way.
       上校倚仗权势让他的中士划船划了一路。

1. He eventually rose to the rank of captain
   他终于升职当上了船长。
2. The former head of counter-intelligence had been stripped of his rank and privileges.
   反情报机构的前任长官被革职并剥夺了特权。
3. Each rank of the peerage was represented
   每个贵族阶级都有代表。
4. He must be treated as a hostage of high rank, not as a common prisoner.
   必须把他当成高级人质来对待，而不能像对待普通囚犯那样。
5. The report ranks the UK 20th out of 22 advanced nations
   报告中把英国排在22个先进国家中的第20位。
6. He was at the time ranked 10th in the world and had a regular place in the Swedish Davis Cup team
   他那时世界排名第10，并且是瑞典戴维斯杯队的主力队员。
7. The United States ranks 20th in its infant mortality rate.
   美国在婴儿死亡率方面排名第20。
8. Mr Short does not even rank in the world's top ten.
   肖特先生甚至没有进入世界前10名。
9. His prices rank high among those of other contemporary photographers
   在当代摄影师当中，他的要价很高。
10. Investors ranked South Korea high among Asian nations
    在亚洲各国当中，投资者很看重韩国。
11. St Peters-burg's night life ranks as more exciting than the capital's
    圣彼得堡的夜生活比首都的更刺激。
12. 18 per cent of women ranked sex as very important in their lives
    18%的女性认为性在她们的生活中是很重要的。
13. The Ritz-Carlton in Aspen has to rank as one of the most extraordinary hotels I have ever been to
    不得不说，阿斯彭的丽兹·卡尔顿饭店是我所住过的最气派的酒店之一。
14. Since the 1930s, cancer has always been ranked as the disease people are most concerned about.
    自从20世纪30年代以来，癌症一直被列为人类最关注的疾病。
15. As a novel, Nineteen Eighty-four hardly ranks with the greats.
    作为一部小说，《一九八四》很难被列为杰作。
16. There were some misgivings within the ranks of the media too
    媒体内部也存在一些疑虑。
17. Most store managers have worked their way up through the ranks.
    大多数商店经理都是由普通店员干起，一步步升上来的。
18. Ranks of police in riot gear stood nervously by
    一队队防暴警察紧张待命。
19. She continued to smile at the ranks of cameras on their doorstep.
    她依旧对着门口的一排排照相机微笑着。
20. The man led the way to the taxi rank
    那人带路来到了出租汽车候客处。
21. He walked towards the first taxi on the rank.
    他朝着停车处的第一辆出租车走去。
22. He called it 'rank hypocrisy' that the government was now promoting equal rights.
    他把目前政府提倡平等权利的举措称为“彻头彻尾的伪善”。
23. The kitchen was rank with the smell of drying uniforms.
    厨房内充斥着烘干制服的难闻气味。
24. 'Even the President's staunchest supporters have some issues where they simply must break ranks,' says Senator Lott
    “即使是总统最忠实的拥护者在某些事情上也会不听指令，”参议员洛特说。
25. Britain appears unlikely to break ranks with other members of the European Union.
    英国看起来不会与欧盟的其他成员反目。
26. Institutions tend to close ranks when a member has been accused of misconduct.
    当其中某成员被谴责失职时，机构往往会抱成一团。
27. Last month, 370,000 Americans joined the ranks of the unemployed
    上个月，有37万美国人加入了失业者的行列。
28. The rank outsiders, Cameroon, beat the defending champions, Argentina, by one goal to nil.
    本不被看好的喀麦隆队却以1比0击败了卫冕冠军阿根廷队。
29. The Captain pulled rank and made his sergeant row the entire way.
    上校倚仗权势让他的中士划船划了一路。

n.

break ranks

• 掉队；未保持队形
  to fail to remain in line
• 不支持所属团体（或组织）
  to refuse to support the group or the organization of which they are members

close ranks

close ranks

pull rank (on sb)

• 凭借地位指使（某人）；弄权
  to make use of your place or status in society or at work to make sb do what you want

noun

1. the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
   1. the strike was supported by the union rank and file
   2. he rose from the ranks to become a colonel

   Synonym:    rank and file

2. the body of members of an organization or group
   1. they polled their membership
   2. they found dissension in their own ranks
   3. he joined the ranks of the unemployed

   Synonym:    membership

3. a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
   1. the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen

4. position in a social hierarchy
   1. the British are more aware of social status than Americans are

   Synonym:    social stationsocial statussocial rank

5. relative status
   1. his salary was determined by his rank and seniority

verb

1. assign a rank or rating to
   1. how would you rank these students?
   2. The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide

   Synonym:    raterangeordergradeplace

2. take or have a position relative to others
   1. This painting ranks among the best in the Western World

3. take precedence or surpass others in rank

   Synonym:    outrank

adj

1. growing profusely
   1. rank jungle vegetation

2. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
   1. a crying shame
   2. an egregious lie
   3. flagrant violation of human rights
   4. a glaring error
   5. gross ineptitude
   6. gross injustice
   7. rank treachery

   Synonym:    crying(a)egregiousflagrantglaringgross

3. very fertile
   1. rank earth

4. very offensive in smell or taste
   1. a rank cigar