n (1)阶层，地位，级别，军阶(position，esp an official one within a social organization or in the armed forces)[C，U]：people of all～s 各阶层的人们;men/gentlemen of～有地位的人/绅士们;person of low～下层社会的人;the upper/middle/lower～s of society 上/中/下层社会;people having～and wealth 有地位有钱的人;achieve the～of professor 晋升为教授;be promoted to the～of major/captain/colonel晋升为少校/上尉/上校;officers of high～高级军官们;hold the～of general 有将军军阶;In the army a general is of much higher～than a captain. 在军队里，将军的军衔比上尉高得多。〖同〗 distinction;

(2)等级，排列(relative position on a scale of performance，production，value，quality，etc)[C，U]：a painter (tennis player/university/city) of the first/top/highest/lowest～一个一流/顶好/最好/最差的画家(网球运动员/大学/城市);He was in the middle～of his class. 他在班里属于中等。be above sb in～级别比某人高;We've attained a～among the Great Powers. 我们已跻身于强国之列。〖同〗grade，type，class;

(3)排，队(row or line of soldiers，policemen，people or things)[C]：the front/rear～前/后排;a cab/taxi～一排出租车;keep/break～s 保持/打乱队形;Come on，boys，form three～s facing this way. 来，孩子们，面朝这边站成三队。The soldiers/policemen stood in～s for inspection. 那些士兵/警察站好队等待检阅。〖同〗line，row;

(4)普通士兵(人)，队伍(ordinary members of an organization，esp of the armed forces;an organization or group of people)[C，the～s]：rise from/be reduced to the～s 由士兵(普通人)提升的/被贬为士兵(普通人);other～普通士兵;the～and file 普通士兵(人);serve/join in the～s 服役/当兵;join the～s of non-smokers/the unemployed(fig)加入了不吸烟者/失业者的行列;Their～s are growing. 他们的队伍在壮大。

v (1)给……分(评定)等级(arrange people or things in rank)[T+n，T+n+prep，C+n+as]：Sports writers～the team second in the nation. 体育新闻记者把那个运动队列为这个国家的二流队。～the children according to height/their grades 按身高/学习成绩将孩子们分成几个级别;I wouldn't～it with the very finest white wines from Burgundy. 我认为它不属于勃艮第最好的白葡萄酒。How (Where) do you～him as a tennis player? 你认为他是怎样一个级别的网球运动员?～sb as a friend 认为某人是朋友;〖同〗rate;

(2)位于(hold a certain rank or place)[I，I+prep]：～low in social status 社会地位低下;Buying a boat～s high/low on my list of priorities. 买船是我首先/最后考虑的事。～with (among) the failures/the world eminent scientists 列在失败者/世界著名科学家之中;a high-～ing official/delegate 高级官员/代表;

(3)地位超过(be the senior or surpass in rank)[I，T+n](AmE)：The headmaster～s at that boarding school. 在那所寄宿学校里，校长地位最高。A general～s a major in the army. 在军队里，将军的军衔比少校的高。a～ing officer 在场的最高级的军官