n (1)大学毕业生(student who holds the first or bachelor's degree (in a subject from a university))[C][N (in)]：a～in history/French 学历史/法语的大学生;a psychology～of/from Harvard University哈佛大学的心理学毕业生;a law/London/college～一名法律/伦敦大学/大学毕业生;a～student/school 研究生/研究生院;take a～course in French/mathematics学习法语/数学的研究生课程;

(2)中学毕业生(person who has completed a course at a school)[C](AmE)：a high-school～高中毕业生;a～nurse 一个护校毕业的护士;

v(1) 1)(大学)毕业(get a (university) degree or a diploma(from an educational institution))[I，I+prep (in)(at/from)]：～in mathematics/physics at/from Cambridge毕业于剑桥大学数学/物理专业;～at/from Oxford 毕业于牛津大学; 2)(学完一课程)毕业(complete an educational course)[I+prep (from)](AmE)：～from the school of cookery毕业于烹饪学校;

(3)授予学位，准予毕业(confer a degree upon or grant a diploma to sb)[T+n，T+n+prep (from)](尤AmE)：The university alone～d 350 students last year. 仅这所大学去年就有350名毕业生。

(4)把……分等级(arrange sth in regular steps or stages according to size，etc)[T+n尤pass]：The salary scale/tax scheme is～d. 工资标准/税制被分成等级。～d pension 累进退休金;

(5)给……标上刻度(make marks showing degrees of measurement on)[尤pass T+n，T+n+prep (in/into)]：a～d glass 一个标有刻度的杯子;The thermometer/The container is～d in degrees/pints.温度计/容器上标有度数/品脱刻度。A～d ruler/glass 刻度尺/杯;

(6)进展，进而……(make progress;go from a less important job or position to a more important one)[I+prep (to)，I+prep (from，to)](fig)(apprec)：He has just～d from a local paper to a provincial paper/from a bicycle to a car.他已从当地一家报社转到省里一家报社工作了/已经从骑自行车进而开起小汽车了。

→′graduation n 授(获)学位;毕业;分刻度;分等级