n.
- (社会的)阶级;社会等级[C][G]
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They hope to win mass support among the middle
class.
他们希望能赢得中产阶级的广泛支持。
- 等级制度[U]
- 班级;年级[C][G]
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The
class were/was interested in his lecture.
班上学生对他的讲座都很感兴趣。
Are you in the third-year
class?
你是读三年级吗?
- (一节)课;上课[C][U]
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No talking is allowed during
class.
上课时不准交谈。
- (高低优劣的)等级;种类[C]
- 【美】(某一年度的)毕业班[C][G]
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- 【生】(动植物分类的)纲[C]
- 【口】高质量;出色的风度(或外表等)[U]
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a girl with real
class很有风度的姑娘
vt.
- 把……分类;把……分等级;把……归入某类(或某等级)[(+as/among/with)]
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That state is
classed as an agricultural area.
该州被划为农业区。
短语
in a class by itself/oneself
- 独一无二
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Her mother's cakes are
in a class by themselves.
她母亲做的蛋糕称得上是别具一格。
辨析
n.
- a set or category of things having a property or feature in common and differentiated from others by kind or quality.
▸Biology a principal taxonomic grouping that ranks above order and below phylum or division, such as Mammalia.
▸Brit. a division of candidates according to merit in a university examination.
- a system that divides members of a society into sets based on perceived social or economic status.
▸a social division based on economic or social status.
- a group of students or pupils who are taught together.
▸a lesson.
▸chiefly N. Amer. all of the college or school students graduating in a particular year.
- informal impressive stylishness in appearance or behaviour.
v.
assign or regard as belonging to a particular category.
adj.
informal stylish or excellent:
he's a class player.
Phrase
- class A
(or B or C)
drug
Brit. an illegal narcotic drug classified as being of the most harmful and addictive (or a less harmful and addictive) kind. - class act
informal a person or thing displaying impressive and stylish excellence.
Etymology
C16: from L. classis ‘a division of the Roman people, a grade, or a class of pupils’.